Social Justice & Racial Reconciliation
Social Justice & Racial Reconciliation Working Group
Trinity’s Social Justice and Racial Reconciliation Working Group was formed in 2016-2017, with the goal of becoming an anti-racist church. Since then, they have coordinated multiple events and opportunities for Trinity and our neighbors to have open dialogue about issues of justice and race. The conversations continue. See below for upcoming events.
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Resources about Christian Nationalism
Documentaries
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy. (Amazon Prime, YouTube, Apple TV)
God & Country (Amazon Prime, YouTube, Apple TV)
American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel (Amazon Prime, YouTube, Apple TV)
Books/Publications
- Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation–Kristin Kobes Du Mez
- The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism–Katherine Stewart
- The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy–Philip S. Gorski and Samuel Perry
- Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States–Andrew Whitehead and Samuel L. Perry
- The Case for Christian Nationalism–Stephen Wolfe
- The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism–Paul D. Miller
- How to End Christian Nationalism–Amanda Tyler
- Bring Back Your People: Ten Ways Regular Folks Can Put a Dent in White Christian Nationalism–Aaron Scott
Organizations
- Christians Against Christian Nationalism (CACN): A grassroots campaign of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) that mobilizes Christians to speak out against Christian Nationalism. They offer resources, study guides, and a statement of principles to sign.
- Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI): A non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts in-depth public opinion surveys and qualitative research on the intersection of religion, culture, and public policy, including extensive studies on Christian Nationalism.
- Faithful America: A grassroots movement of Christians putting their faith into action for social justice. They provide resources and toolkits for confronting Christian Nationalism in congregations and communities.
- Interfaith Alliance: A non-partisan organization that champions the separation of church and state and celebrates religious freedom by uniting people of different faiths and beliefs to advance justice and fairness.
- The Indiana Citizen: The Indiana Citizen is a nonpartisan, non-profit platform dedicated to increasing the number of informed, engaged Hoosier citizens.
- Religious Freedom Indiana: Religious Freedom Indiana (RFI) is a statewide coalition of Hoosiers who affirm that religious freedom is a right belonging to all, and that, in making and enforcing laws, government should not favor any interpretation based on one religious belief. RFI was founded in April 2025 to educate about and to firmly but non-violently oppose Christian nationalism and other extremist beliefs that conflate religion and democracy.
GREENLAWN CEMETERY
The $20 million Henry Street Bridge Project and the $800 million Indy 11 stadium across from Lucas Oil Stadium are designed and planned directly on top of the historic Greenlawn Cemetery. Both projects are a key part of a deal that will connect Elanco Animal Health’s $150 million corporate headquarters to the new Indy 11 stadium project. The issue is that a section of the Greenlawn Cemetery is the oldest burial site in Indiana for early African American settlers, and the Henry St. Bridge will be built directly over it. Currently, the plans call for no prior study or archaeological assessment before excavation begins. Black history will be destroyed if the city moves forward with its current plan before doing proper due diligence of the site. According to some city historians, there may be as many as 1000 Black persons buried in this section of the cemetery.
Trinity is joining with the Indiana Remembrance Coalition (IRC) and many other concerned citizens to request that the digging schedule be altered. We are urging city officials and developers to pause any excavation or ground-breaking activity until a thorough archaeological investigation has been conducted first.
Join our letter-writing campaign by clicking the button below.
Read more from the Indianapolis Recorder.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Trinity’s Social Justice and Racial Reconciliation Working Group has compiled a recommended reading list.
Recommended for self-study. Purchase online or use the library.
- Ferguson and Faith by Leah Gunning Francis
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Waking Up White by Debbie Irving
- The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone
- Having Nothing, Possessing Everything by Mike Mather
- The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
- Stand Your Ground by Kelly Brown Douglas
- Raising White Kids by Jennifer Harvey and Tim Wise
- The Church Cracked Open by Stephanie Spellers
- See No Stranger by Valarie Kaur
