Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair

Duke L. Kwon

ISBN 10: 1587434504 / ISBN 13: 9781587434501

Edité par Brazos Press, 2021

New. N° de réf. du vendeur A-16-0000163

Synopsis :

Christians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. While public conversations regarding the realities of racial division and inequalities have surged in recent years, so has the public outcry to work toward the long-awaited healing of these wounds. But American Christianity, with its tendency to view the ministry of reconciliation as its sole response to racial injustice, and its isolation from those who labor most diligently to address these things, is underequipped to offer solutions. Because of this, the church needs a new perspective on its responsibility for the deep racial brokenness at the heart of American culture and on what it can do to repair that brokenness. This book makes a compelling historical and theological case for the church's obligation to provide reparations for the oppression of African Americans. Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson articulate the church's responsibility for its promotion and preservation of white supremacy throughout history, investigate the Bible's call to repent and make restitution, and offer concrete examples of the work of reparation at the local level. They lead readers toward a moral imagination that views reparations as a long-overdue and necessary step in our collective journey toward healing and wholeness.

À propos de l'auteur: Duke L. Kwon (MDiv, ThM, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is the lead pastor at Grace Meridian Hill, a congregation in the Grace DC Network in Washington, DC, whose mission includes the commitment to build cross-cultural community. As a Korean American, Kwon, whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and The Witness, has been uniquely situated as a mediator in public conversations around race.
Gregory Thompson (PhD, University of Virginia) is a pastor, scholar, artist, and producer whose work focuses on race and equity in the United States. He serves as executive director of Voices Underground, an initiative to build a national memorial to the Underground Railroad outside of Philadelphia, research fellow in African American heritage at Lincoln University (HBCU), and James Lawson Fellow for Faith and Justice at Historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis. He is also the cocreator of Union: The Musical, a soul and hip-hop-based musical about the 1968 sanitation workers' strike. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance...
Éditeur : Brazos Press
Date d'édition : 2021
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New