Social Justice – Red Letter Christians

Stop Lying on God: white ‘Evangelical’ Bible Illiteracy Upholds Status Quo

May 31, 2022

There is no such thing as justice outside of community. There would be no need for it. It wouldn't exist. The sin that is injustice can't be done in isolation. We don't sin in abstract ways. We sin by going against the will of God but the effects are experienced by others as well as ourselves.

Grove City College rejects ‘wokeness,’ CRT in new report

Kathryn Post

April 28, 2022

Church Life, Politics, Race

"...the report uses CRT as 'a junk drawer for anything about race or justice that makes a certain type of person feel uncomfortable.” Because of the rhetoric around CRT, he said, 'much needed conversations about racial justice are being muted in the environments where they are needed most, such as Christian colleges and universities.'"

Environmental Racism & COVID-19

Lisa Sharon Harper

August 29, 2020

Global, Politics, Practical Justice

The best thing that we've known to do is to truly take on that Jeremiah 29. How do we seek the peace and prosperity of those who don't have the option to leave? They are stuck here, and they are struggling to just meet those basic provisional needs for themselves.

United Methodists Unveil ‘Dismantling Racism’ Initiative

RLC Editor

June 22, 2020

Church Life, Race, Theology

A multi-level effort throughout the church to initiate a sustained and coordinated effort to dismantle racism.

Biblical Justice is the Gospel Manifested

Mae Elise Cannon

April 25, 2020

Books, General, Theology

The Bible is a book about justice. Kingdom justice. Biblical justice. And social justice.

The Evolution of Sin

Tara Isabella Burton

February 9, 2019

Church Life, Practical Justice, Theology

What does it mean to be a “sinner” in secular America?

Social Justice Is Central to the Gospel

John D. Barry

September 18, 2018

Church Life, Global, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

Label justice how you want, I plan to take action.

On Sin and Social Justice

Ross Murray

April 25, 2018

LGBTQ+, Practical Justice, Theology

Even with all the good that we may be doing, we face a brutal reality. If we are really honest, we know we don’t always act in just and righteous ways.

Turning of the Tide

Peter Heltzel

December 13, 2017

Church Life, Politics, Race, Theology

Following in the footsteps of Jesus, white evangelicals need to identity with and be led by African Americans and the poor, joining them in the faith-rooted fight for social justice.