ERIC Number: EJ1225220
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Publication Date: 2019
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Countering the Colorblind Rhetoric
Fears, Barbara A.
Religious Education, v114 n4 p486-499 2019
To be colorblind suggests a race-neutral perspective whereby no theological anthropological meaning is attached to one's physical embodiment. Colorblind ideology benefits the hegemony and negates the "imago Dei" of people of color and their long history with individual and institutional racism. This article advocates for the use of Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a critical pedagogy to counter the colorblind rhetoric in spiritual identity formation and praxis, specifically using CRT theories "racial realism" and "whiteness as property" for the purpose of faith formation, faith transformation, and meaning-making in the current theo-political U.S. context.
Descriptors: Religious Education, Critical Theory, Race, Christianity, Racial Bias, Spiritual Development, Realism
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Language: English
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