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Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith
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Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith

by Soong-Chan Rah, Mae Elise Cannon, Lisa Sharon Harper and Troy Jackson

Narrated by Wayne Campbell

Many people have become angry and frustrated with organized religion and evangelical Christianity, in particular. Too often the church has proven to be a source of pain rather than a place of hope. Forgive Us acknowledges the legitimacy of much of the anger toward the church. In truth, Christianity in America has significant brokenness in its history that de… Read more…

Letters to a Birmingham Jail: A Response to the Words and Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Letters to a Birmingham Jail: A Response to the Words and Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Matt Chandler, John Piper, John Perkins, Bryan Loritts, Soong-Chan Rah, Crawford W. LorittsJr., Charlie Dates, Albert Tate, Sanders Willson and John Bryson

Narrated by Wolf Williams

More than fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Much has transpired in the half-century since, and progress has been made in the issues that were close to Dr. King’s heart. Thankfully, the burning crosses, biting police dogs, and angry mobs of that day are long gone. But in their place, passivity has e… Read more…

I Pledge Allegiance: A Believer's Guide to Kingdom Citizenship in Twenty-First-Century America

I Pledge Allegiance: A Believer's Guide to Kingdom Citizenship in Twenty-First-Century America

by David Crump and Soong-Chan Rah

What does it really mean for Christians to live as faithful kingdom citizens in today’s world?Bitter partisan conflict. State-sanctioned torture. Economic injustice. Ethical corruption. Even a cursory glance over daily news headlines shows a stark contrast between the American political state and the kingdom of heaven. Where, then, does the Christian&r… Read more…

Still Evangelical?: Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning

Still Evangelical?: Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning

by Shane Claiborne, Karen Swallow Prior, Jim Daly, Mark Galli, Mark Labberton, Soong-Chan Rah, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, Tom Lin, Lisa Sharon Harper, Allen Yeh, Robert Chao Romero and Mark S Young

2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists - ReligionEvangelicalism in America has cracked, split on the shoals of the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, leaving many wondering if they want to be in or out of the evangelical tribe. The contentiousness brought to the fore surrounds what it means to affirm and demonstrate evangelical Chri… Read more…

Return to Justice: Six Movements That Reignited Our Contemporary Evangelical Conscience

Return to Justice: Six Movements That Reignited Our Contemporary Evangelical Conscience

by Soong-Chan Rah and Gary VanderPol

Reclaiming an Evangelical History of ActivismIn recent years, there has been renewed interest by evangelicals in the topic of biblical social justice. Younger evangelicals and millennials, in particular, have shown increased concern for social issues. But this is not a recent development. Following World War II, a new movement of American evangelicals e… Read more…

Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

by Soong-Chan Rah and Brenda Salter McNeil

Missio Alliance Essential Reading ListHearts Minds Bookstore's Best BooksRELEVANT's Top 10 BooksEnglewood Review of Books Best BooksWhen Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book was pro… Read more…

Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith

Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith

by Soong-Chan Rah, Mae Elise Cannon, Lisa Sharon Harper and Troy Jackson

Many people have become angry and frustrated with organized religion and evangelical Christianity, in particular. Too often the church has proven to be a source of pain rather than a place of hope. Forgive Us acknowledges the legitimacy of much of the anger toward the church. In truth, Christianity in America has significant brokenness in its history that de… Read more…

Letters to a Birmingham Jail

Letters to a Birmingham Jail

by Matt Chandler, John Piper, John Perkins, Bryan Loritts, Soong-Chan Rah, Crawford W. LorittsJr., Charlie Dates, Albert Tate, Sanders Willson and John Bryson

More than fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Much has transpired in the half-century since, and progress has been made in the issues that were close to Dr. King’s heart. Thankfully, the burning crosses, biting police dogs, and angry mobs of that day are long gone. But in their place, passivity has e… Read more…

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Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church

Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church

by Soong-Chan Rah

The United States is currently undergoing the most rapid demographic shift in its history. By 2050, white Americans will no longer comprise a majority of the population. Instead, they'll be the largest minority group in a country made up entirely of minorities, followed by Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans. Past shifts in Ameri… Read more…

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The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity

The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity

by Soong-Chan Rah

2010 Golden Canon Leadership Book Award winnerThe future is now. Philip Jenkins has chronicled how the next Christendom has shifted away from the Western church toward the global South and East. Likewise, changing demographics mean that North American society will accelerate its diversity in terms of race, ethnicity and culture. But evangelicalism has long b… Read more…