Anti-Racism, De-colonizing Theology
Books, Blogs, & Articles
Mark Charles, Soong Chan-Rah: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
William Lloyd Garrison’s 1854 speech, “No Compromise with the Evil of Slavery.”
Jerome Gay: The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, a Hurtful Present, and a Hopeful Future
Lisa Sharon Harper: The Very Good Gospel
Willie James Jennings: After Whiteness: An Education In Belonging
Willie James Jennings: The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race
Robert P. Jones: White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
Ibram X Kendi: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Esau Mccaulley: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
Latasha Morrison: Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation
Dr. Amar Saheli: “A Call to Prophetic Fire”
Brenda Salter Mcneil: Becoming Brave: Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now
Jemar Tisby: The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism
Jemar Tisby: How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice
Richard Twiss: Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion
N.T. Wright: Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
Podcasts & Videos
- Quina Aragon: The Slaughter: A spoken word piece that traces the injustice of family separation from biblical times to today
- Be the Bridge 212: Transition in proximity to whiteness with Dante Stewart
- Be the Bridge 211 – Racial Reconciliation through the lens of Diversity with Rich Villodas
- Be The Bridge 210 – Christians and The Third Space: Voting, Justice, and Righteousness with Kathryn Freeman, Jenny Yang, and Michael Wear
- Be The Bridge 209 – CRT (Critical Race Theory) Why is this a repeat of history? with Dr. Christina Edmondson & Jemar Tisby The Witness: Pass the Mic: We been told y’all…Black triumph in an insurrection
- Bible Project
- Gravity Leadership: Esau Mccaulley: How the Black church helps us read the Bible better
- Kairos Palestine: List of Publications
- Jude 3 Project: (browse)
- Jude 3 Project: Esau Mccaulley: The Death & Resurrection of Jesus through Black lenses
- Jude 3 Project: How do you decolonize your theology? Ekemini Uwan, Steven Harris, and Dr. Marcus Jerkins
- The Protagonistas: centered on highlighting the stories and experiences of Black, Indigenous, and other women of color among communities of faith.
- Three Black Men: Theology, Culture, and the World Around Us
- Truth’s Table: Midwives of Culture for Grace and Truth
On Faithful Engagement, Political Ideologies, Public Faith, Spiritual Formation
Books, Blogs, & Articles
Soong Chan-Rah: Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times
Kaitlyn Schiess: The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor
Andrew Whitehead: Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age
Andrew Whitehead: Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good
Podcasts & Videos
- Podcast series: Christians Against Christian Nationalism 10-part series
- Quick to Listen/CT: Christian Nationalism is worse than you think
- The Holy Post: Episode 439: Was the Capital Attack a Christian Insurrection?
- The Holy Post: Episode 438: The year that unveiled evangelicalism, with John Fea
- The Holy Post: Episode 436: The Jericho March, SBC vs. CRT (Cont.), & Evangelical Elites
Insight into Conspiracy Theories/QAnon
Blogs, Books, & Articles
Dave Linker: “The Politics of Loneliness is Totalitarian”
Podcasts & Videos
- NYT series: Rabbit Hole: What is the internet doing to us?
- Quick to Listen: Why someone you love might join QAnon
- Article: A game designer’s analysis of QAnon
- Article: QAnon: The alternative religion that’s coming to your church
Abuse within the Church, Modern Cultural Roots of Patriarchy weighed against Scripture.
Books, Blogs, & Articles
- Beth Allison Barr: The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
- Aimee Byrd: Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: How the Church Needs to Rediscover Her Purpose
- Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
- Diane Langberg: Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
- Wade Mullen: Something’s Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse–and Freeing Yourself from Its Power
- Sheila Gregoire: The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended
- Scot McKnight, Laura McKnight Barringer: A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
Podcasts & Videos
- Quina Aragon: What’s A Woman Worth?
- The Holy Post: Episode 419: Rethinking Roe, Crotch Christianity, & Militant Masculinity with Kristin Kobes Du Mez
- Diane Langberg: Narcissism and the Systems It Breeds
- The Protagonistas: centered on highlighting the stories and experiences of Black, Indigenous, and other women of color among communities of faith.
Pastors/Theologians
Thanks so much for posting these resources, Karen! I am excited to check them out & also to share them with others.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks!
LikeLike