TY - BOOK AU - McNeil,Brenda Salter AU - Brown,Austin Channing TI - Becoming brave: finding the courage to pursue racial justice now SN - 9781587434471 U1 - 261.8 23 PY - 2020///] CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group KW - Esther, KW - Christianity and justice KW - Race relations KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Reconciliation KW - Church and minorities N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207); Foreword by Austin Channing Brown -- Preface -- The law of timing -- The making of an activist -- What called you forth? -- When politics becomes personal -- Palace living -- The prophetic power of lament -- What's going on? -- Healing the disconnection -- Breaking our silence -- Intercessors for justice -- Speaking truth to power -- The reconciling power of women -- Conclusion: Seizing our moment of destiny N2 - McNeil offers a distinctly Christian framework for addressing systemic injustice. Looking through the lens of the biblical narrative of Esther, she challenges us to be everyday activists who become courageous enough to break the silence. By working together, we can repair the broken systems of injustice. -- adapted from back cover ER -