Brilliant & Atrocious: The Schisms of Unity examines a difficult contradiction: the powerful unity African Americans demonstrate in times of crisis and the discord that can divide African American Christians in everyday life.

Drawing from original research among church and ministry leaders, Jill-Capri Simms, PhD, explores the visible and hidden forces behind that division and confronts an uncomfortable root-self-hatred, and the condition of the heart it reveals.

But this book doesn't stop at the diagnosis. Grounded in biblical truth, research, and self-examination, Simms introduces HEAL: Humility, Emotional Control, Assessment, and Listening-four practices within an adult-learning approach (andragogy) designed to move us from reaction to reflection, toward authentic agape love, healing, and lasting unity.

Truth handled with discernment and love does not divide-it liberates.