Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth

Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth

12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
Thaddeus Williams
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Thaddeus Williams

Thaddeus Williams

Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Thaddeus J. Williams loves enlarging students’ understanding and enjoyment of Jesus at Biola University in La Mirada, CA, where he serves as assistant professor of systematic theology for Talbot School of Theology. He has also taught philosophy and literature at Saddleback College, Jurisprudence at Trinity Law School, and as a lecturer in worldview studies at L’Abri Fellowships in Switzerland and Holland, and ethics for Blackstone Legal Fellowship the Federalist Society in Washington D.C. He resides in Orange County, CA with his wife and four kids.

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God does not suggest, he commands that we do justice.

Social justice is not optional for the Christian. All injustice affects others, so talking about justice that isn't social is like talking about water that isn't wet or a square with no right angles. But the Bible's call to seek justice is not a call to superficial, kneejerk activism. We are not merely commanded to execute justice, but to "truly execute justice." The God who commands us to seek justice is the same God who commands us to "test everything" and "hold fast to what is good."

Drawing from a diverse range of theologians, sociologists, artists, and activists,  Not everything called "social justice" today is compatible with a biblical vision of a better world. The Bible offers hopeful and distinctive answers to deep questions of worship, community, salvation, and knowledge that ought to mark a uniquely Christian pursuit of justice. Topics addressed include:

  • Racism
  • Sexuality
  • Socialism
  • Culture War
  • Abortion
  • Tribalism
  • Critical Theory
  • Identity Politics

Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth also brings in unique voices to talk about their experiences with these various social justice issues, including:

  • Michelle-Lee Barnwall
  • Suresh Budhaprithi
  • Eddie Byun
  • Freddie Cardoza
  • Becket Cook
  • Bella Danusiar
  • Monique Duson
  • Ojo Okeye
  • Edwin Ramirez
  • Samuel Sey
  • Neil Shenvi
  • Walt Sobchak

In Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth, Thaddeus Williams transcends our religious and political tribalism and challenges readers to discover what the Bible and the example of Jesus have to teach us about justice. He presents a compelling vision of justice for all God's image-bearers that offers hopeful answers to life's biggest questions.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword by John Perkins

  • Why Write about the Most Explosive, Polarizing, and Mentally Exhausting Issues of Our Day?

  • What is “Social Justice”?


  • Part 1: Jehovah or Jezebel? Three Questions about Social Justice and Worship

    • 1. The God Question: Does our vision of social justice take seriously the godhood of God?
      Eddie’s Story
    • 2. The Imago Question: Does our vision of social justice acknowledge the image of God in everyone, regardless of size, shade, sex, or status?
      Walt’s Story
    • 3. The Idolatry Question: Does our vision of social justice make a false god out of the self, the state, or social acceptance?
      Becket’s Story


    Part 2: Unity or Uproar? Three Questions about Social Justice and Community

    • 4. The Collective Question: Does our vision of social justice take any group-identity more seriously than our identities “in Adam” and “in Christ”?
      Edwin’s Story
    • 5. Splintering Question: Does our vision of social justice embrace divisive propaganda?
      Suresh’s Story
    • 6. The Fruit Question: Does our vision of social justice replace love, peace, and patience with suspicion, division, and rage?
      Michelle’s Story


    Part 3: Sinners or Systems? Three Questions about Social Justice and Salvation

    • 7. The Disparity Question: Does our vision of social justice prefer damning stories to undamning facts?
      Samuel’s Story
    • 8. The Color Question: Does our vision of social justice promote racial strife?
      Monique’s Story
    • 9. The Gospel Question: Does our vision of social justice distort the best news in history?
      Ojo’s Story


    Part 4: Truth or Tribes Thinking? Three Questions about Social Justice and Knowledge

    • 10. The Tunnel Vision Question: Does our vision of social justice make one way of seeing something the only way of seeing everything?
      Neil’s Story
    • 11. The Suffering Question: Does our vision of social justice turn the “lived experience” of hurting people into more pain?
      Bella’s Story
    • 12. The Standpoint Question: Does our vision of social justice turn the quest for truth into an identity game?
      Freddy’s Story


  • Epilogue: 12 Differences Between Social Justice A and B

  • Acknowledgments

  • Appendix A: Abortion and the Right to Life

  • Appendix B: Black and White

  • Appendix C: Capitalism and Socialism

  • Appendix D: Defining Sexuality

  • Appendix E: Ending the Culture War

  • Appendix F: Fragility and Antifragility

  • Appendix G: “Good News to the Poor”

  • Notes

  • General Index

     

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