What is it about?
Christian privilege is a term that can often cause discomfort, natural defenses, and heated discussions. This book review provides a snapshot of the reality of this privilege that Burke and Segall (2017) work to expose and call educators to cultivate a culture for civil and critical discourse around issues of power and privilege.
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Why is it important?
In today's US culture that has grown more polarized where it is all too easy to fall into the trappings of confirmation bias and dehumanizing discourses, it is vital that today's educators and perhaps even more importantly, Christian teacher educators cultivate and sustain purposeful spaces where we confront and resist issues of power and privilege, especially Christian privilege. This book review for Burke & Segall (2017) provides a glimpse of the depth provided in the text that I believe can enhance our confidence in this work.
Perspectives
As a teacher educator at a small, Christian, liberal arts college, I regularly hit resistance in my efforts to engage my preservice teachers in critical discourse around issues of power and privilege, especially Christian privilege. I chose to write this review for Burke & Segall (2017) in an effort to encourage my colleagues across the nation to continue to engage in this work with more confidence and understanding.
Sunshine Sullivan
Houghton College
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This page is a summary of: Christian Privilege in U.S. Education: Legacies and Current Issues, International Journal of Christianity & Education, January 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2056997118790201.
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