America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
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Bestselling author and leading Christian activist Jim Wallis shows how Christians can work together to overcome the destructive and pervasive nature of racism in American society.

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    Foreword by Bryan Stevenson
    Preface: June 17
    Introduction: You Will Know the Truth, and the Truth Will Set You Free
    1. Race Is a Story
    2. The Parables of Ferguson and Baltimore
    3. The Original Sin and Its Legacy
    4. Repentance Means More Than Just Saying You're Sorry
    5. Dying to Whiteness
    6. A Segregated Church or a Beloved Community?
    7. From Warriors to Guardians
    8. The New Jim Crow and Restorative Justice
    9. Welcoming the Stranger
    10. Crossing the Bridge to a New America
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