Justice Looks Like...

Reflections on Living the Gospel in an Unjust World

Eric Black

• Publisher: 1845 Books
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781481319249
• eBook ISBN:
  9781481319263
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

Our world is crying out for justice--the doing of right and the righting of wrongs. George Floyd's murder on May 25, 2020 amplified this cry. In response, the Baptist Standard published a sixty-nine-week series of articles which now form the pages of this volume, Justice Looks Like... : Reflections on Living the Gospel in an Unjust World. Sixty-eight writers present honest, heartfelt accounts of what justice looks like to them.

Written by men and women of various ethnic backgrounds and various professions--all of them decisively Texas Baptists--these reflections offer up personal memories, passion, lament, anger, hope, exhortation, and perspectives on justice that are perhaps new, unsettling, enlivening, and empowering. Each entry is short and pithy and encourages readers to pursue further conversation and action. Taken together they present a vision of God, Scripture, and the Christian life saturated with justice. The hope is that those who encounter these reflections will not stop with this book but will continue to listen to others, learn from others, and live justly alongside others.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
• Contents
• 1. Introduction to the “Justice looks like . . . ” series
• 2. What justice looks like in the Old Testament
• 3. What justice looks like in the New Testament
• 4. Justice is providing excellent education for all
• 5. Justice looks like fighting for children’s best interests
• 6. Right now, justice looks like righteous anger in action
• 7. Living God’s kingdom justice where you are
• 8. Justice through the eyes of an Arab Israeli Christian
• 9. Justice looks like making things right
• 10. Justice for immigrants and refugees seldom seen
• 11. Justice looks like hope, not hopelessness
• 12. Justice looks like the kingdom of God
• 13. Justice is making sure Black lives matter
• 14. Justice looks like tearing down the wall between you and Christ
• 15. Three ways justice looks like Jesus
• 16. Justice looks like being willing to be uncomfortable
• 17. Justice looks like a divine invitation
• 17. La justicia es como una invitación divina
• 18. Justice looks like being free of worry
• 19. Images of justice in an emperor’s land
• 20. Justice looks like knowing your neighbor
• 21. Justice looks like living in the light of justification
• 22. Justice looks like an America that can celebrate its diversity
• 23. Justice requires having eyes that see
• 24. Justice requires a biblical—stable—foundation
• 25. Justice looks like anti-racism
• 26. Justice looks like a healthy relationship
• 27. Justice needs you. I need you.
• 28. Learning justice demands all of me
• 29. Justice is the right key to the right door
• 30. Justice must precede peace, calm, and healing
• 31. Justice looks like jumping in the water
• 32. Justice looks like “fighting for the good of everyone”
• 33. Justice looks like God’s law
• 34. Justice looks like a church playground where all can play
• 35. Justice looks like shalom for my neighbor
• 36. Justice looks and sounds like “just us”
• 37. For many, justice looks far away
• 38. Justice looks like a widow not giving up
• 39. Justice looks like putting out the fire
• 40. Justice looks like my bookshelves
• 41. I never knew I was Black
• 42. Justice looks like a Toni Morrison plot
• 43. Justice is something we learn and practice
• 44. What justice looks like depends on where you’re standing
• 45. Justice looks like stepping in and seeking solutions for others
• 46. Justice looks like all our responsibility
• 47. Justice looks like awakening
• 48. Justice looks like other Mexicans
• 49. Justice looks like God’s will on earth as it is in heaven
• 50. Justice looks like sweeping up injustice
• 51. Justice looks like the church serving in the community
• 52. True justice looks like restoration and redemption
• 53. Justice looks like equity in the administration of justice
• 54. For churches, justice should be in the core values
• 55. Justice looks like wisdom: Abundance vs. scarcity
• 56. Justice looks like the cross
• 57. What justice looks like for families of suspects and defendants
• 58. Justice looks like what Scripture tells us
• 59. Justice looks like Onesimus, the bishop of Ephesus
• 60. Justice looks like leaning into grief
• 61. Justice for mental illness is personal and systemic
• 62. Justice is a constant gut check
• 63. Justice looks like “teaching, modeling, and equipping”
• 64. Justice involves addressing systemic racism
• 65. Justice is reflecting God’s love in public policy
• 66. Justice looks like the best health care for all women
• 67. Learning about injustice in home financing
• 68. Justice looks like treating all people as God’s children
• 69. Justice goes hand in hand with righteousness
• Index of Subjects
• Index of Scripture