Ep. 3 - Justice and Reconciliation with Rev. Dr. Curtiss Paul DeYoung

Rev. Dr. Curtiss Paul DeYoung joins the podcast to discuss the relationship between justice and reconciliation. You’ll also learn more about his journey to this work, how he has vocationally practiced and taught biblical justice, and some more recommendations for how you can be resourced for the pursuit of biblical justice.00:00 - Introduction01:58 - Patreon02:33 - Defining biblical justice04:40 - Connecting reconciliation and justice07:07 - Justice as a process09:37 - God’s work and our work12:11 - An intro to thinking about reconciliation18:52 - Initial encounters with injustice21:43 - Expanding our comfort zone26:25 - Teaching justice in the classroom30:32 - Ongoing education throughout life34:33 - Discerning quality of resources38:56 - Developing a reconciliation studies program49:07 - Talking about race53:07 - Where we’re headedFind us online:Website - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/ Instagram - @biblicaljusticeresourcesYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@biblicaljusticeresources Patreon - patreon.com/BiblicalJusticeResources Links:Sojourners Magazine - https://sojo.net/ Christianity Today - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ The Christian Century - https://www.christiancentury.org/ Books by Curtiss Paul DeYoung:Living Faith: How Faith Inspires Social Justice: Revised and Expanded Edition (2026, original 2007) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/579742.Living_Faith The Risk of Being Woke: Sermonic Reflections for Activists - https://www.judsonpress.com/Products/J311/the-risk-of-being-woke.aspx Becoming Like Creoles: Living and Leading at the Intersections of Injustice, Culture, and Religion with Jacqueline J. Lewis, Micky ScottBey Jones, Robyn Afrik, Sarah Thompson Nahar, Sindy Morales Garcia, and ‘Iwalani Ka’ai - https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506455563/Becoming-Like-Creoles Reconciliation: God’s Timeless Call to Justice, Healing, and Transformation (2019, reprint edition, 1997 original title, Reconciliation: Our Greatest Challenge; Our Only Hope) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50091756-reconciliation Views from the Mountain: Select Writings of James Earl Massey edited with Barry L. Callen - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43391555-views-from-the-mountain Homecoming: A “White” Man’s Journey through Harlem to Jerusalem - https://wipfandstock.com/9781498225182/homecoming/ Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism with Allan Boesak - https://orbisbooks.com/products/radical-reconciliation Beyond Rhetoric: Reconciliation as a Way of Life with Samuel Hines - https://wipfandstock.com/9781610972147/beyond-rhetoric/ The Peoples’ Companion to the Bible edited with Wilda C. Gafney, Leticia Guardiola-Saenz, George “Tink” Tinker, and Frank M. Yamada - https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9780800697020/The-Peoples-Companion-to-the-Bible Coming Together in the 21st Century: The Bible’s Message in an Age of Diversity - https://www.judsonpress.com/Products/J125/coming-together-in-the-21st-century.aspx The Peoples’ Bible, New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha edited with Wilda C. Gafney, Leticia Guardiola-Saenz, George “Tink” Tinker, and Frank M. Yamada - https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506482491/The-Peoples-Bible United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race withMichael O. Emerson, George Yancey, and Karen Chai Kim - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/united-by-faith-9780195177527?cc=us&lang=en& Coming Together: The Bible’s Message in an Age of Diversity - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/579744.Coming_Together