by Matt Kennedy | Apr 23, 2021 | Bible Study, Biblical Illiteracy, Justice, Oppression, Podcast, Social Justice, The Gospel, Woke Church
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the differences between social justice and biblical justice, talk about why the language beneath the concepts is so important, and agree that true justice can only proceed from hearts changed by...
by Mark Marshall | Apr 22, 2021 | Justice, Social Justice, Totalitarians, U.S. Politics, Woke Church
Jemar Tisby’s How to Fight Racism does not get off to a good start. In the first paragraph he claims “I know firsthand that racism still pervades our society.” The second page he cites “Mike Brown’s death at the hands of a white police officer in Ferguson” without...
by Ben Jefferies | Apr 13, 2021 | Justice, Social Justice, Uncategorized, Woke Church
Over the course of the last year I have been tugged back and forth in my mind many times over the question of how the Church — how I as a Christian — should respond in the face of the unjust treatment of people — especially black people — in this country. It is clear...
by Ben Jefferies | Apr 6, 2021 | Anglicans, Bible Study, Justice, Social Justice
There was a small change in the Englishing of the Old Testament that took place in 1901 — of serious consequence to present day discussions of Biblical Justice — that to my knowledge has gone entirely un-observed in the recent justice discourses. For centuries — from...
by Jady Koch | Mar 16, 2021 | Anglicans, Justice, Presbyterians, Uncategorized
In “20 Theses on Justice,” the Revs. Esau McCaulley and Jonathan Warren invite us to reflect on “the role the ACNA should play in the present moment as it relates to justice,” which we are attempting here. We have been explicitly involved in...
