LAST CALL! Invitation to Live September 5th WTL Author Forum with Jemar Tisby about His New Book, "The Spirit of Justice"
LAST CALL! Invitation to Live September 5th WTL Author Forum with Jemar Tisby about His New Book, "The Spirit of Justice"
How do people keep working for justice when injustice seems so intractable?
Dear #WhiteTooLong readers,
Yesterday was one week from the publication of the paperback edition of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future, with a new Afterward connecting these historical trends to white Christian nationalism today—perfect for all reading groups this election season. ICYMI, I posted a video yesterday about why I wrote the book, along with an exclusive offer for WTL readers: Buy the book between now and its pubdate (09/10) and get a 25% discount off a paid newsletter subscription (roughly the cost of the book). Details here:
But now, on to the main subject: my upcoming conversation with my friend and colleague Jemar Tisby. I hope you’ll join us!
On Thursday, 09/05/2024, at noon EDT (note the mid-day time!), I’m hosting a live zoom event exclusively for paid subscribers: a conversation with
about his new book, The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance, which will be published on September 3rd. Jemar and I will talk for 30-40 minutes and then take questions from Zoom webinar participants for the final 20 minutes.
Here’s the video trailer of Jemar talking about the book.
This live event, like all WTL Author Forums, are for paid subscribers only. To receive access to the Zoom registration link (visible below for paid subscribers), please become a paid subscriber. In addition to this episode, you’ll get access to live conversations with an exciting lineup of other authors all year, including:
10/30: Brad Onishi, author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism--and What Comes Next
Date TBD: Sam Perry, author of Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion--Now More than Ever
Date TBD: Amanda Tyler, author of How to End Christian Nationalism
others coming soon!
My Take:
Jemar Tisby, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Simmons College of Kentucky and the NYT bestselling author of The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism. Jemar is also a close friend and frequent collaborator. Before we knew each other well, The New York Times put us together, tapping him to write the review of my previous book, White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (if you’re curious, check it out here: “Is the White Church Inherently Racist?”) He’s been a guest panelist for PRRI’s release of our annual American Values Survey at the Brookings Institution, and he’s one of the four co-hosts (along with me, Kristin Du Mez, and Diana Butler Bass) for our new project,
here on Substack (and now also available on YouTube and as a biweekly podcast). Jemar’s new book is a critical for understanding how the work of justice continues, even when injustice seems so intractable.Book summary:
The Spirit of Justice reveals the stories of the people who fought against racism and agitated for justice—and what we can learn from their example, their suffering, their methods, and their hope.
How is it that people still work for change after continuously seeing the worst of humanity and experiencing the most demoralizing setbacks? What keeps them going? It is that spirit of justice that rises up "like a war horse," as Myrlie Evers-Williams famously said. It is a sense in the hearts of people who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
In this book, award-winning author Jemar Tisby will open your eyes to the "pattern of endurance" in the centuries-long struggle for Black freedom in America. Through a historical survey of the nation from its founding to the present day, this book gives real-world examples of people who opposed racism, how they did it, what it cost, and what they gained for themselves and others.
How to register for the webinar:
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