God's Justice
Episode 32: Robert P. Jones, author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy
A conversation with Robert P. Jones about the Doctrine of Discovery, the 1920 lynching of three Black men, the entitlement behind European chosenness, and more
Episode 31: environmental activist Bill McKibben, author of The Flag, the Cross and the Station Wagon
A conversation with Bill McKibben about climate change, the wealth gap, spiritual formation, and more
Episode 30: Terence Lester, activist and author of All God’s Children
A conversation with Terence Lester about implicit bias, God as Justice, critical race theory, and more
Obama’s God is loving. Is this God just?
At the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5, President Obama urged humility about “a sinful tendency that can pervert and distort our faith” to the point where we commit atrocities, like slavery and Jim Crow, in the name of Christ. Critics quickly denounced Obama’s comments as un-American, while supporters defended their accuracy. But few have asked why Obama did not also link Christian conviction to the campaign against slavery and racial injustice.
His theology is telling.
Mercy, by Walter Kasper
Walter Kasper contends that mercy is one of those words that we use without really grasping its profundity.
reviewed by Lawrence S. Cunningham
Executing God, by Sharon L. Baker
For Sharon Baker, theological consistency is essential, because “our perception of God influences how we behave.”
reviewed by Deanna A. Thompson
Forgiving Ahab: Naboths vineyard and Gods justice
American culture focuses on the law. But Naboth's vineyard reminds us that a healthy society is about relationships first and rules second.
by Samuel Wells