What does it mean to be white?When you encounter people from other races or ethnicities, you may become suddenly aware that being white means something. Those from other backgrounds may respond to you differently or suspiciously. You may feel ambivalence about your identity as a white person. Or you may feel frustrated when a friend of another ethnicity shakes his head and says, "You just don't get it because you're white."- So, what does it mean to be white?- How can you overcome the mistakes of the past?- How can you build authentic relationships with people from other races and ethnicities?In this groundbreaking book, Paula Harris and Doug Schaupp present a Christian model of what it means to be white. They wrestle through the history of how those in the majority have oppressed minority cultures, but they also show that whites also have a cultural and ethnic identity with its own distinctive traits and contributions. They demonstrate that white people have a key role to play in the work of racial reconciliation and the forging of a more just society. Filled with real-life stories, life-transforming insights and practical guidance, this book is for you if you are aware of racial inequality but have wondered, So what do I do? Discover here a vision for just communities where whites can partner with and empower those of other ethnicities.

Doug Schaupp is associate director of evangelism for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. A writer and teacher, he focuses on racial issues, postmodern evangelism, and leadership development. He is based in Los Angeles and graduated from Fuller Seminary. He is the coauthor of I Once Was Lost and Being White.Paula A. Harris is currently serving as the priest at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. She also speaks and writes on missiology, missionary recruitment, postmodernism and racial issues. She is the author of "Listening to Mission that Rises from Community and Spirituality" in Global Missiology for the 21st Century and is a contributor to the book Postmission.

Acknowledgments
Why This Book? A Road Map for the Journey (Paula and Doug)
Stage 1: Encounter
1. Stumbling into Encounter (Doug)
2. Giving Your Heart Away (Paula)
Making Encounter Real
Stage 2: Friendship
3. Making and Keeping Friendships with People of Color (Paula)
4. Going Deeper in Crosscultural Friendships: Conflict Resolution Strengthens the Bond (Doug)
Making Friendship Real
Stage 3: Displacement
5. What Does the Bible Say About Displacement? (Doug)
6. Can White Boys Hoop? (Doug)
7. The Point of No Return (Doug)
8. Being Colorblind: Kindergarten or College? (Doug)
Making Displacement Real
Stage 4: White Identity
9. Living in the Truth About White History and Racism (Paula)
10. Open the Parachute (Doug)
11. Who Are We? Who Do They Say We Are? (Paula)
Making Antiracism Real
12. Can God Redeem White Culture? (Doug)
13. Finding Our White Identity in Christ (Doug)
Making White Identity Real
Stage 5: The Just Community
14. I Want a Friend, She Wants Justice (Paula)
15. Responsibility Is Not a Four-Letter Word (Doug)
16. Betraying White Privilege, Plundering White Power (Paula)
Making the Just Community Real
Conclusion: The Way, the Truth and the Life (Paula)
Notes
Bibliography