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Unravelling Racism: A Study of Lived Understandings of Racism in Interracial Church Partnerships

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores local church congregants’ lived understandings of racism and reflects on what these yield for Christian practical theology aimed at disrupting racism in the Netherlands. We build on case study research on four partnerships between Global Majority Heritage congregations and Global Minority Heritage congregations. It appears that although congregants recognise racism in Dutch society to some extent, this does not translate into awareness of manifestations of racism within churches. We also demonstrate how particularly Global Minority Heritage congregants experience discomfort with their power position in racism.

Source: International Journal of Practical Theology

DOI: 10.1515/ijpt-2024-0060

Authors: Kirsten van der Ham, Anthony Reddie, Peter-Ben Smit, Mirella Klomp

Institutions: Protestant Theological University, University of South Africa, University of Oxford, Utrecht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Stellenbosch University

Language: English

Topic: Theological Perspectives and Practices

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4414998653

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