Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and The Problem of Racial Innocence
Joanna Brooks
Sep 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Pam Ward
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To this day, churchgoing Mormons report that they hear from their fellow congregants in Sunday meetings that African-Americans are the accursed descendants of Cain whose spirits-due to their lack of spiritual mettle in a premortal existence-were destined to come to earth with a "curse" of black skin. This claim can be made in many Mormon Sunday Schools without fear of contradiction. You are more likely to encounter opposition if you argue that the ban on the ordination of Black Mormons was a product of human racism. Like most difficult subjects in Mormon history and practice, says Joanna Brooks, the priesthood and temple ban on Blacks has been managed carefully in LDS institutional settings with a combination of avoidance, denial, selective truth-telling, and determined silence. As America begins to come to terms with the costs of white privilege to Black lives, this book urges a soul-searching examination of the role American Christianity has played in sustaining everyday white supremacy by assuring white people of their innocence. In Mormonism and White Supremacy, Joanna Brooks offers an unflinching look at her own people's history and culture and finds in them lessons that will hit home for every scholar of American religion and person of faith.
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Everett Ulbricht
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October 15, 2021
Headline should read "Ultra woke feminist writes derogatory hit piece on the religion that excommunicated her". if you're going to read this looking for factual non-biased truths about the Church, you're wasting your time and money. if you want to know what bitter ex-members sound like when they stretch facts and bloviate incessantly, this may appeal to you. If you're going to read this book hoping to hear someone's hyper slanted view of how their own ideologies are superior to God's and why they have all the answers; this book may appeal to you.
Heidi W
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August 21, 2022
Learned a lot of history of the church. All of the facts in this book can easily be confirmed and much of it is on the church’s own website.
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Joanna Brooks is an award-winning scholar of American religion, race, gender, and culture, a human rights activist, and the author or editor of ten books, including Mormon Feminism: Essential Writings.
Pam Ward has performed in dinner theater, summer stock, and Off-Broadway, as well as in commercials, radio, and film. An experienced narrator, Pam has recorded many titles for the Library of Congress Talking Books program. She is the recipient of an AudioFile Earphones Award and the prestigious Alexander Scourby Award.
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