What if racial reconciliation doesn't look like what you expected? The high-profile killings of young black men and women by white police officers; and the protests and violence that ensued; have convinced many white Christians to reexamine their intuitions when it comes to race and justice.In this provocative book; theologian and blogger Drew G. I. Hart places police brutality; mass incarceration; antiblack stereotypes; poverty; and everyday acts of racism within the larger framework of white supremacy. Leading readers toward Jesus; Hart offers concrete practices for churches that seek solidarity with the oppressed and are committed to racial justice.What if all Christians listened to the stories of those on the racialized margins? How might the church be changed by the trouble we ve seen? Key Features:-Written by well-known theologian and blogger Drew Hart with foreword by Christena Cleveland-Hard-hitting analysis of racial injustice in the twenty-first century -Provides a call to action for Christians committed to racial justice and creative proposals for antiracist practices for churches
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Pilots And Historical Fic Fans Will Enjoy This BookBy Mike CAmerika was quite a pleasant surprise. To be honest; when I bought it; my expectations were not very high. I saw that it was available through Kindle Unlimited and assumed the novel was of questionable quality. That attitude evaporated after about twenty pages. Paul Lally has crafted an exciting book. The plot is imaginative and unique; the characters...both real life and fiction....are interesting and vibrant. Whether you love of hate a certain character the reader will find his or herself wanting to see the character's journey through to the end.The author knows flying and it shows in this book. As a pilot; I appreciated this tremendously. Paul Lally injects aviation into the story well. His explanations of flying and the flight characteristics of the Pan Am Clipper do not come across like a training manual. In fact; he does such a good job of describing the aircraft and making it part of the story that it comes across as a main character instead of an object.The background events will not be quite so believable to some readers. Germany gets the atomic bomb before the United States and uses it on December 8th; 1941 against Washington DC and New York. The US is forced to accept a peace that makes them neutral and under the 'guidance' of German forces in the US ostensibly to make sure that America honors its forced neutrality. Obviously; things did not quite pan out this way; but it's an interesting background. The plot centers around a former Clipper pilot who is recruited by a group of resistors. He helps them in their quest to prepare for the day when the US can throw off the shackles of German oversight.The most exciting part of the story for me was the flight to bomb Hanford; Washington and back. The plot took some interesting turns there and Lally wrote the flight scenes here especially well.I strongly recommend this book to the general public; although I am certain that aviators and historical fiction fans especially will love it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great fun to read; very entertaining and spectacular writing.By Andy McKinneyI haven't had so much fun with a book in a long time. Author Paul Lally throws some of the most interesting and unexpected stuff at us in the What If? book. The what if here is what if the Nazis had beat us to the A-Bomb. Where would we be then? He dishes up a high flying adventure with.....Giant Sea Planes! We never get stories about the famous 1930s style clipper sea planes. He serve us up heroic pilots and gifts us with a movie star with a wild family history. Lots of very inventive and entertaining story line; in other words. He is also a terrific writer. His word pop and skitter across the page. For 50 years I have kept in my mind as the prime example of declarative writing a passage from The Octopus by Frank Norris. Paul Lally has a description of a sea plane take off that is every bit as good. When we have really fine writing combined with a delicious plot; we have a book to prize.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It's surprisingly good.By R. GreenI didn't expect much but the price was right; and I do like "What If" fiction. A very pleasant surprise. It's eminently readable and do not begrudge the money spent. It flows well. Being a techno thriller of sorts; there has to be some willing suspension of belief. Some of it was a bit much and just didn't fly so to speak; but heck; so be it. Hence 4 stars.So the author will get one more star later if I like the next book better. So I'm going to buy "Rise Again"; and see how I like it.The really neat thing; is the book was printed on demand. I do work for a book seller; (not and that is all you will get from me); and we have pallets of books that we hope to sell; and sometimes; we have up to a pallet that didn't sell at all; and that winds up going to be recycled or out right tossed. Warehouse space is too expensive for dust gatherers. So kudos to Mr. Lally for picking a green way of getting his book out in print. It's quite a bit easier on the trees.
