Black Church and Culture War, and Justin Giboney

Описание: How would the black church’s public witness guide Christians through today’s polarization, culture-war dynamics, and ideological captivity? Drawing from Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around, Justin Giboney joins Mark Labberton to reflect on Christian credibility (and lack thereof), the black church’s public witness, and the deep forces shaping American polarization.

Reflecting on the legacy of the twentieth-century civil rights generation, Giboney describes how the black church’s fusion of orthodoxy and social action offers a model for healing division, resisting ideological captivity, and embodying what he calls “moral imagination.”

Citing the formative influences of his grandmother Willie Faye, the example of Mahalia Jackson, and the ongoing challenge of navigating truth, justice, family, unity, and political engagement in a fractured moment, Giboney explores discipleship in an ideological age, the cost of a credible public witness, and the hope of a church capable of transcending partisan allegiance to seek the good of neighbor and the glory of God.

Episode Highlights
“One thing that I saw in the civil rights generation is they were able to have a bigger perspective, even in songs like ‘Keep Your Eyes on the Prize.’”
“Love is self-sacrifice. It's being willing to at my own expense in some instances give up what I have to others.”
“This was a deliberate decision that they made to say, we're not gonna choose one of these two sides that these groups are creating for us.”
“Within the public square, credibility is currency.”
“I want all Christians to take that as their own and build on that.”

Helpful Links and Resources
Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around by Justin Giboney https://www.ivpress.com/don-t-let-nob...
The AND Campaign https://andcampaign.org/
Mahalia Jackson biography (PBS) https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmast...
Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley https://ivpress.com/reading-while-black

About Justin Giboney
Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also the co-founder and president of the AND Campaign, a Christian civic organization focused on asserting the compassion and conviction of the gospel in the public square. He has served as an attorney, political organizer, and civic leader, and he regularly speaks and writes on the intersection of Christianity and politics.

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