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A Close Reading of Bigger Thomas Tertiary-LifelongAfrican American author Richard Wright portrays his characters in Native Son in a stereotypical manner. Dorothy Patterson's paper examines the stereotypical expectations surrounding Richard Wright's black protagonist and two major white characters. -
A Comparative Study Between the Black and White Seventh-day Adventist Seminarians Concerning Their Attitudes and Perceptions of Their Ministry Relative to Selected Social and Theological Issues TertiaryProblem: The integration of theological studies with the practical aspects of the ministry is a desirable goal which the Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to nurture within its seminary. The problem this study addresses is the lack of available data... -
An Investigation of the Perceptions of Clergy and Laity on Race-Based Organizational Segregation in the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventist TertiaryThis paper lays out a study of the conference organization. Its purpose was to describe the perceptions of the Seventh-day Adventist clergy and members in two conferences in the Southern Union concerning race-based organizational segregation in the church.... -
Breaking Down Walls - Overcoming the Racial Barrier in Faith-based Education Kindergarten-Grade 12Participants in this 2018 NAD convention breakout session examined "what administrators/educators can do to overcome the barriers that limit effective classroom instruction and what they can do to develop more authentic cross-cultural relationships with... -
Churches in Racial Change TertiaryThe radical shift in the racial and ethnic make up of the church has provided researchers with the opportune time in studying its impact on Conferences, Churches and Academies. A cross-section of pastors and members were surveyed and the results can be useful... -
Color in the Elementary School Classroom - Educating Children About Race Kindergarten-Grade 8"Next to parents, teachers have the most influence on a child’s perspective of the world, making it a 'moral and ethical' responsibility to ensure that children have a proper understanding of our world, which includes racial issues." -
Couples' Experiences and Perspectives on Interracial Marriage - A Phenomenological Study Among Adventists Tertiary"Today’s world is often defined as a world without borders, or a global village. The distance between countries and continents seems to get shorter with the innovation of faster means of transportation and telecommunication. This new reality has... -
Educating Academy Students for Multicultural Society Grade 9-Grade 12What can a school and its faculty do to create an atmosphere that goes beyond tolerance to acceptance and close fellowship among different races and cultures? It requires careful planning by administration and faculty, a philosophy that all have been created... -
Globalization and Self-Perception of Women of Asian and African Descent Tertiary"There is an increasing tendency for some races to adopt values that are foreign and may be detrimental to their self-esteem and indigenous or ethnic identities. This research studies the relationship between globalization and the way women of Asian and... -
Race Relations Issues in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America TertiaryThis paper reports a study commissioned within the North American Division. Its purpose was to discover the range of attitudes and opinions that exist among Seventh-day Adventist Church members about issues related to race and ethnicity. Focus groups were... -
Racism and Nationalism - The Biblical Teaching Tertiary-Lifelong"Any manifestation of racism, ethnocentrism, nationalism, tribalism, or casteism is unacceptable, not only from a humanitarian point of view, but also from a biblical perspective." -
Recommendations for the Changing Church TertiaryThis article distills recommendations for church members, conference officials and academies wanting to know how to adequately address the shifting cultural and racial make up of the church. -
Teaching Tolerance Kindergarten-Lifelong"What we don't understand, we tend to fear"--with these words Robert Egbert dissects the characteristics of prejudice, noting that attitudes toward those who are different often stem from parental, peer, and media coaching or influence. Egbert provides... -
The Rescuer Tertiary-Lifelong"No room for the old artificial distinctions of superiority/inferiority exists in the arms of Jesus, the 'place of safety,' or in the church, for those who have been rescued. Yes, the rescue is complete, the Rescuer extraordinary." -
Two Cultures - One Marriage TertiarySmith talks about interracial and intercultural marriages, and the environmental impact on marriage. He also talks about the importance of religious background and common interests.