July Intermission: From Cosplaying Civil Rights to Exploring the Creation of the World
We transition from considering Civil Rights (and wrongs) to beholding the most foundational chapters in the Bible. Here we provide a recap of July 2023’s articles and a preview of our theme for August 2023: In the Beginning: A Theological Exploration of Genesis 1-11.
One Constitution, or Two? Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell
The United States essentially has two “constitutions”—its “official” constitution of 1788 and its “functioning” constitution which has effectively been in place since the 1960s, and this can be seen in regard to race, sex, war, debt, and diversity.
2.34 David Schrock, Trent Hunter, Ardel Caneday • Interview • “Dividing the Faithful: How a Little Book on Race Fractured a Movement Founded on Grace“
Listen in as Trent Hunter and Ardel Caneday join David Schrock to discuss his new book, Dividing the Faithful: How a Little Book on Race Fractured a Movement Founded on Grace.
Shelby Steele and Avoiding Shame in the Age of White Guilt
When loaded with guilt and longing for justification, what’s the natural response? “I’m not like them!” But can this self-justification deliver?
Defining Racism Upward: Expanding Racism and Multiplying Racists
In the darkness of worldly ideas, many words have gone rancid. As salt and light in the world, Christians illuminate this deception and preserve truth.
Civil Rights, Anti-Racism, and the Sin of Partiality
Scripture is clear: racism is a sin. But is the answer to discrimination more discrimination? Certainly not.
Wokeness and the Church
A healthy church is a beautiful portrait of unity in diversity. However, this diversity is Holy Spirit-wrought, not a product of any worldly ideology.
A Personal Testimony on (G)race
From the son of a migrant worker to the president of a Bible College: this is the story about one Christian’s race, but more importantly it’s a story about God’s grace.
Excerpt from Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe by Voddie Baucham Jr.
What is racism? Though perhaps a simple question, confusion abounds. In this excerpt however, Voddie Baucham brings helpful clarity.
What is the Mission of the Church in a Racialized World?
What does the Bible have to say about race and ethnicity? And how does this inform the Church’s role in a world of racialization?
Why Write a Book-Length Critique of Divided by Faith Twenty-Three Years After It Was Published?
The book Divided by Faith was written in 2001, and it was one major contributing factor to the fracturing of the Young, Restless, and Reformed movement over the issue of race. Why write a book-length critique of Divided by Faith 23 years after the fact?
One-Issue Voting: A Red Herring, Not a Real Objection
Is it irresponsible to be a “single-issue” voter, when the issue reveals the most basic beliefs on human life and dignity?
