Sublime

“Because of our cultural backgrounds,” said Nancy, a white Presbyterian woman, blacks and whites “might not enjoy the same kinds of worship.

the Religion of Whiteness.

“Christianity is not just reconciliation to God but reconciliation with people. You start out at the personal level and you see people as people. We also address systemic injustice, looking for ways to help either advocate for people who don’t have a voice or help make the playing ground a little more equal.”

it really is one’s religion that matters, even when we account for other factors.8

race is “religionized” and how it is so—must be understood before progress can be made.

White dominance means the hoarding of resources, power, and privilege over other groups.

the source of collective effervescence for believers in the Religion of Whiteness—is whiteness itself.

First, ethnic and racial groups, in and of themselves, are amoral. Second, people prefer to worship in their own cultural groups. Third, denominations and congregations that use the “homogenous units principle,” which means that volunteer organizations function best when composed of just one cultural group, grow and are more vital.