US: The Resurrection Of American Terror
This is us, America. This is who we are.
In US: The Resurrection of American Terror, Evangelical Lutheran pastor Kenneth Wheeler exposes white supremacy as America’s greatest threat. Transcending the boundaries of memoir, scholarship, theology, and sharp political critique, Pastor Wheeler takes readers on his own seven-decade-long journey that lays bare the terror of being Black in America. From his childhood in Jackson, Mississippi under the trauma of Jim Crow segregation to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Wheeler steadily holds a mirror up to a nation drowning in a rising tide of white supremacy.US: The Resurrection of American Terror offers a deeply vulnerable and piercing portrait of the human toll of white supremacy and points to the Cross as a place of hope and reconciliation. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the toxic and deadly interplay between anti-Blackness, nationalism, and Christianity in America.
About the author
A retired ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is a sought-after preacher, public theologian, and writer.He is a guest lecturer on pastoral leadership in the 21st century at Wartburg Theological Seminary, where he received a Doctor of Divinity Degree honoris causa. Kenneth is an in-demand preacher for the National observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.Most of his writings, sermons, and lectures focus on faith, race, and social justice. Wheeler is a respected elder and mentor to young pastors and seminarians.A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Pastor Wheeler earned a B.A. in Religion from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and an M.DIV from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
Testimonials
This revelatory book is telling, revealing, and too important not to add to the libraries of those who love the church and seek her newest reformation.
Rev. Dr. Ronald S. Bonner
Rev. Kenneth Wheeler sings the spirit of his life as a black church leader. His voice is bold in concert with black writers and intellectuals. From this witness, we ourselves learn to sing that for Christ’s sake every black life matters.
Craig L. Nessan, Wartburg Theological Seminary
The book is important reading for us white Christians…“White supremacy” comes into light not simply as a sickness of a few on the far-right, but as deeply ingrained cultural patterns that benefit all of us who are white, and who care about justice and equality. This book should be used in study groups!
Peter Rogness, Retired Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America