Straight White Male

A Faith-Based Guide to Deconstructing Your Privilege and Living with Integrity

By: Chris Furr, William J Barber II - contributor, Melissa Florer-Bixler - contributor, Roberto Ché Espinoza - contributor, Matthias Roberts - contributor

Narrated by: Christopher Grove, Ruby Fay Harris, Bill Andrew Quinn, Roberto Ché Espinoza

As the cultural conversation around race, gender, and sexuality has evolved, straight white men are becoming increasingly aware of their privilege. But many may be left thinking, "OK, what am I supposed to do about it?" "We need a way forward beyond feelings of guilt, overwhelmingness, anger, and denial." "We are looking for transformative guidance that helps us be the good guys we want to be."

Straight white male pastor Chris Furr offers a guide to deconstructing that privilege in Straight White Male. With an emphasis on confession and redemption, Furr invites other privileged men to reconsider the ways they live, work, believe, and interact with others. Alongside Furr's perspective, essays from contributing writers who lack various types of privilege—straight Black man William J. Barber II, straight white woman Melissa Florer-Bixler, queer, nonbinary latinx Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, and gay white man Matthias Roberts—offer insights on how particular types and combinations of privilege (and the lack thereof) shape the way we move through the world. Their combined voices offer much-needed perspective through this deconstruction and provide a vision for how straight white men can do better for ourselves, our families, and society.

©2022 Chris Furr (P)2023 eChristian

Excellent, Even for Atheists

I am a straight, most white male and this book gave me many insights and helped me understand that the harm I had done, while never able to be undone, can be reduced through learning and acting in new ways. I was an "angry atheist" growing up, and am still an atheist. Yet this book never got to preachy or moralistic brow beating. Instead, it offered many insights, nuances, and engaging stories. I don't believe in redemption, but I do think we can all learn, change, and grow. This hook helped me do that. Thank you to the authors, and to the readers who decide to take a new path.