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I Can’t Breathe: Three Gospel Truths
Note: This article first appeared at Woodside Bible Church on May 28, and is part one of two; read part two here and check out Woodside's other excellent resources. Citations have been omitted. This article was also published by Made to Flourish. Last week, I lost my...
Another Run at Freedom
Note: This article is reprinted from Christianity Today, where it launched a 20-week series on race, justice and the church. We encourage you to check out the series as it continues running at CT. Many minorities would rather talk about anything else. We would much...
It’s Decision Time: Reflections on Faith, Race and Justice
Here’s an actual exchange I had after a 2019 Black History Month event that I co-organized and facilitated at a seminary to engage the community in a conversation on Faith, Race and Culture: Event Attendee: “Yeah, that was a good gathering. But, you really shouldn’t...
Racialized Economics
Note: This is an excerpt from the author’s book, Race, Economics and Apologetics: Is There a Connection?, which was distributed to attendees at Karam Forum 2020. Citations have been omitted. Biologically speaking, whites and blacks are more than 99 percent the same....
Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center; also see the Chalmers Center’s statement on racial injustice and call to prayer and lament. So what is the church supposed to do about racial injustice? Many responses to this cultural moment have emphasized...
Classic EWP Talk: A Public Faith That’s Religiously Right, Not “Religious Right”
The long-term captivity of U.S. evangelical churches to right-wing politics is leading many young evangelicals right out of our church doors. As Anthony Bradley of The King’s College highlights in this classic Economic Wisdom Project Talk, young American evangelicals...
What Does Justice Require?
Note: This is an excerpt of a chapter in the ON resource Economic Wisdom for Churches. See also Luke Bobo’s Race, Economics and Apologetics: Is There a Connection?, which was shared with attendees at Karam Forum 2020. THESIS 50: Christians should be taught that if the...
Karam Forum: Traditioned Innovation and the Common Good in Theological Education
Christian higher education, like all institutions of learning across the country, find themselves in a dramatic period of disruption. The forces of change already in play in higher education are only accentuated by COVID-19’s impact on global health and economies....
Christopher Brooks on Rethinking Urban Poverty
Note: This month we are reprinting our original article on Christopher Brooks' EWP Talk on Rethinking Urban Poverty. See our playlists on Ethics, Culture and Pastoral Leadership for more resources. There’s nothing the church needs to rethink as urgently as poverty....
Classic EWP Talk: Creation and Economics
What does vocational faithfulness look like when there is a gulf between our daily work and our sense of calling? How can Christians embrace a holistic vision for work, and every aspect of our economic activity? In this seminal talk in the Economic Wisdom Project...