When the classic "Divided by Faith" came out it informed Christians of important racial problems that need to be confronted. But that book did not address the possible solutions to the racial alienation that is a part of our churches. Now we have the sequel to that book in United by Faith. This book takes up where Divided by Faith leaves off by looking at the multiracial Christian institutions that can help us to deal with the problems that have emerged in our racialized society. 

This work was written by Dr. Curtiss DeYoung and the three researchers of the Lilly project dealing with multiracial churches (Dr. Michael Emerson, Dr. George Yancey and Dr. Karen Chai). It is  a book that documents the history of multiracial congregations in the bible and in the history of the United States. The book also address the theological, sociological and practical concerns of those who doubt the value of multiracial congregations, offering an argument for why these concerns should not discourage us from the development of such congregations. Finally the book ends on a call for the church of the twenty-first century to be the multiracial church.

This book will be helpful for Christians who desire to think about the racial future of our churches in the United States. It is of particular value to theologians and denominational leaders who seek to explore the worth and utility of multiracial congregations. There is great value in the book's argument about the desirability of multiracial congregations.  Finally, this is a book that should be assigned to our young Christian leaders as they conceptualize what our churches should become for the next generation of Christians.

Part 2 - Multiracial Congregations in the United States
Congregations and the Color Line (1600-1940)
The Emergence of Multiracial Congregations (1940-2000)
A Closer Look at Four Multiracial Congregations

Part 3 - Rationales For and Reponses to the Racial Segregation of Congregations
Rejecting the White Man's Religion
Separate but Equal
Arguing the Case for Multiracial Congregations

Part 4 - Developing Multiracial Congregations in the Twenty-First Century
The Truth of the Gospel
The Promise and the Challenges of Multiracial Congregations