Many Americans think that race problems are a thing of the past because we no longer live under the Jim Crow laws that once sustained overt structures of segregation. Unfortunately, says Paul Louis Metzger, today we live under an updated version of segregation, through the subtle power of unchallenged norms of consumer preference. Consumerism affects and infects the church, reinforcing race and class divisions in society. Intentionally or unintentionally, many churches have set up structures of church growth that foster segregation, such as appealing to consumer appetites. Metzger here argues that the evangelical Christian church needs to admit this fault and intentionally move away from race, class, and consumer segregation.

• View other titles by Paul Louis Metzger
• Send us your review of Consuming Jesus - Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church

ISBN: 9780802830685
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: WM B EERDMANS PUB CO - published 01/11/2007
Format: Paperback