Black/white relations in the culture at large and in the church in particular continue to be a stain on America's respectable reputation. The church has clearly failed and must seek to function by God's kingdom perspective. In this legacy message, Tony Evans seeks to promote a biblical understanding of the kingdom foundation of oneness by detailing why we don't have it, what we need to do to get it, and what it will look like when we live it.

As important as preaching is, it is not enough. As important as teaching and cultural-awareness seminars are, they are not enough. As important as books such as this one can be, they are not enough," says Evans. "The church must follow up with practical opportunities for bridging the cultural divide through mutual acts of service. The time has come to take an active role in inviting not only God's favor but also His blessing into our churches and lives through the intentional pursuit of oneness in the body of Christ.

Topics covered within Oneness Embraced include:
· Reconciliation within the church
· Social justice from a biblical perspective
· A historical view of the Black Church
· Dr. Evans' personal story of being influenced by his culture and by white evangelicalism

"Reconciliation is not an end in itself. It is a means toward the greater end of bringing glory to God through seeking to advance His kingdom in a lost world," says Evans. "If the church can ever merge strength with strength in order to create a more complete whole, there will be no stopping the impact we can have not only in our nation, but in our world."