Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Defending the Guilty This is a difficult thing to understand, so I ask for some grace with this. The person who defends the guilty is not trying to protect the guilty but is trying to protect the ideal of … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Defending the Guilty
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Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Competing Narratives
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: the use of anecdotes vs. the use of statistical data There's a lot that could be said here, but simply, I think the problem is that both are necessary for the discussion and both can be used in misleading … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Competing Narratives
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Personal Anecdotes vs. Statistical Data
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: the use of anecdotes vs. the use of statistical data. There's a lot that could be said here, but simply, I think the problem is that both are necessary for the discussion and both can be used in misleading … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Personal Anecdotes vs. Statistical Data
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Listening
“People often don’t care what you know until they know that you care.” Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Listening The above quote has stuck with me for the last 8 years now since I first heard it in seminary from my Biblical counseling professor. … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Listening
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: systemic racism vs Systemic Racism
Obstacles to a fruitful dialogue on racism: defining systemic racism vs. Systemic Racism. The first is the concept that there are structures and systems which perpetuate race inequalities. The second is a worldview which evolved out of the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School (something … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: systemic racism vs Systemic Racism
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Earlier Thoughts
Hey Friends, In light of the tragic killing of George Floyd and the resulting protests and riots, the subject of systemic racism has come back to the fore of many people’s minds. As the dialogue on race and racism move forward I will be sharing … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Earlier Thoughts
On the Book Shelf: Generous Justice by Tim Keller
Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just Author: Tim Keller Genre: Non-Fiction, Theology, Social Justice Status: Finished Reading Generous Justice is Tim Keller's response to a growing concern among many people for social justice issues. In particular, in this book he addresses the hot-button … Continue reading On the Book Shelf: Generous Justice by Tim Keller
The State of Public Discourse: On Race and Related Issues
Observations, Conclusions, and Solutions My undergraduate degree is in Sociology. Much of that discipline studies and observes the different institutions of society (religion, marriage, government, education, the justice system, etc); how individuals and communities interact within them. In that course of study there were many … Continue reading The State of Public Discourse: On Race and Related Issues
Thoughts from a quiet night 