Open Friendship in a Closed Society

Peter Slade examines Mission Mississippi's model of racial reconciliation (which stresses one-on-one, individual friendships among religious people of different races) and considers whether it can effectively address the issue of social justice. Slade argues that Mission Mississippi's goal of "e;changing Mississippi one relationship at a time"e; is both a pragmatic strategy and a theological statement of hope for social and economic change in Mississippi.