Facing Race: The Gospel in an Ignatian Key - Paperback

by Roger Haight (Author)

A noted Jesuit theologian offers a new lens for all Christians to see, acknowledge, and oppose racism.

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, a foundational tool in the formation of Jesuits, has become widely popular as the basis for spiritual direction and discernment among Christians of many sorts. In a sequence of meditations on the life, mission, and passion of Christ, the Exercises direct a person to engage in a process of self-examination and ongoing conversion to the Gospel. This involves a focus on one's personal sin and desire for repentance. In this reading of the Exercises, Roger Haight takes as a reference point the social sin of racism. This approach not only offers a Christological lens for understanding the reality of racism in America, but outlines a socially-informed understanding of what conversion and discipleship mean in a racist situation.

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RELIGION / Christian Theology / General

RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation

RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic

FACING RACE

The Gospel in an Ignatian Key

Roger Haight

ISBN 978-1-62698-585-8

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Author Biography

Roger Haight is a Jesuit priest and theologian and the author of numerous Orbis books. A past president of the CTSA, he last year received the society's highest honor, the John Courtney Murray Award.