Dr. Korie L. Edwards is Associate Professor of Sociology at The Ohio State University. She is Past-President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and has authored several books and articles on religious organization, practice and leadership. Among them is The Elusive Dream: The Power of Race in Interracial Churches.

The Bittersweet Reality of Multiracial Churches

Authority & Power, Culture Frame, Culture-Feature, Interviews, Multicultural Congregations, Participant Observation, Race & Ethnicity, Theology Frame

Multiracial congregations are all the rage, it seems, at least among Protestants. Conferences are being held across the country encouraging pastors and other religious leaders to be multiethnic, and groups like Mosaix and Kainos have been established to support the effort. People that attend these conferences are provided a theology for why more churches ought…