Reparations, Gregory Thompson
Reparations, Gregory Thompson
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Reparations
A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair

Author: Gregory Thompson, Duke L. Kwon

Narrator: Mirron Willis

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2021

Synopsis

Christians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. While public conversations regarding the realities of racial division and inequalities have surged in recent years, so has the public outcry to work toward the long-awaited healing of these wounds. But American Christianity, with its tendency to view the ministry of reconciliation as its sole response to racial injustice, and its isolation from those who labor most diligently to address these things, is underequipped to offer solutions. Because of this, the church needs a new perspective on its responsibility for the deep racial brokenness at the heart of American culture and on what it can do to repair that brokenness.

This book makes a compelling historical and theological case for the church's obligation to provide reparations for the oppression of African Americans. Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson articulate the church's responsibility for its promotion and preservation of white supremacy throughout history, investigate the Bible's call to repent and make restitution, and offer concrete examples of the work of reparation at the local level. They lead listeners toward a moral imagination that views reparations as a long-overdue and necessary step in our collective journey toward healing and wholeness.

About Gregory Thompson

Gregory Thompson is a pastor, scholar, artist, and producer whose work focuses on race and equity in the United States. He serves as executive director of Voices Underground, an initiative to build a national memorial to the Underground Railroad outside of Philadelphia, research fellow in African American heritage at Lincoln University (HBCU), and James Lawson Fellow for Faith and Justice at Historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis. He is also cocreator of Union: The Musical, a soul and hip-hop-based musical about the 1968 sanitation workers' strike. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristen

A great book to read once you've become somewhat familiar with the problem of white supremacy, particularly in the church. An accessible and theologically-rooted discussion through the principles that ought to guide next steps. (9/10) When I have mentioned this book to a few people who aren't familia......more

Goodreads review by Adam

Second Reading Summary: A biblical case for why reparations is a Christian concept using the example of Black Americans.  This is a second reading (original post) of Reparations. This reading was with a book discussion group. I first read Reparations almost a year ago, and much of my thoughts are sim......more

Goodreads review by Jonah

After finishing this, I noticed that TGC just put out a review by Kevin DeYoung. I find myself agreeing with what is written in that article. Look there for the best summation of my thoughts on the book.......more

Goodreads review by Jarrett

This book does a great job showing that the burden of proof—in light of the Scriptures and the history of Christian thought—is on those who denounce reparations to African-Americans in light of White American chattel slavery. The work of healing of which reparations are part will never be easy or sim......more

Goodreads review by Howard

A Call for Christians to Actually Live Out the Story of the Good Samaritan in Following Our Savior This is one of the most difficult, most important, and most helpful books that I have read all year. I commend Duke Kwon and Greg Thompson for courageously talking about some of the most difficult, cont......more

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