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What Would a ChristianSolution Look Like?
Can Christians offer unique solutions to racism in keeping with our
faith? I have already discussed the ideas of corporate repentance and for-
giveness. I believe that corporate repentance and forgiveness are enough
to make a change in American race relations. But because of human de-
pravity, we must go further. A truly Christian solution will drive us to
look beyond what we can gain to how we can love and give to those of
different races. When both whites and nonwhites take seriously the idea
of putting others’ interests above their own, then we will see a genuine
Christian remedy for racial problems.
What would our society look like if we were able to incorporate a
Christian solution to racial problems? To be honest, I cannot say. I do not
believe that any society has incorporated a truly Christian solution for
intergroup strife. In this final chapter I will do my best to create a picture
of what a Christian solution might look like. My hope is to encourage us
to work toward that solution and to give us a target to aim for.
A NEW RELATIONSHIP
Different models offer distinct visions of what a racially harmonious so-
ciety would look like. The colorblindness model sees a society where
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