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More White Methodists need not only reject racism in our society and church but become active anti-racists willing to do the hard work to create the beloved community, dreamed about by Martin Luther King in the 1960s civil rights movement.\u003cbr\u003e\n—Bruce C. Birch, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology\u003cbr\u003e\nWesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book is a powerful collection interweaving personal stories, denominational and intercultural practices, and Black lives bearing hopeful witness. Readers will have their consciousness raised, and they will think more deeply about the meaning of beloved community and the embodiment of the justice of God.”\u003cbr\u003e\n—Harold J. Recinos, Professor of Church and Society, Perkins School of Theology\/SMU, Dallas, Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“For hundreds of years, we have not listened. This book is our chance to hear the words of the Black leaders in our church. 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