Antiracist Leadership: A Spiritual Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This book presents a new vision and strategy for a spiritual antiracism that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. Framing the analysis with the practice of clearly seeing, choosing, and acting, it examines the role of Christian spirituality (which includes religious values, ideas derived from readings of scripture and tradition, and general concerns with the human soul) in both developing and justifying an ideology of white supremacy as well the same Christian spirituality's potential for resisting and rejecting this racism as well as the oppressive concept of race itself.

Responding to the very idea of race, born from the ideology of racism, white supremacy, and the over-valuation of "whiteness," the author shows how to envision and implement a spiritual approach that respects a common human dignity as well as individual distinctiveness. Understanding the fundamental value of human dignity as deeply rooted in the Christian tradition serves as one antidote for other readings of the tradition that can be used to justify oppression and segregation.

This book addresses those interested in leadership in challenging times buffeted by issues of racism, privilege, and power in our communities, workplaces, and lives. It will appeal to those who are seeking how to lead within the tensions of these times with fresh approaches to questions of diversity, equity, and inclusion.