racial justice & reconciliation resources
Updated: January 15, 2021
Our hearts are heavy as we grieve the senseless death of George Floyd, among many others. We weep with our African-American brothers and sisters (Romans 12:15) and we desire to listen and to learn. Let’s come together to read/watch these resources as a first step in listening and learning.
Videos and Articles on Recent Events
“Talking about Race, Racism and the Church with Pastor Bryan Loritts and Dr. Alex Jun.” (33 min). Helpful video, with special emphasis on application for Asian-American Christians. https://sola.network/article/race-racism-church-interview
“The Long Journey Towards Biblical Justice” Michael Lee interviews Thabiti Anyabwile. Part 1 focuses on what “biblical justice” is. Part 2 focuses on what we can do in response as Christians.
“George Floyd and Me” by Shai Linne. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/george-floyd-and-me/
“Praying Through Racial Reconciliation”, from an Asian-American perspective, by Kevin Yi. https://sola.network/article/praying-through-racial-reconciliation-family
Q&A with Pastor Bryan Loritts in the aftermath of George Floyd: https://sportsspectrum.com/sports-spectrum/2020/06/01/qa-bryan-loritts-george-floyd-aftermath/
Black Parents Explain How to Deal with Police to their children. (5 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coryt8IZ-DE
“We Need to be Uncomfortable” by Phillip Holmes. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/uncomfortable-hope-race-relations-america/
Diving Deeper
Chapter 5 “Racially the Same or Racially Diverse?” in Jesus Outside the Lines by Scott Sauls. https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Outside-Lines-Forward-Taking/dp/1496400933/ref=sr_1_1?crid=240ZN0J8AL6ZL&dchild=1&keywords=jesus+outside+the+lines&qid=1591208170&sprefix=extension+for+ip%2Caps%2C326&sr=8-1
“Is Black Lives Matters the New Civil Rights Movement?” by Mika Edmondson. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-black-lives-matter-the-new-civil-rights-movement/
“Structural Racism” by John Piper. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/structural-racism
“Social Justice, Critical Race Theory, Marxism, and Biblical Ethics” by Kelly Hamren. https://churchleaders.com/voices/406005-social-justice-critical-race-theory-marxism-and-biblical-ethics.html
Articles on Race & Justice by Tim Keller. A series of four articles: “The Bible and Race”, “The Sin of Racism” ,“A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory”and “Justice in the Bible.”
Acts 29 Race & Reconciliation Panel Discussion (2016) with Pastors Matt Chandler, Thabiti Anyabwile, Eric Mason, Brandon Washington, Leonce Crump and Dwayne Bond. https://vimeo.com/193070748?fbclid=IwAR0d-CPlqLNGGdEfTowhZ1W1J24wMxOHP6Z5HWbAfzWwODrsQyd4tO8vkYU