Might from the Margins
The Gospel's Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice
by Dennis R. Edwards
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Pub Date Sep 08 2020 | Archive Date Sep 08 2020
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Description
God has empowered marginalized Christians to transform the church.
The power of the gospel is often most visible among those who have been the least respected, including racial or ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, women, and people who have been displaced from their homeland. Yet in many faith communities, these are the same people whose leadership gifts are least likely to be recognized. But the power of the gospel comes from God, not from other humans. This book is a passionate affirmation of the power already present among marginalized Christians and a call to recognize and embrace this power for the sake of helping the church become more like Christ.
Marginalized Christians are already changing the face of the church. Will we embrace their power to change the church’s heart?
Advance Praise
“American Christianity is warped, sick from racial injustice. But the power of the gospel is real, and Dennis Edwards shows us in wonderful prose and detail that God’s power resides in the marginalized. They have the Holy Ghost power to bring the sick back to health and revive the church. Highly recommended!”
—MICHAEL O. EMERSON, professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and author of Divided by Faith and Transcending Racial Barriers
“Dennis Edwards calls our attention to the margins where, for generations, faithful Christians have followed and proclaimed Jesus. Steeped in hard-earned wisdom and keen biblical insight, Might from the Margins envisions a Christianity that trades the destructive power of racial whiteness for solidarity with women and men of color who have long known the life-giving power of God. It’s an urgent and gracious call, one that every Christian would do well to heed.”
—DAVID W. SWANSON, pastor and author of Rediscipling the White Church
“In Might from the Margins, Dennis Edwards models both a priestly and prophetic witness in one seamless voice as he unveils the forces of evil and oppression that have distorted white American evangelicalism for too long. If you are looking for someone with integrity to point you toward Jesus-shaped solidarity and through the maze of racial oppression and abusive power dynamics, moving toward our ultimate hope in God’s new world, then read this book. It is a compelling vision forward, grounded in Scripture and God’s delivering presence for those with their ‘backs against the wall.’”
—DREW G. I. HART, assistant professor of theology at Messiah University and author of Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance
“The apostle Paul tells the Corinthians that God chose the marginalized, the ‘nobodies,’ to rob the elite and popular, the ‘somebodies,’ of their status (1 Corinthians 1:28). That is what Might from the Margins is all about. Dennis Edwards highlights how the gospel is God’s power to lift up every valley and make low every mountain. Some readers will find this book troubling and upsetting, others will be filled with hope and courage. What a bold, beautiful, and incisive message for a church that God wants to transform!”
—NIJAY GUPTA, associate professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781513806013 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
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