I was looking for a book on why and how to fight racism that is based on biblical teaching. This is an awesome one. The author is a pastor. He really motivates readers to self-examine and, more importantly, do things we can do in our lane. He goes to the Scripture and point out because Scripture condemns the sin of partiality, that's the basis for Christians to stand against racism and treat it very seriously. He also talks about how the foundational sin behind the institution of slavery (and other policies that put other people groups at a disadvantage) is greed, which is also something Christians should take very seriously. He laid out many aspects Christians (and specifically Christian leaders) should pay attention to in order to see reconciliation happening between people groups.

For me, it is moving to see that an issue that seems so complicated and hard to resolve can be so simply and elegantly resolved by Christians following the word of God. By examining, repenting of, and taking seriously the sins of partiality and greed, just the way Christians are supposed to do in the first place.

In laying out a blueprint for things Christians can do or aspects we should pay particulary attention to, the author used a ton of acronyms that I struggle to remember even after reading them twice! I'm not an acronym person. But the vision he laid out is beautiful and makes me want to live out my faith more earnestly. ( )