Bring God to the Negro, Bring the Negro to God.

This concur is 80 pages written by Keith R. Claridy, it focuses on the works of Archbishop Thomas Toolen in the racist stricken aluminum. The Archbishop cosmos at the centre of growth of the Catholic Church in Alabama, particularly along the gulf coast in the twentieth century was subservient in playing the gospel to the African-Americans (Claridy 1). At the duration when the Archbishop is in office, headspring-bred rights movement activities start being witnessed in the state beginning with genus Rosa Parks, the church service is therefore left with no option but to intervene.At this channelise in fourth dimension, the Catholic Church in Alabama is seen as the church of the minority and has a sole mission, to expand and reach out so it functions as a missionary centre. in that locations also the composition of the black panthers movement to advocate for rights of the African Americans. The archbishop is in fact in a very difficult position since the white as easy as bl ack Catholics argon non relating well with white Catholics denying entry of black Catholics during masses in white parishes (Claridy 5). The rootage entirely focuses on the works of the Archbishop in trying to resolve this seemingly sarcastic conflict.The author chooses the title which stands out, it is satirical in that the church is at the epicenter of it, its teachings are supposed to shape the African Americans in following the principles of idol including not using violence in their quest for equality. At the same time the Catholic Church in Alabama is divided, with parishes being for blacks and whites and there is no mixing of the races (Claridy 16). The author thus sees the work of Archbishop Thomas as bring God to the African Americans in order to create individuals who are God fearing and abide to his principles so that they would not act in ungodly elan (Claridy 48).The domain point is timely owing to the fact that racial discrimination is still alive in m some(pr enominal) parts of the United States and the entire world. It is cost revisiting the issue with the calling to re-awaken the modern day Church to tackle racism in the manner in which people like Archbishop Thomas did. The book is rich in content in that author imposes the subject matter in the current stage setting, calling for modern time heroes who can receive out strong against vices, not necessarily racism but any other ills affecting the society and advocate for peaceful approach to the subject matter at hand (Claridy 72).The author chooses no fracture time than this when the United States is experiencing a presidency that is African American and was marred by racism in the campaign trail, the author therefore draws the audience spinal column in time to see what the Americans and especially in this context the residents of Alabama have achieved against all odds in the fight against the ills affecting the society. There is no better State than Alabama where the author sets up his spirit level being the mother of civil rights movements in the United States. In a nutshell the author is on point and the subject matter is very relevant.In a simple, clear but firm way, the author has so well affiliated the main themes in this book. The reader is kept glued to the pages with his or her distinguishing characteristic being aro employ with every following line. The author has thoughtfully used the right language and given the story life in a manner that is mind puzzling. The reader feels like the story is in context with what is happening current, thus the book is worth reading for a substantive gain. The non-confrontational means by which the Archbishop chooses to use in his work of religious focussing to appeal to the African Americans, they see him as accommodative as well paternalistic (Claridy 33).Serious lessons are therefore learnt from this approach, the Archbishop is even compared to Booker T. Washington in his approach by the Encyclopedia of Ala bama. This book is worth spending bullion on, it leaves you enriched, challenged and with a desire to change the society by making it better just like Archbishop Thomas Toolen. Works Cited Claridy, Keith. add up God to the Negro, Bring the Negro to God Archbishop Thomas Joseph Toolen & Race in