Ep 878 | Why Does Social Justice Divide the Church? | Guest: Voddie Baucham

Released September 25, 2023 by Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

 

Today we're joined by Dr. Voddie Baucham, dean of theology at African Christian University in Zambia, to discuss his 'Fault Lines' curriculum and why it's so important for the church to understand how to talk about race and social justice in a biblical way. We discuss why we need to define terms such as "social justice," that have led Christians to talk past each other. Why are race and social justice the topics that tends to divide the church, and what can we do about it? We also look at the difference between how somewhere like Zambia sees the topic of race versus America, and we touch on why disparities do not equal discrimination.

You can get Dr. Baucham's 'Fault Lines' curriculum here: https://watch.salemnow.com/series/tkhAeeI18CM0-fault-lines

You can get "Ever-Loving Truth: Can Faith Thrive in a Post-Christian Culture?" here: https://www.amazon.com/Ever-Loving-Truth-Thrive-Post-Christian-Culture/dp/168451407X

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Timecodes:

(01:30) Faultlines / defining terms
(04:55) Why does race seem to be the issue driving us apart?
(11:00) Responding to social justice rhetoric
(13:44) Tony Timpa
(18:17) Discussion of race in Zambia vs. U.S.
(25:10) Discrimination do not equal disparities
(33:25) Ever-Loving Truth: Can Faith Thrive in a Post-Christian Culture?

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Relevant Episodes:

Ep 282 | Exposing & Opposing Social Justice Theology | Guest: Dr. Voddie Baucham https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-282-exposing-opposing-social-justice-theology-guest/id1359249098?i=1000486696085

Ep 460 | How Social Justice Activism Is Infecting The Church | Guest: Dr. Voddie Baucham https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-460-how-social-justice-activism-is-infecting-the/id1359249098?i=1000530206985

Ep 696 | Kids Are Not Public School Missionaries | Guest: Dr. Voddie Baucham https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-696-kids-are-not-public-school-missionaries-guest/id1359249098?i=1000583724154

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