What does the Lord require in Uprising? with Rodney S. Sadler, Jr.

Our early June 2020 Facebook Live discussion was with Rodney S. Sadler, Jr. He discussed the push for racial justice that has become a major force in the U.S. Sadler uses the name “uprising” to describe the protests from the people participating. “It’s people finding a way up, finding their voice, trying to start a larger movement of justice for all people." George Floyd’s death, while “the straw the broke the camel’s back,” has also “given people the opportunity to move beyond fear, to say we need to claim back our police departments, our humanity and our human dignity.” “And it’s not just black people,” he said. “It’s black, white, Latinx, Asian, indigenous people, rich and poor, old and young saying ‘this is too much.’” The Facebook Live discussion was hosted by Lee Hinson-Hasty of the Theological Education Fund. Sadler serves as Associate Professor of Bible and Director, Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte.