A Voice From The South

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race problem. She argues that, yes, there is a problem concerning race in America and the only way that it will eventually be solved is by the power and grace of God. Until He intervenes, Americans must stand ready and be prepared to go to battle with racism. She argues that racism is un-Christian in practice although it may be justified by certain ideologies. The only measure of Christianity however, is the activities people engage in, not their prayers, hymns, or Sunday services.
This approach to Christianity differs from previous writers in this course (although it bears some resemblance to Douglass) because Cooper relies less on biblical passage to prove her point than she does on history, logic, and Christianity as exemplified by practice. This lack of scripture may weaken her argument for some critics but it is consistent with what she is arguing. I find her call for Americans to stand ready in the fight against racism a little ambivalent but I think she envisions ...

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