RACIAL JUSTICE FOR THE LONG HAUL HOW WHITE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATES PERSEVERE (AND WHY)
Social Sciences Enduring Hope: Ethnographic Insights into Long-Term Racial Justice Advocacy January 6, 2026 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice 978-1-5140-1103-4, 312 Pages, PBK, 6 x 9 inches, $29.99
Many White Christians feel convicted when they hear of racial injustice but aren’t sure what they can do. They often become overwhelmed by deep divisions, conflicting priorities, and historical burdens. They need a clearer vision for engagement with racial justice and reconciliation that goes beyond easy answers or simplistic optimism. In Racial Justice for the Long Haul , anthropologist Christine Jeske presents her findings from her one-of-a-kind research on what makes for an effective, enduring approach, revealing shared threads in the lives of White Christians who have faithfully embraced the call to advocate for justice. This book: • features a unique methodology of interviews with Christian leaders of color and White advocates, • makes qualitative ethnographic research accessible, and • provides concrete examples of how White Christians can grow— and persist—in working for racial justice. Engage deeply, reflect thoughtfully, and grow authentically as allies in the work of racial justice.
“Simultaneously deeply personal and deeply researched, meditative and analytic, sobering and hopeful, this book lovingly and productively agitates its readers to do better.” Hahrie Han, professor and director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University “American Christianity needs an enlarged narrative, one that defines itself as the diverse family of God working for justice and a flourishing, redeemed society. R acial Justice for the Long Haul shows us the path. Beautifully written with key insights and a vitally important argument, this book not only needs to be read, but its lessons need to be put into practice.” Michael O. Emerson, Chavanne fellow in religion and public policy and professor of sociology at Rice University, author of Divided by Faith , and coauthor of Kingdom Racial Change
Christine Jeske (PhD, University of Wisconsin; MBA, Eastern University) is associate professor of anthropology at Wheaton College. Prior to teaching at Wheaton, she lived and worked for a decade in Nicaragua, China, and South Africa. Jeske’s books include The Laziness Myth , This Ordinary Adventure , and Into the Mud .
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