![]() You can live a rich spiritual life, following Jesus and trusting Scripture, while at the same time accepting what modern science says about the world. ![]() We’ve tried to show that it is a false dichotomy. ![]() If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, or following BioLogos, you’ve probably heard the slogan “you don’t have to choose.” Time and time again, we hear the stories of people who were told they do have to choose between science and the Bible, between human wisdom and God’s word. I’m an Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. You can say, yes, the people have done really, really horrible and difficult things in the name of Jesus, but there’s a hope on the other side of it. And that you don’t have to ignore the history of this country in order to remain a Christian. ![]() ![]() And what I want to argue in the book is that, listen, you don’t have to throw away the Bible in order to talk about justice, that historically African American Christians, precisely because they believe the Bible, contended for justice. An honest assessment of American history, is the fact that we have dealt with the problem of race from the beginning, and how to treat people equally. ![]()
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