Christian Race Realism

by Michael Spangler

In Christian Race Realism, Michael Spangler defines and defends race realism from a Christian perspective. He draws on arguments from nature, Scripture, American history, and experience. First, he gives an introduction, setting the stage by highlighting some of the anti-White evil in church and state; then he defines race, race realism, and Christian race realism. Second, he demonstrates race realism from Scripture, namely Creation and Providence, Israel's civil law, and the New Testament. Third, he shows race realism in nature: in the body, language, culture, morality, religion, intelligence, place, and various analogies. Fourth, he marshals lessons from American history. Fifth, he raises and answers eighteen common objections to race realism. And sixth, he ends with nine main points of application drawn from everything already laid down. The book also features several appendices, including his answers to critics + a dedicatory epistle to President Donald J. Trump.

This book is an excellent starting point for the interface of race and religion. It is suitable for Christians, pastors, laymen, Christian students, and homeschoolers, serving as a clear and concise introduction to a topic which we can no longer afford to avoid.

252 pages, Paperback

Published April 21, 2025

Reviews

[Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m more or less on the same page as Spangler on these issues, so my gripe is less with the content than it is with the delivery, which unfortunately feels like a collection of internet articles. I have a deep personal hatred for footnotes that are primarily URL’s and I do not like seeing Tweets printed in a serious book, especially when the tweet is a quote that could simply be sourced from the original source and footnoted accordingly.

[J Landon Light · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extreme heresy to modern ears, but biblically, logically, scientifically, and statistically irrefutable and presented soberly with calls for repentance to each race for its particular sins.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5. A very good (from my theologically inept judgement) synthesis of race and Christianity that is reasonably moderate in its proposals, with flaws. Its thesis statement – race is real, and acknowledging this is biblical – is well-supported by scripture and more passingly so by scientific citations, though the latter should be sought elsewhere regardless. I enjoyed the author's writing style and thought processes, and I believed them to be generally similar to my own. However, several things did not sit well with me.

The first is the address to Donald Trump. I voted for him, twice, and both times begrudgingly. While this was written shortly after his second inauguration, at a time where there seemed a glimmer of hope, Mr Spangler speaks with far too much naivety in his nearly prostrate beseeching to the president. Perhaps forgivable, but it does not strengthen the author's credibility. You may think this point irrelevant to the book's core theme. I would indeed agree.

Secondly, I did not enjoy the appendices. The responses to various critics and a letter to a miscegenational friend better belonged in a blog post. He rehashes nearly every argument from the book and presents little that is new aside from some good quotations, such as from Thomas Aquinas. Some of it delves into the addressing of personal insults, Young Earth Creationism, and explains "drama" for lack of a better term. While some of the refutations are useful, I assume the reader, on average, does not care.

The third point is less consequential. I like Sacra Press, and this book is economical so as to be more accessible, but the pictures are often of poor quality and a few are only partially readable. I will also tie into this point that the citations of (non-archived) X posts and URL's is not very scholarly and I would've rather seen relevant quotes from anti-White literature expressing the same sentiments, which surely could have been found.

Overall, this is a respectable attempt at convincing people of race realism, and it is even better at helping race realists reconcile it with their faith. In way of application and solutions, they are quite mild and reasonable so as to appeal to the former group. The latter will find little in way of realistic logical conclusions of the issue.

[Bob Bingham · Rating 4 out of 5]

The charts are almost unreadable due to poor resolution and very small size. Otherwise, the book is a well written and sober analysis of the race issue. It shouldn't be such a touchy and emotion driven subject (as witnessed by the amount of vitriol the author has been subjected to), but sadly the current culture with its egalitarianism has so permeated the church that even Reformed leaders cannot engage in a rational discussion on this topic.