Spring 2012 Book Group Selection
Neither Jew Nor Gentile: Exploring Issues of Racial Diversity on Protestant College Campuses by George Yancey
Monday's this Spring
Feb. 13, Feb. 27, Mar. 12, Mar. 26, April 9
12-1:30pm
Free books will be given to the first ten to register. For more info contact Ebonie Atkins
Read what the author has to say about his work in an interview with the Association for Christians in Student Development.
George Yancey explores the methods that Protestant colleges and universities use to promote racial diversity, as well as the attitudes of the white and non-white students on their campuses. He shows that certain measures, such as diversity courses and student-led multicultural organizations, are more effective for promoting than multicultural and anti-racism programs. He also shows that the presence of faculty of color supports efforts towards racial diversity on Protestant campuses.
Neither Jew Nor Gentile not only documents which institutional measures are effective, but shows how and why they work. Yancey finds that efforts to encourage interracial communication and unity promote a positive atmosphere more effectively than measures that emphasize differences among racial groups, and that dialogue among racial groups appears to be essential for the development of a positive racial atmosphere on campus. He outlines ways of cultivating such a dialogue and offers advice to educators on handling issues of racial diversity. While Neither Jew Nor Gentile focuses on Protestant campuses, this study will benefit all educators who seek to understand and foster racial diversity on their campuses.
Past Book Group Selections
The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America by Dr. Joseph Graves
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Priviledged Son by Tim Wise
Teachable Moments: Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue by Steve Robbins
Building a House for Diversity: How a Fable about a Giraffe & an Elephant Offers New Strategies for Today's Workforce by R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.
Silent Racism: How Well-Meaning White People Perpetuate the Racial Divide by Dr. Barbara Trepagnier
The One in the Many: Christian Identity in a Multicultural World edited by Thomas R. Thompson
Racism and God-Talk : A Latino/a Perspective by Rubén Rosario Rodriguez
Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity
by Edward Gilbreath
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Mobilizing Hope: Faith-Inspired Activism for a Post-Civil Rights Generation by Adam Taylor
