214: Jemar Tisby: The Spirit of Justice

Episode • Jun 16 • 53m

“The work of justice is daunting…It requires courage.”

Have you found yourself asking the question “what can I do in the face of so much injustice?” Historian and New York Times bestselling author Jemar Tisby may have some answers for you. From his own experience as one of the only Black worshipers at the “color-blind” Evangelical services of his youth, to his political awakening in the wake of Michael Brown’s murder in Ferguson, Missouri. Tisby explores the history of social justice in the Christian faith tradition, and asks why the white church has so often relinquished its role in the Civil Rights movement? Lee and Jemar discuss his book The Spirit of Justice, and his new video series, Roadmap to Ruin: How the Church Can Resist the Dismantling of Democracy.

”I believe hope is, is, is not so much a feeling, but action. And when we take steps that lead to human flourishing, we are in fact demonstrating hope.”

Show Notes

Resources:

"The Spirit of Justice" by Jemar Tisby

"The Color of Compromise" by Jemar Tisby

Roadmap to Ruin

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When Justice Never Comes How Can We Begin Again?

Doing Justice Alongside MLK and Rosa Parks

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