{"product_id":"reparations-a-christian-call-for-repentance-and-repair-paperback","title":"Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDuke L. Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Book Award Winner (Politics \u0026amp; Public Life)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2022 Resource of the Year (Social Issues and Justice)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e INDIES 2021 Finalist for Religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Kwon and Thompson's eloquent reasoning will help Christians broaden their understanding of the contemporary conversation over reparations.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A thoughtful approach to a vital topic.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. While public conversations regarding the realities of racial division and inequalities have surged in recent years, so has the public outcry to work toward the long-awaited healing of these wounds. But American Christianity, with its tendency to view the ministry of reconciliation as its sole response to racial injustice, and its isolation from those who labor most diligently to address these things, is underequipped to offer solutions. Because of this, the church needs a new perspective on its responsibility for the deep racial brokenness at the heart of American culture and on what it can do to repair that brokenness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes a compelling historical and theological case for the church's obligation to provide reparations for the oppression of African Americans. Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson articulate the church's responsibility for its promotion and preservation of white supremacy throughout history, investigate the Bible's call to repair our racial brokenness, and offer a vision for the work of reparation at the local level. They lead readers toward a moral imagination that views reparations as a long-overdue and necessary step in our collective journey toward healing and wholeness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. \u003ci\u003eReparations\u003c\/i\u003e explores the church's responsibility for the deep racial brokenness at the heart of American culture, investigates the Bible's call to repair it, and offers a vision for the work of reparation at the local level. The authors lead readers toward a moral imagination that views reparations as a long-overdue and necessary step in our collective journey toward healing and wholeness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book won a \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e2022 Book Award (Politics \u0026amp; Public Life) and an \u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e 2022 Resource of the Year Award (Social Issues and Justice). It was also a \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e INDIES 2021 Finalist for Religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Kwon and Thompson's eloquent reasoning will help Christians broaden their understanding of the contemporary conversation over reparations.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book for this moment\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChristians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. \u003ci\u003eReparations\u003c\/i\u003e explores the church's responsibility for the deep racial brokenness at the heart of American culture, investigates the Bible's call to repair it, and offers a vision for the work of reparation at the local level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReparations \u003c\/i\u003eis a book for this moment. It is a call to action to offer tangible restitution for the historic exploitation of Black labor. While Christians should have been leading the way on this all along, sadly, too many have demonstrated compromise and complicity instead. A timely call for reparations and the dignity of all people.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJemar Tisby\u003c\/b\u003e, CEO of The Witness Inc.; author of the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Compromise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReparations\u003c\/i\u003e is passionate, clear, smart, thoughtful, and blessedly troubling. I hope every American Christian leader--especially White Christian leaders--will read it because it is truly the rare book that, if taken up with an open heart, has the potential to change the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eTish Harrison Warren\u003c\/b\u003e, Anglican priest; author of \u003ci\u003eLiturgy of the Ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrayer in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book should be essential reading in classrooms and Bible studies, in religious sanctuaries and the halls of Congress, and for every single believer who cares about justice and equality.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJoshua DuBois\u003c\/b\u003e, CEO, media commentator, and former director, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What hope do we have of racial reconciliation unless we right the wrongs of our past? Kwon and Thompson have argued convincingly that reparations is a necessary part of the healing of our churches and our nation, and that people of faith should be leading the way. Read this book and learn how to be a bridge builder for reparations.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLatasha Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e, founder of Be the Bridge and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBe the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kwon and Thompson do a compelling job of laying out the historic legitimacy, the moral necessity, and the biblical urgency for reparations from slavery. American Christians, especially those of us who are White, should read, internalize, and act upon these arguments with our whole being.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMark Labberton\u003c\/b\u003e, president, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuke L. Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e (MDiv, ThM, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is the lead pastor at Grace Meridian Hill in Washington, DC. He is active in public conversations around race, equity, and racial repair in the American church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Virginia) serves as executive director of Voices Underground (an initiative to build a national memorial to the Underground Railroad), research fellow in African American heritage at Lincoln University (HBCU), and visiting theologian for mission at Grace Mosaic Church in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.97 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764943978784,"sku":"9781587435980","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c7fc47e2199ec6bccea0f539fd32bb1.webp?v=1780258425","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reparations-a-christian-call-for-repentance-and-repair-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}