Cracking Open White Identity towards Transformation: Canadian Ecumenical Anti-Racism Network Examines White Identity, Power and Privilege

Notes: Book review entitled "Deconstructing white power". The premise of the book "Cracking Open White Identity" is that "the dissection of white privilege is a fundamental requirement for the success of anti-racism efforts. 'It is impossible to do anti-racism work without examining white identity and the unearned power and privilege that flow from that identity', write the editors in the foreword". "Each chapter ends with a section connecting its content to a relevant biblical text, and provides questions and activities to provoke reflection and stimulate change". "One interesting resource is the Power Flower, a graphic tool for self-awareness developed by Canadian social-change educators in the 1990s. The multi-petalled image is designed to help different people identify where they stand in relation to the dominant and powerful identities at our society's centre".

Subjects: Racism - Canada - Book reviews; Racism - Religious aspects - Christianity - Book reviews; Canadian Council of Churches