Interrupting White Privilege: Catholic Theologians Break the Silence Book

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction   Laurie M. Cassidy   Alex Mikulich     1
Claiming Dangerous Memories: White Privilege in Historical Context
Confessions of a White Catholic Racist Theologian   Jon Nilson     15
White Economic and Erotic Disempowerment: A Theological Exploration in the Struggle against Racism   Mary Elizabeth Hobgood     40
Social Justice, the Common Good, and New Signs of Racism   Barbara Hilkert Andolsen     56
The Struggle to Name White Priviledge
White Privilege: My Theological Journey   Charles E. Curran     77
The Dysfunctional Rhetoric of "White Privilege" and the Need for Racial Solidarity   Roger Haight     85
Moral Imagination and the Missio ad Gentes: Redressing the Counter-Witness of Racism   Margaret E. Guider     35
Constructive Theological Interruptions of White Privilege
The Transformative Power of the Periphery: Can a White U.S. Catholic Opt for the Poor?   Margaret R. Pfeil     127
"Becoming Black with God": Toward an Understanding of the Vocation of the White Catholic Theologian in the United States   Laurie M. Cassidy     147
(Un)Learning White Male Ignorance   Alex Mikulich     160
Resources for Teaching and (Un)learning White Privilege
Questions for Further Reflectionand Discussion     179
A Select Theological and Social-Scientific Bibliography of White Privilege     185
A Selection of Web Resources     189
Current Practices: A Selection of Catholic Dioceses and Institutions Integrating Anti-Racist Vision Statements and Action Plans     191
Contributors     193