The I Index

White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

Top of the pile

89

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

94/100

Critics

75/100

Scholars

99/100

Author:

Robert P. Jones

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster

Date:

July 28, 2020

Sociologist and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) examines the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy—drawing on research and his own experiences—and issues an urgent call for white Christians to reckon with this legacy for the sake of themselves and the nation.

What The Reviewers Say

Jemar Tisby,
The New York Times Book Review
Jones builds his case with evidence, drawing on an eclectic blend of history, theology, sociology and memoir. His use of autobiography works especially well. Before the cascade of data can turn his narrative into a detached analyst’s clinical dissection of the problem, Jones gets personal.
Mark I. Pinsky,
New York Journal of Books
As well as a searing indictment, White Too Long is a passionate call to action.
Michael deHaven Newsom,
Washington Independent Review of Books
... a wonderful book. Along with being required reading for white Americans (its intended audience), it’s also a resource for Americans of color, if only to learn about the contours of white America’s dialogue on race.
Jeffrey Meyer,
Library Journal
... wide-ranging work.