Reconstructing the Gospel - by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Just as Reconstruction after the Civil War worked to repair a desperately broken society, Christianity requires a spiritual reconstruction that undoes the injustices of the past. Wilson-Hartgrove traces his journey from the religion of the slaveholder to the Christianity of Christ, showing that when the gospel is reconstructed, freedom rings both for individuals and for society as a whole.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><ul> <li>2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists - Multicultural </li> </ul><p>Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize that the gospel his Christianity proclaimed was not good news for everybody. The same Christianity that sang, Amazing grace, how sweet the sound also perpetuated racial injustice and white supremacy in the name of Jesus. His Christianity, he discovered, was the religion of the slaveholder. Just as Reconstruction after the Civil War worked to repair a desperately broken society, our compromised Christianity requires a spiritual reconstruction that undoes the injustices of the past. Wilson-Hartgrove traces his journey from the religion of the slaveholder to the Christianity of Christ. Reconstructing the gospel requires facing the pain of the past and present, from racial blindness to systemic abuses of power. Grappling seriously with troubling history and theology, Wilson-Hartgrove recovers the subversiveness of the gospel that sustained the church through centuries of slavery and oppression, from the civil rights era to the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond. When the gospel is reconstructed, freedom rings for both individuals and society as a whole. Discover how Jesus continues to save us from ourselves and each other, to repair the breach and heal our land.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><em>Reconstructing the Gospel</em> is an honest reckoning with the mangled, slaveholding religion that continues to pass for the gospel in the United States. It is not self-righteous or accusatory. Instead, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove vulnerably grapples with his own ongoing repentance of white supremacy's powerful grip. Ultimately, this book is an invitation into the river that has been flowing for centuries in this land, providing a past and present counterwitness to the vandalization of Jesus' name. A necessary and timely gift to the church!</p>--Drew Hart, assistant professor of theology at Messiah College, author of Trouble I've Seen<br><br><p>A must-read for Christians interested in how race-infused politics and religion undermine the American democratic dream.</p>--★ Publishers Weekly starred review, January 8, 2018<br>
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