Race for Justice
The struggle for equality and inclusion in British and Irish churches
Race for Justice
The struggle for equality and inclusion in British and Irish churches
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9781800300101
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 19/08/2022
Width: 13 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
In 2020 Britain marked the 25th anniversary of Racial Justice Sunday.
This movement was established at a time when the UK was having to face up to both overt and subversive forms of racism, epitomised by the tragic killing of black teenager, Stephen Lawrence, in Eltham in 1993. This murder, and other racist attacks, gave mainstream visibility to the struggle of many Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people to obtain full equality and justice.
Race for Justice brings together a collection of voices on this vital issue from a wide variety of Christian denominations. Each contributor to this volume serves as a racial justice, equalities, diversity, or inclusion officer. Equipped with extensive frontline experience, they each give their perspective on the successes and failures of race relations in the church over the last quarter of a century, as well as addressing contemporary challenges and their hopes for the future.
About the Authors 5
Foreword 11
Introduction 13
1 Race, Ethnicity, and Participation in the Church of England:
A Testament to Staying Power and Resilience 17
Rosemarie Mallet
2 The Methodist Church and Racial Justice: A Task for All 33
Inderjit Bhogal
3 British Baptists and Institutional Racism 46
Wale Hudson-Roberts
4 The Impetus for Racial Equality in the Religious Society of
Friends 61
Edwina Peart and Paul Parker
5 The Catholic Church's Work for Racial Justice 75
Richard Zipfel
6 The Journey Toward Racial Justice in the United Reformed
Church 87
Sandra Ackroyd
7 Black Majority Churches and Racial Justice in Britain 101
Mark Sturge
8 Racial Justice: An Ecumenical Journey 119
Arlington W. Trotman
9 The Church of Scotland and the Race for Justice 135
Mandy Ralph
10 Wales and the Continuing Struggle for Racial Justice 151
Aled Edwards
11 Ireland, Churches, and Racial Justice 164
Damian Jackson
12 Racial Justice Within the Salvation Army in the UK 186
Jonny Smith
13 The Seventh-day Adventist Church and Racial Justice 201
Richard Daly
14 South Asian Christians in the UK 216
Sivakumar Rajagopalan
