Courtesy of Jemar Tisby

Episode 19 | 41 min

Jemar Tisby: Deconstructing Christian Racism

Heather Thompson Day

How bestselling author Jemar Tisby uses social media to help the church confront its complicated relationship with race.

February 18, 2022
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Historian Jemar Tisby is The New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise and founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, where he writes about race, religion, politics, and culture. He is also cohost of the Pass the Mic podcast. Jemar’s most recent books are How to Fight Racism and How To Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition.

In this episode, Heather and Jemar discuss the complexity of racism within Christianity. Jemar shares ways that we can be better communicators regarding issues of racial justice. And Heather offers practical ideas for seeing and valuing the global Christian community.

Reach out to Heather at heatherthompsonday.com, on Twitter @HeatherTDay, and on Instagram @heatherthompsonday.

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