What Biblical Racial Reconciliation Actually Looks Like (Anthony Bradley)
Episode Summary
Reconciliation in practice involves local communities acknowledging the wrongs of their particular pasts and figuring out how to move forward— what the responsibilities are and how to live together in peace.
In the area of racial reconciliation, we focus a lot on justice and the responsibilities of the offenders. But biblical reconciliation also requires the injured party to show mercy and eventually let go of the wrongs, which is profoundly humbling to those receiving the mercy.
Dr. Anthony Bradley joins us this week to discuss what has informed current racial tensions and how churches and communities can move forward.
Chapters
- 0:26 Examining the racial tensions within a community
- 1:50 Racial reconciliation and ignoring history
- 4:19 What informs current racial tensions
- 7:05 The 80s
- 10:39 Reconciling in Scripture and the local past
- 17:32 Reconciling through truth
- 20:43 Disconnection from history
- 28:20 Racial solidarity
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Dr. Anthony Bradley
Dr. Anthony Bradley is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Human Flourishing at The King’s College. Dr. Bradley is also a Research Fellow at The Acton Institute. His latest book is Faith in Society: 13 Profiles of Christians Adding Value to the Modern World. Dr. Bradley lectures at colleges, universities, business organizations, conferences, and churches throughout the U.S. and abroad. His writings on religious and cultural issues have been published in a variety of journals, including: the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Washington Examiner, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Detroit News, Christianity Today, and World Magazine.Dr. Bradley is called upon by members of the broadcast media for comment on current issues and has appeared on C-SPAN, NPR, CNN/Headline News, and Fox News, among others. He studies and writes on issues of race in America, mass incarceration and overcriminalization, youth and family, welfare, education, and ethics.
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