Conclusion

Abstract

Bringing the conversation into the present, this chapter begins with an incendiary incident that occurred in 2016 within the theologically conservative Christian Reformed community. Sparked by comments from a high-profile African American figure, Jemar Tisby, about how his white brethren’s support for Donald Trump made him feel unsafe in his church, the firestorm that ensued revealed certain racially inflected fissures and divisions that persist even in the midst of substantial theological congruity. Against the backdrop of the book’s historical analysis of black fundamentalists, this particular incident offers another occasion to reflect on the importance of social and racial context in shaping religious and political views.