Reparations and the Theological Disciplines

Michael Barras is professor of theology and religious studies at Saint Mary’s College of California.Drew G. I. Hart is associate professor of theology at Messiah University and program director of Thriving Together Congregations for Racial Justice.Gimbiya Kettering is a writer and workshop leader whose work focuses on the intersections of race, religion, and political policy.Michael J. Rhodes is lecturer in Old Testament at Carey Baptist College.

Most will find something useful for their work. This book is a helpful resource for anyone seeking to lead Christian institutions in the discussion and work of reparations.

• AbbreviationsIntroduction: Toolbox for a Journey of Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair. Michael Barram, Drew G. I. Hart, Gimbiya Kettering, and Michael J. RhodesPart One: Reparations and the BibleChapter One: Reparations in Exodus, Matthew SchlimmChapter Two: Bypassing the Bible: Why Exodus 21 and Deuteronomy 15 Did Not Influence and Have Not Influenced Reparations Proposals, Stacy DavisChapter Three: Witness: The Job: How to Talk to White People About Reparations, Gimbiya KetteringChapter Four: From Here to Jubilee: Reading Torah in Dialogue with Darity and Mullen’s Case for Reparations, Michael J. RhodesChapter Five: Reparational Reasoning: The Biblical Jubilee as Moral Formation for a More Just Future, Michael BarramChapter Six: Witness: Zacchaeus and the Call to Repair: A Sermon on Luke 19:1-10, Duke L. KwonChapter Seven: You Cannot Pay Back What You Have Never Owned: A Conversation on Reparations and Paul’s Letter to Philemon, Angela N. ParkerChapter Eight: Philemon as a Plea for Repa