NTS faculty, staff, and partners have worked with the NTS Center for Pastoral Leadership to compile a list of resources to help ministry leaders grow in their understanding of issues of justice. Questions? Please contact us at [email protected].
This list is not exhaustive nor does the inclusion of a resource represent an endorsement of all content.
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (National Book Award Winner) by Ibram X. Kendi
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… And Yourself by Steve Corbett
Making Neighborhoods Whole: A Handbook for Christian Community Development by Wayne Gordon and John Perkins
The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community by Paul Spark
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone
Prayers for a Privileged People by Walter Brueggemann
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture by Wendell Berry
The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America by Edward Blum and Paul Harvey
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King
Our Racist Legacy by Ivan A. Beals
Church in Color by Montague R. Williams
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Willkerson
Called to the Fire by Chet Bush
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond by Marc Lamont Hill
Reset the Heart: Unlearning Violence, Relearning Hope by Mai-Anh Le Tran
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Christian Smith and Michael Emerson
Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism by Drew Hart
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
A Terrible Thing To Waste: Environmental Racism And Its Assault On The American Mind by Harriet A. Washington
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
White Awake by Daniel Hill
One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love by John Perkins
Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison
There All Along by Brandon Winstead
Community Mosaic: Competencies for Multicultural Ministry by Susan Carole
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan Rah
Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah
Race and Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation by David P. Leong
Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores by Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate by Matt Soerens and Jenny Yang
Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity by David W. Swanson
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois
Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. DuBois
Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Jr.
Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr.
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Who Lynched Willie Earle?: Preaching to Confront Racism by William H. Willimon
The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege by Ken Wytsma
Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience by Sheila Wise Rowe
I Had a Hammer by Hank Aaron
Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up by Kathy Khang
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan Rah
More Than Serving Tea by Nikki A. Toyamo, Tracy Gee, Kathy Khang, Christie Heller deLeon, and Asifa Dean
Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate by Jenny Yang and Matthew Soerens
Thou Shall Not Be a Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics by Eugene Cho
Liberation is Here: Women Uncovering Hope in a Broken World by Nikole Lim
Invitation to Lead: Guidance for Emerging Asian American Leaders by Paul Tokunaga
Start ,Love, Repeat by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
God of Justice by Nikki Toyamo-Szeto
The Missional Mom: Living with Purpose at Home and in the World by Helen Lee
Why is Critical Race Theory So Dangerous? by Tim Suttle
Video Resources
But If Not | A sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Church and Race | Dr. Jesse Middendorf
Prophetic Grief | Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III & Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr
Ministry and Race | Rev. Charles Tillman and Dr. Steve Johnson
Pastoral Reflections on Racism | Dr. Stuart Williams and Dr. Jesse Middendorf
Building Bridges | Revs. Todd and Roshanda Womack and Dr. Jesse Middendorf
How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools
Risking Reconciliation: The Church’s Prophetic Role | Rev. Charles Tillman
Risking Reconciliation: The Church’s Prophetic Role | Dr. Carla Sunberg
Risking Reconciliation | Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion on Predatory Lending | Rev. Deth Im, Rev. Megan Madsen and Rev. Jake Edwards
Practical Guidance for Attacking Predatory Lending | Artie Lindsay, Deth Im, and Jake Edwards
Transforming Conflict in the Church | Eric Paul and Brandon Sipes
The Church as Agent of Peace in the Community | Eric Paul and Brandon Sipes
Creation Care Matters | A. J. Swoboda
Where Do We Go From Here? | OWN Spotlight
We Need to Talk About an Injustice | Bryan Stevenson
How to Deconstruct Racism | Baratunde Thurston
How to Overcome Our Biases | Vernā Myers
Racism Has a Cost for Everyone | Heather C. McGhee
The Human Stories Behind Mass Incarceration | Eve Abrams
What a World Without Prisons Could Look Like | Deanna Van Buren
Racism and the Church in Canada | Stuart Williams
Films/Documentaries
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality
A Note From the President by Dr. Jeren Rowell
I Am Racist Too by Rev. Christine Youn Hung
Responding to Voddie Baucham’s “Ethnic Gnosticism” by Reuben L. Lillie
Can We Lament for Black Lives? A Statement by the Rev. Roshanda Womack
This recording was featured in The Legacy Project Podcast with Dr. Jim Copple
