Are Reparations for Slavery Consistent with Repentance and Restitution? Part 1

Send us Fan MailMartin Luther King Jr. Day is a national holiday that occurs at this time of year, commemorating King’s impact on civil rights in this country, particularly equality for blacks.Decades after King, the issue of race and racism hasn’t died down. In fact, race and racism are hot-button issues today, not just in broader society but also within Evangelicalism.For example, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently issued a Report on Slavery and Racism in the History of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, reaffirming a formal apology made in 1995 for the seminary’s “participation in individual and systemic racism” in past eras....