Set Free: A Journey Toward Solidarity Against Racism

Racism is a name-caller. It warps self-concept, saps vibrant communities, and atrophies spiritual connection. Although it takes different forms, racism works hard shaping the identities of both white people and people of color. Using anecdote, analysis, and scriptural reflection, Set Free offers language and insight to describe the names racism calls us. Six chapters define, illustrate, and suggest response to internalized racist oppression among communities of color. Three more chapters grapple with issues of internalized racist superiority among white communities. The final four chapters present practical principles and guidelines for working together across racial lines.

This collaborative project by Tobin Miller Shearer, Regina Shands Stoltzfus, and Iris deLeon-Hartshorn brings together decades of mutual experience dismantling racism in the Christian community.

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Author: Tobin Miller Shearer, Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Iris deLeon-Hartshorn
Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
Published: 06/01/2001
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.39w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780836191578

Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 03/01/2003 pg. 81

About the Author
Shearer, Tobin Miller: -

Tobin Miller Shearer is the cofounder of Damascus Road antiracism process. He is author of the book Enter the River and several antiracism youth curriculums. Tobin is husband to Cheryl and father of Dylan and Zachary.

Stoltzfus, Regina Shands: -

Regina Shands Stoltzfus is the associate pastor at Lee Heights Community Church in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the cofounder of Damascus Road antiracism process and has worked with Mennonite Central Committee and the Ohio Conference of the Mennonite Church. Regina is married to Art Stotlzfus and coparent of four children.

deLeon-Hartshorn, Iris: -

Iris de Leon-Hartshorn is the director of the Peace and Justice Ministries Department of Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Iris lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with her husband Leo Hartshorn. They are the parents of three children.