George Yancey, a sociology professor at the University of North Texas, held a lecture Monday on what Christianity can teach about increasing interracial communication on racism.
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Yancey isn’t a theologian but said he believes taking a Christian approach toward talking about racism is a step in the right direction.
He said Christianity teaches people how sin permeates the core of our life and this provides different groups reasons not to trust each other.
Yancey introduced the mutual obligation approach to solve the problem of interracial communication on racism. This approach has everyone recognize people’s sinful natures and in realizing this, people have the obligation to work toward a healthy dialogue. He said people need to recognize the cultural or racial differences at play and work toward a solution that can be accepted by all.
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Active listening is another strategy Yancey presented, which involves listening to opposite perspectives. He said you don’t have to agree with other people’s perspectives but listening to them will help move the conversation forward.
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One audience member brought up the issue of alienating those that did not practice Christianity. Yancey said you don’t have to be Christian to practice this approach on dealing with racism.
Source: Van Nguyen - Daily Texan, "Professor lectures on taking a Christian approach to interracial communication", 20 Sept 2016, http://dailytexanonline.com/2016/09/20/professor-lectures-on-taking-a-christian-approach-to-interracial-communication
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