​Justice // to make right

READ THIS FIRST: WHY DOES THIS MATTER?

​Justice deeply matters to God. It matters so much to God’s heart that Jesus experiences the ultimate injustice, dying a criminal’s death on a cross to right the wrongs of every woman, man, and child for all time. This is grace. The gospel is God’s justice to the world.

And when we experience God’s justice through a faith relationship with Jesus Christ, we are sent to bring God’s justice into the lives of our family, friends, neighbors, and communities.

We have freely received justice.
​We freely give justice.

​This resource page includes books, videos, articles, and teaching to guide your personal discovery, reflection, and understanding of justice as it applies to our American culture, today.

​This page is not intended to indicate or promote a political perspective nor is it meant to be comprehensive in nature. Our prayer is that you find these resources helpful, thought-provoking, faith-enriching, and inspire you to love God, love people, and live like Jesus as we apply our Christian faith to matters of social injustice.

Resource Key

NEW: These resources are an entry point to begin discovering God’s heart of justice and what it means to love God when it comes to His justice.

NEXT: These resources are for those who have had meaningful conversations, live or work in a socially diverse environment, and/or feel convicted that Christians have a responsibility to love people by bringing gospel-centered justice into the world, today.

INFLUENCER: These resources are for those who influence and lead others in conversations, workplaces, and other domains of life and are looking to live like Jesus in practical ways in both faith and justice.

What is justice?

• What is Justice?, The Bible Project (New) - Video
• I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Austin Channing Brown (Next)
• How to be Anti-Racist: Speak Out in Your Own Circles, Kristen Rogers (Influencer)

​What does injustice look like when it comes to race?​

• A Time for Burning (New) - Video
• A Time for Burning Discussion Guide, Lutherans for Racial Justice (New)
• Race in America, Phil Vischer (New) - Video
• The Bible and Race, Tim Keller (Next)
• The Sin of Racism, Tim Keller (Next)
• Racism: Dealing with It, Leo Sanchez (Next)

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What does race and justice have to do with the Christian faith?

• White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White, Daniel Hill (New)
• Beyond Colorblind: Redeeming Our Ethnic Journey, Sarah Shin (Next)
• Roadmap to Reconciliation, Brenda Salter McNeil (Influncer)

Is it really that important to acknowledge injustice before working toward justice?

• The Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby (New) - Video
• The Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby (Next) - Study Guide

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Does injustice really breakdown social systems and if so, how?

• Social Justice, Critical Race Theory, Marxism, and Biblical Ethics, Ed Stetzer & Kelly Hamren (New)
• Race and Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation, David Leong (Next)
• Dismantling Structural Racism, PCUSA (Influencer)

How are we being called to love our neighbors as ourselves and as gospel-people?

• One Nation Under God, B. Keith Haney (New)
• 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge (Next)
• Racial Equity Tools, Sally Leiderman, Maggie Potapchuk, and Shakti Butler (Influencer)

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How can I have a respectful conversation with someone who disagrees with me?

• Disunity in Christ, Christena Cleveland (New)
• Beginning Courageous Conversations about Race, Singleton and Hayes (Next)

How else can I reflect, learn, and grow when it comes to faith and justice?

• Christian Discipleship through Racial Justice and Reconciliation: A Lenten Reading of The Hate U Give (New)
• Diversity Resource Guide, Seattle Pacific University (Next)

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What can the church do about race and justice?

• A 15-minute History of Race and the Church, Jemar Tisby (New) - Video
• When Christians Won’t Say #BlackLivesMatter, Kevin Kim Wright (New)
• Ecclesiastical Reparations, Duke Kwon (Next) - Video
• Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together, Tony Evans (Next)
• Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Reconciliation, Latasha Morrison (Next)
• Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity, David Swanson (Influencer)​
• The Raceless Gospel, Starlette Thomas (Influencer)

How can I talk about race and justice with my children?

• How to Have Helpful Difficult Conversations with People (New)
• Raising Kids Who Initiate Racial Equality, Candice Wynn (New)
• Why You Need to Talk About Race with Your Kids, Latosha Morrison (New) - Podcast
• ​Four Questions to Ask Yourself Before Talking to Your Kids about Racism, Parent Cue, (Next)

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What is Our Savior and other gospel-centered churches saying about faith and justice?

• Reporter: Statement from President Matthew C. Harrison, Matthew C. Harrison (New)
• Race and Justice Archives, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (Next)
• Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice, Eric Mason (Influencer)