Joseph Barndt Explained

Joseph Barndt is an American Lutheran pastor and anti-racism activist. He is the co-founder of the Chicago-based racial justice advocacy group Crossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training (formerly Crossroads Ministry), and formerly served as its executive director.^[1] The ministry offers anti-racist training sessions to religious and community groups.^[2] He has been a pastor at Lutheran churches in Chicago,^[3] New York City,^{[4] [5]} and Arizona.^[6] He is known for advocating for white people to dismantle the institutions that perpetuate racial inequality in America, rather than directly helping minorities. In 2008, Matt Miller of the Chicago Reporter wrote that Barndt "has put forth what some consider some of the most revolutionary anti-racism work of the day."^[7]

Books

• Becoming an Anti-Racist Church: Journeying toward Wholeness (Augsburg Fortress, 2011)
• Liberating the White Ghetto (Augsburg Fortress, 1972)
• Beyond Brokenness (Friendship Press, 1980) (with Louis A. Smith)
• Dismantling Racism: The Continuing Challenge to White America (Augsburg Fortress, 1991)
• Deconstructing Racism: A Path toward Lasting Change (Fortress Press, 2023) (with Barbara Crain Major)

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Crossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training . 26 June 2017 . 27 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170627064831/http://crossroadsantiracism.org/about-us/ . dead .
2. Web site: Evangelical Lutheran Hope Institute Roots Out Racism . Chicago Tribune . 18 June 1993 . 26 June 2017 . Hirsley, Michael.
3. Web site: Peacemaking Conferees Confront Racism Through Crossroads Ministry . Worldwide Faith News . 9 August 1997 . 26 June 2017 . Shipp, Julian.
4. Web site: Stone by Stone . Sojourners . June 1992 . 26 June 2017 . Ayvazian, Andrea.
5. Barndt. Joseph R.. Third World-First World Linkages in the 1970s and 1980s. The Ecumenical Review. July 1986. 38. 3. 332–336. 10.1111/j.1758-6623.1986.tb01360.x.
6. Web site: Pastor To Take Post Tomorrow . Tucson Daily Citizen . 11 August 1962 . 26 June 2017.
7. Web site: Fighting An Invisible Enemy . Chicago Reporter . 21 May 2008 . 26 June 2017 . Miller, Matt.