Woke Church, Eric Mason
Woke Church, Eric Mason
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Woke Church
An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice

Author: Eric Mason, Ligon Duncan, John M. Perkins

Narrator: JD Jackson

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2019


Synopsis

"Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference." –FREDERICK DOUGLASS, 1845

The prophets of old were not easy to listen to because they did not flatter. They did not cajole. They spoke hard words that often chafed and unsettled their listeners. Like the Old Testament prophets, and more recent prophetic voices like Frederick Douglass, Dr. Eric Mason calls the evangelical church to a much-needed reckoning. In a time when many feel confused, complacent, or even angry, he challenges the church to:

Be Aware—to understand that the issue of justice is not a black issue, it's a kingdom issue. To learn how the history of racism in America and in the church has tainted our witness to a watching world.

Be Redemptive—to grieve and lament what we have lost and to regain our prophetic voice, calling the church to remember our gospel imperative to promote justice and mercy.

Be Active—to move beyond polite, safe conversations about reconciliation and begin to set things aright for our soon-coming King, who will be looking for a woke church.

About Eric Mason

Eric Mason (DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is the founder and lead pastor of Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia, as well as the founder and president of Thriving, an urban resource organization committed to developing leaders for ministry in the urban context. He has authored four books: Manhood Restored, Beat God to the Punch, Unleashed, and Woke Church.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brent

Written for evangelicals as in introduction to racial reconciliation and justice. A book to hold their hand and patiently explain how racial justice isn't some scary "liberal agenda" but is actually rooted in the Bible. Unfortunately, as another reviewer pointed out, these are the very people most l......more

Goodreads review by Richard

"So in many ways I have one foot in conservative Christianity and the other foot in liberal Christianity, but I don't feel fully secure in either boat." chapter 6, page 116. Eric Mason's desire to hold onto the biblical gospel whilst pursuing a social programme learned from liberal Christianity leads......more

Goodreads review by Clint

***DISCLAIMER: I RECEIVED THIS BOOK FOR FREE FROM MOODY PUBLISHERS TO REVIEW*** Eric Mason’s Woke Church aims to “shine a spotlight on one of the aspects of the gospel that has been neglected and dismissed as inappropriate for discourse” (p. 43; that aspect he refers to is justice). This book represe......more