Here you can find some helpful resources to navigate the topic of Social Justice.

Since 2020, there has been a heightened awareness of the painful reality that people of color are often treated in unthinkable and unjust ways. Rhetoric surrounding immigration grows increasingly dehumanizing and hostile in our society, even causing a rise in Asian hate crimes during and since the pandemic. This inequality and unrest isn’t bound to matters of race; stories of women being denied access to leadership positions—particularly within the church—paint a picture of an environment long overdue for bold action.

To learn more about Church of God Ministries’ Justice & Equity Task Force you can visit jesusisthesubject.org/jetforce.

Ministry at the Margins Cheryl J. Sanders (Wipf and Stock, 2010)

The Color of Compromise Jemar Tisby (Zondervan, 2019)

African Americans and the Church of God: Aspects of a Social History James Earl Massey (Anderson University Press, 2005)

Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America Michael Emerson & Christian Smith (Oxford University Press, 2001)

Beyond Rhetoric: Reconciliation as a Way of Life Samuel George Hines & Curtiss Paul DeYoung (Wipf and Stock, 2011)

Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism Allan Aubrey Boesak & Curtiss Paul DeYoung (Orbis Books, 2012)

Making Good the Claim: Holiness and Visible Unity in the Church of God Reformation Movement Rufus Burrow Jr. (Wipf and Stock, 2016)