Racism and theology

Cheryl Peterson, theologian at Trinity in Columbus, and author of the “TheologyForTheChurch” blog, reflects this week on racism in the church. She points off to a classic piece by James Cone that asks — implores, castigates, really — why white theologians aren’t interrogating racism. I think his question is still a key one, but at least we’ve got a few more resources to engage. James Perkinson’s book “White Theology: Outing Supremacy in Modernity” is one such resource, as is the ongoing work of the catholic theologians thinking about these issues.