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10 Christian Authors of Color Who Will Stretch Your Faith

Flower Essences

1 Jul

I’ve been searching for Christian authors of color, to broaden my faith perspective and I’m excited to share these with you.

If you’re ready to skip on down to the list, I have you covered!

Christian Authors of Color, table of Contents

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Christian Authors of Color, table of Contents
Learning from Christian Authors of Color
10 Christian Authors of Color that push Faith boundaries
Aaron Layton
lisa Sharon harper
Soong-Chan Rah
Desmund tutu
kaitlin curtice
Krish Kandiah
Howard thurman
Bianca Juarez Olthoff
April Yamasaki
Dr. Tony Evans
Why Read Christian Authors of Color
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Over the last few years, I’ve been more intentional about seeking voices and authors of color to better understand our American history, how slavery and emancipation influenced economics, as well as the continued need to fight for civil rights, racial reconciliation, and antiracism. And recently, I’ve also wondered how cultural differences affect the way we approach scripture, faith, and God.

I wish I came to this awakening earlier, but now that I’m growing more aware, I want to be sure I’m an equipped teacher and that the knowledge and understanding I seek are in turn, readily available to my kids.

In the early stage of our ongoing family education, we visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. The Memorial is supported by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer and bestselling author of color for Just Mercy. The energy that surrounds the Lynching Memorial felt like a funeral to me. A funeral of the limited, chock full of holes, history lessons of my childhood, and adulthood.  That feeling was a heavy reckoning and acceptance of facts. And it was by design.

“The Memorial for Peace and Justice was conceived with the hope of creating a sober, meaningful site where people can gather and reflect on America’s history of racial inequality.”   – from Equal Justice Initiative

Learning from Christian Authors of Color

For white readers, learning from authors of color, depending on the subject matter may create some of the same discomfort, reckoning with the glossed over, simplified history we were taught versus the ongoing factual timeline, and finally accepting the continued and very real need for civil rights organizations like EJI.

I say it here a lot, that we mustn’t parcel out our lives into God parts and non-God parts, but that God wants every part of us and our life. This is what creates a holistic faith; seeking God every day in the everyday. Pondering how culture and heritage must matter to God the creator of all life has led me to this point of opening my ears to hear about God from voices that experience a much different life than mine. We all have the same Bible, but the way the Holy Spirit uses those verses to minister to different cultures must get pretty personal. I don’t want to pillage the experience, but hear it and learn from the broader message.

I know culture affects our perception of all things, which undoubtedly also applies to our faith. Here are 10 Christian authors of color to help stretch that perspective to see our boundless God through a wider lens.

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10 Christian Authors of Color that push Faith boundaries

Aaron Layton

Dear White Christian: What Every White Christian Needs to Know About How Black Christians See, Think & Experience Racism

Aaron Layton (M.Div.-Covenant Theological Seminary 08’), is the founder and CEO of Relate2Color (R2C), a Christian diversity consulting firm.  He also teaches and serves as the Director of Diversity at Westminster Christian Academy in MO. Aaron is also the author of the book, Dear White Christian: What every white Christian needs to know about how black Christians, see, think, & experience racism in America.  Aaron and his wife, Gretchen live with their two teenage children in St. Charles, MO.

In the fall of 2014, during the racial and cultural events in Ferguson, MO, Aaron Layton desperately wanted to know what was going on in the minds of his white colleagues, friends, and fellow church members. When he began to ask, a trusted white friend responded: Here is the deal: we don’t understand it; we don’t know what to say, and we don’t know what to do. That response propelled Aaron to action to deepen the understanding of his white friends, with the hope that greater understanding would result in a greater unity that believers already possess in Christ. The lessons he learned are the foundation of this book a letter to the white Christians he dearly loves, as well as those he hopes to one day meet.

 

lisa Sharon harper

The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right

Ms. Harper’s faith-rooted approach to advocacy and organizing has activated people of faith across the U.S. and around the world to address structural and political injustice as an outward demonstration of their personal faith.

In this book, Harper considers how God once declared everything in the world “very good.” This “very good” declaration is shalom. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like.

The Very Good Gospel shows us how to bring shalom to our nations, our communities, and our souls. Through a careful exploration of biblical text, particularly the first three chapters of Genesis, Lisa Sharon Harper shows us what “very good” can look like today, even after the Fall.

Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith, Multiple Authors

I can’t overlook this book where Harper is one of the multiple authors. Forgive Us explores and acknowledges the legitimacy of the anger and frustration many people feel towards organized religion and evangelical Christianity, in particular. In truth, Christianity in America has significant brokenness in its history that demands recognition and repentance.

Forgive Us is thus a call to confession. From Psalm 51 to the teachings of Jesus to the prayers of Nehemiah, confession is the proper biblical response when God’s people have injured others and turned their backs on God’s ways. In the book of Nehemiah, the author confesses not only his own sins, but also the sins of his ancestors. The history of the American church demands a Nehemiah-style confession both for our deeds and the deeds of those who came before us.

In each chapter of Forgive Us two pastors who are also academically trained historians provide accurate and compelling histories of some of the American church’s greatest shortcomings. Theologian Soong-Chan Rah and justice leader Lisa Sharon Harper then share theological reflections along with appropriate words of confession and repentance.

Passionate and purposeful, Forgive Us will challenge evangelical readers and issue a heart-felt request to the surrounding culture for forgiveness and a new beginning.

 

Soong-Chan Rah

Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

In addition to contributing to Forgive Us, which is shown above, Rah has written many other works. Prophetic Lament is one of these and I featured it on this list because it provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church’s relationship with a suffering world. This exposition of the book of Lamentations critiques our success-centered triumphalism and calls us to repent of our hubris.

 

 

 

Desmund tutu

Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All The Difference

Desmond Mpilo Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and was only the second black person ever to receive it. In 1986 he was elected archbishop of Cape Town, the highest position in the Anglican Church in South Africa. In 1994, after the end of apartheid and the election of Nelson Mandela, Tutu was appointed as chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate apartheid-era crimes. His policy of forgiveness and reconciliation has become an international example of conflict resolution, and a trusted method of postconflict reconstruction.

Over the years the same questions have repeatedly been asked of Desmond Tutu: “How can you be so hopeful after witnessing so much evil? ” “Why are you so sure goodness will triumph in the end? ”

Co-authored with his daughter, Mpho Tutu, “Made for Goodness” is his answer. Now, more than any other time in history, our world needs this message: that we are made for goodness and it is up to us to live up to our destiny.

kaitlin curtice

Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God

Kaitlin B. Curtice is a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation as well as a Christian, public speaker, and poet. She travels around the country speaking on faith and justice within the church as it relates to Indigenous peoples. My interest in this author of color was first piqued when I heard her on Jen Hatmaker’s For the Love podcast, discussing her calling to get reacquainted with her native culture. In another interview, Kaitlin discussed being on a hike with her husband and needing to nurse their one-year-old as they walked because there was no place to stop and sit. While managing this, she says that God reminded her of her heritage and how it mattered, telling her “This is what your ancestors did on the Trail of Death. This is what your great-great-great-grandmother did.” I was touched deeply at this reminder of how God cares about every detail of our being.

“Kaitlin Curtice is one of the braver writers I know. She won’t smooth any edges for you, and she won’t let you change the subject, but she’ll support you digging as deeply for your roots as she has for hers.”
—Barbara Brown Taylor, bestselling author of Holy Envy and Learning to Walk in the Dark

Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice shares what it means to experience her faith through the lens of her Indigenous heritage and encourages us to embrace our own origins.

Krish Kandiah

Paradoxology: Why Christianity Was Never Meant to Be Simple

Krish Kandiah (PhD, Kings College London) is the founder and director of Home for Good, a UK charity finding homes for foster children and young refugees. An international speaker, he teaches regularly at Regent College and George Fox Seminary and is the author of several books, including Home for Good and Paradoxology.

Many of us have big questions about God that the Christian faith seems to leave unanswered, so we push them to the back of our minds for fear of destabilizing our beliefs. But leaving these questions unexamined is neither healthy for us nor honoring to God. Rather than shying away from the difficult questions, we need to face them head-on.

What if the tension between apparently opposing doctrines is exactly where faith comes alive? What if this ancient faith has survived so long not in spite of but precisely because of these apparent contradictions? What if it is in the difficult parts of the Bible that God is most clearly revealed? Kandiah boldly claims that by wrestling with these questions rather than pushing them out of mind, is the way to move forward together and individually.

 

Howard thurman

Jesus and the Disinherited

In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman (1900-1981) demonstrates how the gospel may be read as a manual of resistance for the poor and disenfranchised.

In this work, Thurman recalls a conversation held during a speaking tour of South Asia in the 1930s. During this time, India struggled for independence from British colonialism. After one of his talks, a young Indian lawyer approached Thurman to state his observations and ask a penetrating question:

What are you doing over here? … More than three hundred years ago your forefathers were taken from the western coast of Africa as slaves. The people who dealt in the slave traffic were Christians. … The men who bought the slaves were Christians. Christian ministers, quoting the Christian apostle Paul, gave the sanction of religion to the system of slavery. … During all the period since then [emancipation] you have lived in a Christian nation in which you are segregated, lynched, and burned. Even in the church, I understand, there is segregation. … I am a Hindu. I do not understand. Here you are in my country, standing deep within the Christian faith and tradition. I do not wish to seem rude to you. But sir, I think you are a traitor to all the darker peoples of the earth. I am wondering what you, an intelligent man, can say in defense of your position.

Published in 1949, Jesus and the Disinherited is the fruit of Thurman’s attempt to answer this question and share what Jesus offers the oppressed.

 

Bianca Juarez Olthoff

Play with Fire: Discovering Fierce Faith, Unquenchable Passion, and a Life-Giving God

Bianca Juarez Olthoff is a bible-teaching, word-slanging MexiRican who is passionate about raising up a generation of people passionate about Jesus Christ. As an author and speaker, she knows the power of words and wields them wisely. As a church planter and leader, she is committed to proclaiming the gospel domestically and internationally.

Raw, real, and relatable, this book is a woman’s guide to navigating life’s fires. Bianca Olthoff is here to show that our struggles and hardships may be the fire that refines us instead of destroys us, brings us hope instead of despair, and leads us right into the arms of a God who loves us.

Using the mythical creature, the Phoenix, which was also referenced by early church leaders, she parallels this story with God’s work in her own life, highlighting the beauty of reinvention with fire as both the impetus and the method for change. Olthoff reminds us that we serve a God who is redemptive and can take the worst situations and use them for His glory.

 

April Yamasaki

April Yamasaki is an ordained minister with 25 years of experience in pastoral ministry. She is currently Resident Author with a liturgical worship community; Managing Editor of “Purpose,” a monthly magazine of everyday inspiration; and speaks widely in churches and other settings.

In a fast-paced world full of distractions, Sacred Pauses offers fresh ways to find everyday personal renewal. Each chapter explores a different spiritual practice–from classic disciplines of Scripture reading and prayer to less conventional approaches like having fun and living simply. Through personal stories, scriptural insights, historical examples, and practical suggestions, April Yamasaki guides us into new connections with ourselves and others, with creation, and with God.

 

Dr. Tony Evans

Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, The Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

One of the best known Christian authors of color, Dr. Tony Evans is the founder and president of The Urban Alternative, a national ministry dedicated to restoring hope in personal lives, families, churches and communities. Dr. Evans also serves as senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. He is a bestselling author and his radio program, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, is heard on over 1,300 stations around the globe every day.

With the Bible as a guide and heaven as the goal, Oneness Embraced calls God’s people to kingdom-focused unity. It tells us why we don’t have it, what we need to get it, and what it will look like when we do.

Weaving his own story into this word to the church, Tony Evans tells of a life spent between two worlds. As a young theologian, he straddled black, urban culture and white, mainline evangelicalism. Now, three decades later, he offers seasoned reflections on matters of history, culture, the church, and social justice. In doing so he gives us a biblical and pastoral guide for striving for unity across racial and socioeconomic divides.

Why Read Christian Authors of Color

When we set an intention to listen to and see others in authenticity for the purpose of love and healing, we very much mirror the example Jesus set when he welcomed everyone into his presence. Reading Christian authors of color isn’t the same as having one on one conversations, but it does prepare us for having deeper conversations. Whether these conversations are with other believers who value a broadened knowledge of history and heightened faith perspective, or with those who remain set in their ways and seem unwilling to change, knowledge coupled with love is an incredibly powerful catalyst.

What have you been reading that widens your lens and let you take in more light? Which one of these authors of color will be next on your list? And of course, if you have another author of color that’s made a difference in your thinking, please share below!

 

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  1. Donna Miller says

    07/01/2020 at 3:43 pm

    I love this Rachel. I am currently in a “Build the Bridge” Book club and my eyes were opened and the tears have flowed. Growing up in the military, I’ve had several close friends of color, whom I loved with all my heart, all my life but none of them have ever shared with me the fears they live with every single day. Thank you for writing this beautiful post. I will be checking into these books. My heart is to understand and listen more. As a Jesus’ Girl, my heart is hungry for the truth. ❤

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    • Rachel@HolisticFaithLifestyle says

      07/06/2020 at 8:55 am

      There’s so much to learn! I hope that none of us lose our intention or the momentum we have now and that this starter list of Christian authors of color helps in that way. The book club sounds like a great way to put your intention into action! Love you and am thankful for you!

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    • Hannah says

      07/07/2020 at 11:38 am

      Thanks for sharing this Rachel. It’s very enlightening, so much to learn from this post. God bless you

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  2. Luisa Rodriguez says

    07/07/2020 at 3:55 pm

    This is an awesome list! We tend to have a very ethnocentric view of things and it many times limits what we can get out of the scriptures. Just listened to a wonderful talk by Tim Keller on Corporate Responsibility–and how that is a concept that eludes us, but makes perfect sense to people of other cultures. I have been looking for some audiobooks to listen to—I will definitely use this list as a starting point.

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  3. Wendy @ One Exceptional Life says

    07/08/2020 at 7:57 am

    Great list, Rachel. These suggestions definitely give us the opportunity to understand a culture that we might not understand. But you’re right, reading these books is not the same as a conversation, but it’s better than no communication at all.

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  4. Jen says

    07/08/2020 at 9:54 am

    Thanks for sharing these resources. I’m looking forward to looking into some of them!

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  5. Onething.blog says

    07/08/2020 at 12:05 pm

    Thank you for doing the research and putting these ten important Christian books together. As Christians we should be keen to broaden our horizon and learn to be empathetic to those with a different background or experience than us.

    Reply
  6. M.J. says

    07/09/2020 at 1:26 am

    I am a huge fan of Dr Tony Evans, but the book you mentioned is one I’ve never read! I’ll be sure to look into reading it, along with some others you shared!

    Reply
  7. Joni Steinauer says

    07/09/2020 at 9:07 am

    Thank you for your thoughts on this matter. I pray that we will all be unified one one people. Blessings, Joni

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  8. Collene says

    07/09/2020 at 12:05 pm

    Thank you for sharing this and for getting the conversations going. I will be checking out these books!

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  9. Barbara Laman says

    07/10/2020 at 12:32 pm

    It’s very encouraging to see this subject talked about in the church in so many different areas. God bless you with much of his love for your bravery. I never knew how uncomfortable this topic could be for people until recently. Thank you for your honesty in this post.

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  10. Melodie A Haas says

    07/11/2020 at 3:15 pm

    I am always looking for something new to read. Thank you for sharing this list of books.

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  11. Summer says

    07/12/2020 at 12:12 am

    Thanks for this list, Rachel. I am mixed-race and I recognize that I, too, have a lot to learn. You’re right, we need to see God through a wider lense and reading books from these authors of color will help tremendously.

    Reply
  12. Betty Rojugbokan says

    07/12/2020 at 12:14 am

    As a blogger of colour, I appreciate the thoughts that went into compiling this list and would be looking more into some of these books. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Teresa says

    07/12/2020 at 5:09 pm

    As a member of my tribe, I grew up in Oklahoma in my Native community. We are strong people of faith and follow Christ. Once I left, I found it difficult to fit in with white churches. Eventually, as I traveled and worked around the world, I found a common ground through my identity in Christ and common ground among peoples of different cultures.

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  14. Mamie says

    07/12/2020 at 10:27 pm

    Play with Fire is an excellent book. I loved it.

    Reply
  15. Elizabeth says

    07/13/2020 at 6:46 am

    This is a great list. My daughter loves to read. I will pass this on to her as well.

    Reply
  16. Brittany says

    07/13/2020 at 7:02 am

    I need to read all of these. I love getting different perspectives and insight into who Christ is based on personal experience. Thank you for sharing this list of these amazing authors and their work.

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It’s me and you the whole world over. With so mu It’s me and you the whole world over. With so much in common. 
Love thy neighbor today, beloved.  #christianmeditation #advent #adventcalendar #christianmindfulness #JoyWeek #gaudete #GaudeteSunday #Gaudete #gaudetesunday #adventreflections #adventreflection #adventrefresh #joyeverlasting #everlastingjoy #everlastingJOY #recklesslove #overwhelminglove #godislove #forgodsoloved #ForGodSoLoved #forgodsolovedtheworld #ForGodSoLovedTheWorld
A quick little preview of this week's meditation a A quick little preview of this week's meditation as an encouragement to lock down 12 minutes of stillness with your brother, Jesus. I know it's easier said than done. But so, so worth it. Especially this time of year when distractions run wild. ❤

Watch the 3-min scripture & prayer snippet here:
https://youtu.be/ofbJaTLQ4Eo

Get the full 12-minute meditation here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/492957409448230/ 

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Not just a Waymaker, but a Path Smoother. Spirit Not just a Waymaker, but a Path Smoother. 

Spiritually speaking of course. Because that's the long game. And your God is here for the long haul. 

Join me for Advent Meditations in the Facebook Group. 

It's NOT too late. I'm releasing one per week, so it's easy to add them in and "catch up" or just start with the current week and continue from there. 

Hope to see you there! 

1. Visit the @holisticfaithlifestyle profile 
2. Click the Facebook Group button. 
3. Join the Group & use the search bar for Advent Meditations. 

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Planting an amaryllis at Christmas has been on my Planting an amaryllis at Christmas has been on my agenda since reading @christynockels The Life You Long For, which my dear friend Britney @doingbusybeautifully practically demanded I make a priority. 
✨So thankful for you, Brit!✨ 

As we close out Faithfulness Week & transition into Preparation/Hope Week, it seems fitting to unwrap & throw some hydration at this stunner.
🤞🏼☺️🤞🏼

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Advent is one of the most intentional times of the Advent is one of the most intentional times of the year. Just naturally, all on its own. 

As you're out there accepting its invitation, let the pockets of rest you create take on a vibe of worship. This week, let it be for the faithfulness of the Ancient of Days. Your Mighty God, the Wonderful Counselor, and Waymaker who issues spiritual peace from Everlasting to Everlasting. 

Hold fast and be so very blessed this season!
 

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