With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Structure, and Racism in America

On this provocative new e-book from prophetic preacher and pastor Susan Williams Smith, the creator tackles the truths that the church in the USA has lengthy held to be self-evident””that ours is one nation underneath God, that our U.S. Structure is (nearly) as infallible because the Holy Bible, and that democracy and its ideas of justice for all are sacrosanct and guarded by each God and authorities. But, historical past and headlines alike expose the fallacy of these assumptions, notably when seen within the mild of a nationwide tradition of white supremacy and systemic racial injustice. In reality, Smith argues, the 2 texts we depend as sacred haven’t been merely impotent in eliminating racism; they’ve been used to help and maintain white supremacy. This necessary work examines how our foundational paperwork have failed individuals of shade and asks the query, Can these whom a nation has thought-about “we the issue” ever change into “we the individuals” who’re celebrated within the Preamble to the Structure? What is going to it take to reclaim the remodeling and affirming energy of God and authorities to safe liberty and justice for all?