Confronting racial injustice: theory and praxis for the church

"One of the greatest crises facing the church is the crisis of racial injustice that has so long marred the body of Christ in America. Evangelicals have traditionally had a set of biblical, theological, and cultural tools we have used for dealing with questions about race: the necessity of pers...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hiestand, Gerald 1974- (HerausgeberIn), Lawrence, Joel (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Eugene, Oregon Cascade Books [2022]
Schriftenreihe:The Center for Pastor Theologians series
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Zusammenfassung:"One of the greatest crises facing the church is the crisis of racial injustice that has so long marred the body of Christ in America. Evangelicals have traditionally had a set of biblical, theological, and cultural tools we have used for dealing with questions about race: the necessity of personal responsibility, the possibility of heart renewal through faith in Jesus, the transformative impact of interpersonal relationships, and the bedrock conviction that every human being is made in the image of God and is thus of equal worth and dignity. But in the world after 2020, the evangelical church must now recognize that our theological playbook has been ineffective in rooting out racism from the church and in confronting our own complicity in racial injustice. We must now ask: What other theological convictions are required of us as we consider the image-bearing humanity of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others? Confronting Racial Injustice explores theological vistas to aid the church in our pursuit of racial justice"--
Beschreibung:Proceedings of the 6th CPT Conference held in October 2021 in Oak Park, Illinois
Beschreibung:xix, 171 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781666737349
9781666796667

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