Introduction
Part I: The Story of Race
1. America's White Standard: A Nation of (European) Immigrants
2. When the World Became Racist: Color in the Western Tradition
3. Stolen Labor
4. How Our Cities Got Their Shape
Part II: Equality and The Kingdom of God
5. The Aristocratic Itch
6. Does Justice Belong in Our Gospel Conversation?
7. The Salvation Industrial Complex
8. A Short Look at American Individualism
Part III: The Challenge of Privilege
9. When Racism Went Underground: Implicit Racial Bias and the
Stories That Hide Within Us
10. The Voice of Justice
11. Finding Ourselves in the Other
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Recommended Reading
Notes
Ken Wytsma is a leader, communicator, and social entrepreneur. He is the author of Pursuing Justice, The Grand Paradox, and Create vs. Copy. Publishers Weekly has called him “one of the new breed of evangelical Christians returning to scripture to redeem justice as a central tenet of faith.” Ken is the founder of The Justice Conference, an annual international conference that introduces people to a wide range of organizations and conversations related to biblical justice, which has reached over twenty thousand people at conferences across five continents. In addition to serving as the founding pastor of Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon, Ken is president of Kilns College, where he teaches courses on philosophy, justice, and creative leadership. He also served for several years as the executive director of a creative office for World Relief and has experience as a senior partner for a brand strategy and marketing firm. He has also written articles appearing in RELEVANT Magazine, Church Leaders, Huffington Post, Worship Leader Magazine, OUTREACH Magazine, and more. Ken lives in Bend, Oregon, with his wife, Tamara, and their four daughters.
"Wytsma has a gift for persuasive argument, well displayed in his
deployment of history, biblical theology, and current affairs to
demonstrate the subtle and unsubtle ways that white dominance
shapes American culture and conversations about race. He does so
from the perspective of a passionately committed evangelical
Christian calling prophetically for justice for those who have been
consistently disadvantaged by a system and culture built on what 'a
white normative standard' that shapes perceptions and judgments.
Wytsma makes his points without accusation, the better to address
an audience of white readers who may be unaccustomed to looking
beneath the surface of attitudes about race or unaware of the
history of Jim Crow laws and other forces that drove racial
segregation. . . . This book should be a wake-up call to Christian
communities nationwide."
*Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW, April 10, 2017*
"Wytsma presents a challenge, particularly to Evangelicals, to step
outside their comfort zone and work toward a more inclusive and
just society."
*Library Journal, June 1, 2017*
"The Myth of Equality is, in fact, mostly aimed at Christian
readers. However, this atheist appreciated the entire book’s
contents because the scriptural parts and the rest complemented
each other and both point to one end: A just culture where the
‘different’ are not diminished, but celebrated. It can’t come too
soon, and the author’s efforts will surely help.”
*Norman West, Portland Book Review*
"In this timely, insightful book, Wytsma . . . unpacks what we need
to know to be grounded in conversations about today’s race-related
issues. And he helps us come to a deeper understanding both of the
origins of these issues and of the reconciling role we are called
to play as ministers of the gospel."
*Biola Magazine*
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