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Leon Nixon
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James H. Cone
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The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk.
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The Color of Christ
- The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America
- By: Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 192
How is it that in America the image of Jesus Christ has been used both to justify the atrocities of white supremacy and to inspire the righteousness of civil rights crusades? In The Color of Christ, Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey weave a tapestry of American dreams and visions - from witch hunts to web pages, Harlem to Hollywood, slave cabins to South Park, Mormon revelations to Indian reservations - to show how Americans visually remade the Son of God time and again into a sacred symbol of their greatest aspirations, deepest terrors, and mightiest strivings for racial power and justice.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not worth the read
- By arip412 on 05-11-17
By: Edward J. Blum, and others
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The Radical King
- By: Cornel West - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Gabourey Sidibe, Cornel West, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,575
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,401
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,388
Wanda Sykes, LeVar Burton, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Gabourey Sidibe head a cast of beloved actors performing 23 selections from the speeches, sermons, and essays of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—many never recorded during his lifetime. For the first time, teachers, students, and thoughtful listeners can hear dramatic interpretations of Dr. King’s words, chosen and introduced by Cornel West.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not the best MLK audiobook
- By Nathan White on 02-07-19
By: Cornel West - editor, and others
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Long Time Coming
- Reckoning with Race in America
- By: Michael Eric Dyson
- Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 397
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 336
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Story5 out of 5 stars 335
The night of May 25, 2020 changed America. George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis when a White cop suffocated him. The video of that night’s events went viral, sparking the largest protests in the nation’s history and the sort of social unrest we have not seen since the '60s. While Floyd’s death was certainly the catalyst (heightened by the fact that it occurred during a pandemic whose victims were disproportionately of color), it was in truth the fuse that lit an ever-filling powder keg.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great History Lesson
- By Debby Burton on 12-08-20
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Things Worth Dying For
- Thoughts on a Life Worth Living
- By: Charles J. Chaput
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 135
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story5 out of 5 stars 116
With a balance of wisdom, candor, and scholarly rigor, the beloved archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia, Charles J. Chaput, traces the human experience from ancient times to today to find threads of connection in our yearning for God, love, honor, beauty, truth, and immortality. He looks at our modern appetite for consumption and individualism and offers a penetrating analysis of how we got here and how we can look to our roots and our faith to find purpose each day amid the noise of competing desires.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Low score for modernism
- By Joey on 05-17-21
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Not in God's Name
- Confronting Religious Violence
- By: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
- Narrated by: Jonathan Sacks
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 154
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story5 out of 5 stars 133
In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit and individuals are motivated by what Rabbi Sacks calls "altruistic evil", violence between peoples of different beliefs appears to be the only natural outcome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent book
- By Trejac on 07-26-21
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What Truth Sounds Like
- Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America
- By: Michael Eric Dyson
- Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 793
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 700
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 694
This audiobook exists at the tense intersection of the conflict between politics and prophecy - of whether we embrace political resolution or moral redemption to fix our fractured racial landscape.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Riffing on a meeting with RFK and James Baldwin
- By Adam Shields on 06-08-18
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The Very Good Gospel
- How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right
- By: Lisa Sharon Harper, Walter Brueggemann - foreword
- Narrated by: Lisa Sharon Harper
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 88
Shalom is what God declared. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like. Shalom is when all people have enough. It's when churches, schools, and public policies protect human dignity. Shalom is when the image of God is recognized in every single human. Shalom is our calling as followers of Jesus' gospel. What can we do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities, and our souls? Through a careful exploration of biblical text, particularly the first three chapters of Genesis, Lisa Sharon Harper shows us what "very good" can look like today, even after the Fall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Gospel as Truly Good News
- By Mary Lewis on 06-18-21
By: Lisa Sharon Harper, and others
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Eraced
- Uncovering the Lies of Critical Race Theory and Abortion
- By: John K. Amanchukwu
- Narrated by: Calvin Robinson
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story5 out of 5 stars 43
Abortion and critical race theory are twin evils born of the same diabolical monster: racism. And yet, there are many in the church who want to call them good, even as America begins to unravel under their influence. In Eraced, John Amanchukwu Sr. dispels the myths surrounding abortion and critical race theory, and uncovers the Left's sinister plot to destroy the Black community and divide the church. Along the way, he brings to light important gospel truths to help all believers learn to think biblically about some of the most important and explosive issues of our day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stark and eye opening
- By Jauncy on 01-14-23
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One Blood
- Parting Words to the Church on Race
- By: John M. Perkins, Karen Waddles
- Narrated by: Calvin Robinson
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 209
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 174
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Story5 out of 5 stars 174
We are living in historic times. Not since the Civil Rights Movement of the '60s has our country been as vigorously engaged in the reconciliation conversation. There is a great opportunity right now for culture to change, to be a more perfect union. However, it cannot be done without the church, because the faith of the people is more powerful than any law government can enact.
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Perkins' GRACIOUS MASTERPIECE.
- By Thom Hazelip on 05-08-18
By: John M. Perkins, and others
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A Farewell to Mars
- An Evangelical Pastor's Journey toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace
- By: Brian Zahnd
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 219
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Story5 out of 5 stars 192
How did violence and power seep into our understanding of faith and grace? For those troubled by this trend toward the sword, perhaps there is a better way. What if the message of Jesus differs radically from the drumbeats of war we hear all around us? Using his own journey from war crier to peacemaker and his in-depth study of peace in the Scriptures, author and pastor Brian Zahnd reintroduces us to the gospel of peace.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Following the Prince of Peace
- By Andrew Coon on 08-06-18
By: Brian Zahnd
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His Truth Is Marching On
- John Lewis and the Power of Hope
- By: Jon Meacham, John Lewis - afterword
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Jon Meacham
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 885
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 793
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Story5 out of 5 stars 787
An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime US congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely remarkable!
- By Janie on 08-30-20
By: Jon Meacham, and others
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Learning from the Germans
- Race and the Memory of Evil
- By: Susan Neiman
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 124
In the wake of white nationalist attacks, the ongoing debate over reparations, and the controversy surrounding Confederate monuments and the contested memories they evoke, Susan Neiman's Learning from the Germans delivers an urgently needed perspective on how a country can come to terms with its historical wrongdoings. Neiman is a white woman who came of age in the civil rights-era South and a Jewish woman who has spent much of her adult life in Berlin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is an important book.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-29-20
By: Susan Neiman
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Unconditional?
- The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness
- By: Brian Zahnd
- Narrated by: Jon Gauger
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story5 out of 5 stars 58
Should we always forgive? Is forgiveness always even possible? Does forgiveness enable evil? Does it sacrifice justice? Are there ANY limits? In a world where the ugliness of rage and retaliation are driving the story line, Unconditional? offers the beauty, reconciliation, and total restoration of forgiveness the way Jesus taught us to live it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hope
- By Lisa on 09-27-16
By: Brian Zahnd
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Strangers in a Strange Land
- Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
- By: Charles J. Chaput
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 362
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 319
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 311
From Charles J. Chaput, author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar, comes Strangers in a Strange Land, a fresh, urgent, and ultimately hopeful treatise on the state of Catholicism and Christianity in the United States. America today is different in kind, not just in degree, from the past. And this new reality is unlikely to be reversed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read