"Promoting Humanist Values and Critical Thinking on the South Coast"

When Race Becomes Our Faith: The Religion of Whiteness

Saturday, January 17, 2026 from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM

Michael O. Emerson will discuss:  Why won’t racism and racial injustice go away? In this talk, Emerson will argue that race has become entangled with religion, taking on transcendent qualities. What emerges is a Religion of Whiteness, a powerful influence on the lives of millions of people, harmful to both Christianity and to human communities.