theseasoul's review
slow-paced
2.0
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I was expecting this book to be more of a Scripture-based exploration into the topic of social justice in the church, but it turned out to be more of a historical account of several prominent figures in the “evangelical” social justice movement. The author didn’t really make any arguments for or against, nor did he hold any of the perspectives mentioned in the book up to Scripture to discern whether or not they were carried any validity.
It was interesting to read a bit more about the roots of the social justice movement and progressive Christianity (the roots being only a few decades ago). But I must say it often felt like a compilation of quotes… the amount of quotation marks in every paragraph was distracting and the list of sources at the end of each chapter was almost as long as the chapter itself. Maybe some people would this format, but I found it excessive. I would’ve much rather read Harris’ gleanings from his study of the history of social justice, his critiques of it as a witness to this movement in the church.
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