Ethan's Reviews > Not Your White Jesus: Following a Radical, Refugee Messiah

A personal reflection of the author and her experiences with Christianity, strongly critiquing American White Evangelical Christianity, and making a contrast with what the author takes to be a more authentic faith in Jesus.

The author has done significant non-profit work in the Middle East and this informs much of her critique and perspective.

In theory, this would be the kind of book one might imagine I would like, based on the critique and point of comparison. Beyond the incredibly informal presentation, the reaction to which I will own for myself and my own intellectual taste (ok, fine, snobbery), my main challenge is how woodenly strawmanned "White Jesus Christianity" is made out to be in this work. There's love, grace, patience, and kindness for everyone else.

I won't argue about the harm and difficulties presented by American White Evangelicalism these days. But this book isn't going to convince any but the convinced. Jesus did love the Pharisees, too. Jesus did want the older brother to relent of his pride. Showing nothing of the Christ to those whom you are critiquing as not well reflecting the Christ is not glorifying Christ.

**--galley received as part of early review program, but full book read