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The war on drugs, mass incarceration, police brutality/militarization, neo-colonialism, Rwandan genocide and conflict in the Middle East are all interconnected. This book draws a straight line between conflicts overseas, anti-Black conflict at home and Evangelical political theology. This work will equip interested laity, clergy, theologians and public speakers with the research, language, and vocabulary to write and communicate on these urgent issues. This volume doesn't merely highlight problem areas but provides a practical roadmap to achieve the reconciliation that the gospel of Jesus envisions.

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--After recent years of social unrest, protest and a societal stand against poverty, inequality & systemic racism we were all left thinking what do we do next? How do we fix what we acknowledge is broken? And for Christians, what does this mean for the church? Dr. Betts' work shines a bright light on what has been a complacent, complicit and dark conscious society. This book is a bold reminder that our silence on issues such as race and poverty are passive forms of violence. This passive form of violence displays itself when our system is designed to criminalize poverty & race. Poverty & racism are both dehumanizing and strips away a person's dignity. Allowing these issues to continue and choosing to look the other way is a form of consent. It is our moral failure that we still tolerate poverty and racism. This book will push you to think deeper and challenge you to examine race and poverty with a new historical and theological perspective. Dr. Kimberly N. Jackson, MPA, Ph.D. Crossroads Community Outreach Founder & Executive Director Christian Counselor Community Activist --Betts sits at the crossroads of our consciousness and challenges us that selective reconciliation can no longer be tolerated. It can no longer be hijacked by political pundits. This book will push you to the brinks. Dr. William Lee Reese, Jr. MARS, DLLP, ThM Adjunct Psychology Professor University of Michigan. Ann Arbor Adjunct Psychology Professor Rochester University, Troy, MI Adjunct Psychology Professor Oakland Community College Princeton University Alumnus, ThM, (Theology) --Reconciliation lies at the heart of the Christian project and Eric Betts' radically prophetic work speaks to this enduring challenge for Christians and the churches to which they belong. But as this book rightly surmises, true reconciliation cannot be achieved outside of an ethic of justice, truth-telling and the restoration of that which has been taken from those who have been oppressed and marginalised. Given its complex deep dive into the murky terrain of restorative justice, this is a much-needed text that should be read for many years to come. Anthony G. Reddie, is a Professor Extraordinarius and a Research Fellow, with the University of South Africa. He is also the Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture, in the University of Oxford and is the Editor of 'Black Theology: An International Journal'. --This book outlines how the salvation of nations comes through righteousness and mutual love for one another. It shows how perfect love casts away all fear, and builds nations and the world into a better place to live. This book is a worth read for nation builders. Ernest Musekiwa, ThD., DMin Worldwide Evangelical Seminary

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Eric Betts has earned his second Ph.D. (2022) with a concentration of black political theology from the University of South Africa in Pretoria. His dissertation forms the basis of this volume. His other theological degrees were earned at Louisiana Baptist University (MTS, Ph.D.) He is a lecturer for the Center for Religion, Leadership, and Culture at Athens State University in Athens AL, and is the pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Corinth MS. As a columnist for the Athens Now newspaper, he has written widely on topic surrounding community leadership, justice, and ethics.

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