Letters Across the Divide : Two Friends Explore Racism, Friendship, and Faith

In this stirring book, two friends -- a black minister and a white businessman -- discuss candidly the hang-ups, stereotypes and sins that inhibit interracial friendships. They hash out their differences, giving voice to feelings many readers have had but would never express out loud. The result is a book that provokes thought, arouses emotion, and ultimately spurs action, stressing the most effective way of dealing with the many facets of racial reconciliation is through real and connected friendships.

David Andersonis the senior pastor of Bridgeway Community Church, a multicultural congregation located in Columbia, Maryland. He is president of a consulting and resource organization called the BridgeLeader Network and a professor of cultural diversity at the University of Phoenix. Anderson received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Moody Bible Institute and is currently a doctoral candidate at Oxford Graduate School. Brent Zuercher is a CPA and received his undergraduate degree from Southwest Baptist University and his master's degree from DePaul University. He lives in the Chicago suburbs.