am writing this chapter in the wake of Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency by a largely White Christian supporter base, after a campaign filled with overtly racist, misogynist, and ableist rhetoric and behavior.2 To say that I feel like abandoning my work for racial reconciliation among Christians in this context would be an understatement. Indeed, many notable leaders have dropped their use of the term “reconciliation,” swapping it out for what they consider to be clearer and more realistically attainable goals: racial conciliation, racial justice, cultural credibility, intercultural
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