Dr. John Perkins on the Relationship Between the Gospel and Justice

Posted byDrew G. I. Hart, PhDPosted inBiblical Interpretation, Incarnational, Justice, Kingdom of God, legacy, Theology

 

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Published by Drew G. I. Hart, PhD

Rev. Dr. Drew G. I. Hart is an associate professor of theology at Messiah University and has 10 years of pastoral experience prior to teaching. He currently directs Messiah University's "Thriving Together: Congregations for Racial Justice" program and co-hosts Inverse Podcast with Jarrod McKenna, an award-winning peace activist from Australia. Hart is the author of Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism (2016) and Who Will Be A Witness?: Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance (2020). And he is also a co-editor and contributor to the recently published book entitled Reparations and the Theological Disciplines: Prophetic Voices for Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair (Nov. 2023). Hart received bcmPEACE’s 2017 Peacemaker Award, the 2019 W.E.B. Du Bois Award in Harrisburg, PA, and most recently in December 2023 Life Esteem Ministries recognized him in Harrisburg with the Harambee Award for the Nguzo Saba Principle of Umoja—Unity for his faith-based activism and public scholarship in the community. Drew and his family live in Harrisburg, PA.

2 thoughts on “Dr. John Perkins on the Relationship Between the Gospel and Justice”

  1. Great clip. Sadly, rarely have I heard social justice mentioned in the many white conservative/evangelical churches and Christian college chapel services I’ve attended over the years. Service to the poor is seen as a means to an end, i.e. converting them to Christianity. Racism or other forms of oppression are rarely mentioned and studies show that many white evangelicals prefer the “colorblind approach” to issue of race/racism.

    Marianne Modica
    http://risforrace.blogspot.com/2012/02/maybe-it-is-about-race.html

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