Abstract
When the topic of race is breached the emotions expressed can range from extreme feelings of guilt to extreme feelings of anger. Why is a word that is, today, commonly associated with a person’s skin color and other physical characteristics responsible for such strong emotional reactions? Much of the violence, poverty, injustice, and hurt in the world has been and is caused by racial division. With the continued use of such an arbitrary system as race these issues will continue to persist and deteriorate. This paper will explore the origin, as well as scientific and theological perspectives of race and race relations as it impacts prejudice against groups not one's own. I will conclude that race relations is profoundly impacted by the evolution of the theological and scientific ideas of race.
Recommended Citation
Latham, Shanice
(2016)
"Race Relations: A dialogue between Science and Theology on the Basis of Race,"
Dialogue & Nexus: Vol. 3, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/dialogue/vol3/iss1/6
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