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Racial Righteousness 

Listed below is a bibliography and additional information and links on how you can become involved in racial righteousness. *The resources and links listed are suggested as sources of further exploration. They do not necessarily imply endorsement.

Highlighted from the Racial Righteousness Bibliography! 

Being Latino in Christ: Finding Wholeness in Your Ethnic Identity
By: Orlando Crespo
(Intervarsity Press, 2003)
ISBN#0=8308-2374-3

Bibliography

Racial Righteousness (pdf)

Resources Available

• Covenant Resolution on Racial Reconciliation (1995)
• Journey to Racial Righteousness Brochure - produced for the Department of Compassion Mercy and Justice and available through the Covenant Bookstore. Order your copy now!
• Growing Deeper Series..."Developing Racial Righteousness to Grow Deeper in Christ" ...this tool is available from the Department of Compassion Mercy and Justice through the online Covenant Bookstore. Order copies for your church now!

For a complete listing of Covenant produced resources available to order, click here!

Seminars | Events

• Sankofa Journey – “Sankofa” is a West African term meaning looking backward to move forward.  Sponsored by the Department of Compassion Mercy and Justice and the Office of Compassion and Justice, a Sankofa Journey is a 62-hour bus trip in which individuals visit places in the south where racial injustices were committed against African-Americans in the past.  It increases one’s awareness, understanding and sensitivity for the past struggles, victories, and continuing racist oppression of our brothers and sisters of color; how far we have come—and how far we have to go.  For further information, call us at the Covenant Resource Center 1-800-338-IDEA(4332) or email us.

• Invitation to Racial Righteousness – The “Invitation” will be brought to local Covenant churches, at their request, and will be facilitated by trained Covenant leaders.  The focus is on learning that leads to personal change in the area of racial reconciliation and justice.  Our hope is that the Evangelical Covenant Church would become a truer reflection of the Kingdom of Christ in all its beautiful diversity. For further information, call us at the Covenant Resource Center 1-800-338-IDEA(4332) or email us. 

• Journey to Mosaic: an experiential bus trip from northern to southern California exploring African American, Asian American, and Hispanic American stories. For further information, call us at the Covenant Resource Center 1-800-338-IDEA(4332) or email us.

• Mamowe-et-tiak: an interactive bus trip to different sites in Canada related to First Nation history. For further information, call us at the Covenant Resource Center 1-800-338-IDEA(4332) or email us.

Other Sources | Websites

Department of Compassion Mercy and Justice:

   • Churches Planting Ministries website new!

   • Journey Toward Racial Righteousness

Covenant Ethnic Commission 

Crossroads:  An Interfaith Ministry for Racial Justice
This group provides anti-racism training to groups, with an emphasis on working with church and denominational systems.  There are branches in Chicago (773.638.0166), Milwaukee (414.871.4045), and New York City (212.866.2406).

Anti-Racism Institute of Clergy and Laity Concerned
This alliance offers resources to church leaders, including packets on “Racism and the Church” and “Racism and Education.” Call 312.427.4830

Tolerance.Org project: www.tolerance.org
Professional web site from the Southern Poverty Law Center that highlights the disturbing presence of hate and white supremacist groups still thriving in the USA.  You can visit this site to learn about the roots of racism and “dig deeper” into your own history, take action or protest hate groups, get specific resources for kids/teens/adults/teachers, or read about race issues in the news.

Ethnic Harvest: www.ethnicharvest.org
A site dedicated to helping spread the gospel to many language and people groups, here you can find Bible translations, demographic information, and links to evangelism tools.