[Partially adapted from Chapter 7 in Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things] In the spring of 1963, civil rights protestors in Birmingham, Alabama, sought to end Jim Crow laws by participating in mass sit-ins and marches. The government’s response included tear gas, arresting children still in high school, and—captured in iconic […]
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Guest Post by Sam Adams Reality. Justice is about reality: on the ground, gritty, bloody, tear-stained reality. The work of justice is determined by the concrete realness of bodies and violence; it is determined by the reality of social structures, communities, governments, and institutions. Theology, on the other hand, can be abstract, spiritual, theoretical, and
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Guest Post by Rick Gerhardt During a recent long weekend, Ken and I had the privilege of being introduced to a wonderful ministry working hard and successfully on behalf of justice in the beautiful but imperiled country of Honduras. I am still processing what we saw, but thought it would be good to shine a
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Leroy Barber is Global Executive Director of Word Made Flesh, an international organization that works among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor. Rev. Barber is on the boards of Mission Year and the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). He is the author of New Neighbor: An Invitation to Join Beloved Community, and Everyday Missions:
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Christians love to talk about truth. It’s one of the ways in which we defend our dogmatism, our focus on doctrine and how we are right while others are wrong. I love truth too. I believe sound doctrine is important and I also believe bad ideas should suffer and better ideas should win. Truth, however,
[Partially adapted from Chapter 2 in Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things] At a gut level, many of us want to know God. We want to know who He is, what His plan is, and what He wants of us. We weary ourselves with countless activities in pursuit of Him: Sunday
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Tom N.T. Wright is one of today’s best known and respected New Testament scholars. Born in 1948, he studied for the ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and was ordained as Junior Research Fellow and Junior Chaplain at Merton College, Oxford. From 1978 to 1981 he was Fellow and Chaplain at Downing College, Cambridge, and then
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Guest Post by Paul Louis Metzger No matter where one lives today, it seems like everyone’s from Missouri—the “Show-Me” state. Missourians are often characterized as non-credulous: they are not easily convinced; sufficient evidence is required. When it comes to matters of religion today, many people are increasingly suspicious of religious claims, unless they are backed up
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The Lifelines to Healing Campaign is a national effort of the PICO National Network that aims to address the root causes of violence in cities. My friend Pastor Michael McBride is the leader of the campaign and will also be leading a pre-conference session at this The Justice Conference in LA next Friday. In addition
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