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PaperbackWhen God Became White
Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Foreword by David P. GusheeWhen Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and male. How did that happen?
Christianity is rooted in the ancient Near East among people of darker skin. But over time, European Christians cast Jesus in their own image, with art that imagined a fair-skinned Savior in the style of imperial rulers. Grace Ji-Sun Kim explores the ...
PaperbackRecovering the Scandal of the Cross
Atonement in New Testament and Contemporary Contexts
by Mark D. Baker and Joel B. Green
The cross is the defining symbol of the Christian faith. Yet the Roman cross was first and foremost an instrument of cruel, shameful and violent execution. Early Christians quickly recognized the atoning significance of the cross of Christ, and itresonated deeply with their experience of salvation. But the cross remained a blessing framed by scandal, an epochal and yet mysterious event irreducible ...
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Robert J. Matz
Robert J. Matz (PhD, Liberty) is assistant professor of Christian studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
HardbackLead Like It Matters to God
Values-Driven Leadership in a Success-Driven World
by Richard E Stearns
Outcomes Conference Book of the Year
Christian Book Award FinalistRichard Stearns is a leader who has been tested as a CEO in both secular companies and also as the head of one of the world’s largest Christian ministries. After stints as CEO of Parker Brothers and then Lenox, Stearns accepted the invitation to leave his corporate career to become ...
HardbackFaithful Antiracism
Moving Past Talk to Systemic Change
by Christina Edmondson and Chad Brennan
Foreword by Korie Little Edwards and Michael O. EmersonReader's Choice Award Winner
It's time to move past talk. It's no longer news to most of us that our society has a deep-seated racism problem. Christians of all ethnic and economic backgrounds are tired of seeing the ugly legacy of racism play out before their eyes and feeling ill-equipped to respond. They watch as friends and family members leave the visible ...
PaperbackUnsettling Truths
The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
American Society of Missiology Book Award
Publishers Weekly starred reviewYou cannot discover lands already inhabited.
Injustice has plagued American societyfor centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In ...
PaperbackThe Heart of Racial Justice
How Soul Change Leads to Social Change
The IVP Signature Collection
by Rick Richardson and Brenda Salter McNeil
Foreword by John M. PerkinsRacial and ethnic hostility is one of the most pervasive problems the church faces. It hinders our effectiveness as one body of believers. It damages our witness. Why won't this problem just go away?Because it is a spiritual battle.In response, we must employ spiritual weapons—prayer, repentance, forgiveness. In this book Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson provide a model ...
PaperbackThe Heart of Racial Justice Bible Study
IVP Signature Bible Studies
by Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson
With Steve TamayoFor Christians, pursuing racial justice and reconciliation begins with following Scripture and the voice of the Holy Spirit. Transformation starts in each individual and community as we ask God to give us new eyes and hearts.
These five studies, adapted by Steve Tamayo, are based on the groundbreaking book The Heart of Racial Justice by Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick ...
Number of Studies: 5
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Kent R. Wilson
Kent R. Wilson (d. 2017) was a business practitioner and leadership specialist. He was the cofounder of Steward Leadership Initiative and served as the national program director for Christian Leadership Alliance's Leader2Leader program. After running for-profit and nonprofit companies for thirty years, Wilson mentored and coached CEOs as an executive coach with Vistage International and the Nonprofit Leadership Exchange in Colorado Springs. He is a contributor to the NIV Stewardship StudyBible and taught entrepreneurial business skills internationally as a volunteer trainer for three international business-as-mission organizations.
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