736: Reuniting Justice & Righteousness with Charlie Dates

Why are the Christians who profess right doctrine about God often the most opposed to social justice in his name? That contradiction is at the heart of Charlie Dates' new book. He talks with Skye about how separating justice and righteousness is damaging both white evangelicalism and young black activists. Also this week: Reflections on the wisdom of Dolly Parton, why religious tolerance isn't enough to heal America's divisions, and the difficulty of being an introvert within evangelicalism.

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0:00 - Show Starts

0:44 - Theme Song

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3:43 - Dolly Parton's Legacy

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29:30 - When do We Become the Person We Ought to Be?

43:06 - Covenantal Pluralism

52:38 - Interview

1:02:57 - White Evangelical Blindness

1:09:17 - MLK50

1:15:00 - Waning Interest in Justice

1:22:00 - Fearing God vs. People

1:28:22 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

Morality, reflection, and age:

https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/when-do-we-become-the-person-we-ought

Covenantal Pluralism: The Geopolitics of Interfaith Religious Freedom by Iqbal Akhtar:

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-31479-6

Other Resources:

What Hath Justice to Do with Righteousness?: Reclaiming the Intersection of Protest and Prayer by Charlie Dates: https://amzn.to/4zPhVym

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