Ep. 103 – A House on Fire #8: Adventism and Racism, with Angela Li

Chaplain Angela Li discusses myths and racism, drawing on her chapter in the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism. Nathan Brown, who co-edited the book with Dr. Maury Jackson, joins Lisa Diller in leading the conversation.

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Angela H. Li is Assistant Director of Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries Pacific Region for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. She holds a PhD in Practical Theology and leads the Women in Chaplaincy Project.

Lisa Diller is a history professor at Southern Adventist University and co-director of the Adventist Peace Fellowship along with Karah Thompson. And if you look through the endorsements in the book, you’ll find a literary thumbs-up from Lisa.

Nathan Brown is Book Editor at Signs Publishing Company, the Seventh-day Adventist publishing house for the South Pacific. He is a continuing student in a Master’s program in Human Rights, having previous degrees in law, literature, English, writing, and theology and justice. Nathan is the author/editor of 18 books, including Advent, Of Falafels and Following Jesus, and For the Least of These, and has written for magazines and websites around the world.

SHOW NOTES

We hope you’ll read the book as you listen to the series. A House on Fire is available at Amazon.com and the Adventist Book Center.

Series landing page – http://adventistpeace.org/house-on-fire

CONCLUSION

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