Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice

“Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” –Frederick Douglass, 1845

The prophets of old were not easy to listen to because they did not flatter.  They did not cajole. They spoke hard words that often chafed and unsettled their listeners. Like the Old Testament prophets, and more recent prophetic voices like Frederick Douglass, Dr. Eric Mason calls the evangelical church to a much-needed reckoning. In a time when many feel confused, complacent, or even angry, he challenges the church to:

Be Aware – to understand that the issue of justice is not a black issue, it’s a kingdom issue. To learn how the history of racism in America and in the church has tainted our witness to a watching world.

Be Redemptive – to grieve and lament what we have lost and to regain our prophetic voice, calling the church to remember our gospel imperative to promote justice and mercy.

Be Active – to move beyond polite, safe conversations about reconciliation and begin to set things aright for our soon-coming King, who will be looking for a WOKE CHURCH.

• White Picket Fences: Turning toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege
• White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White
• Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation
• Right Color, Wrong Culture: The Type of Leader Your Organization Needs to Become Multiethnic (Leadership Fable)
• Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America
• Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole
• Insider Outsider: My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All
• One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love
• The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism
• Say It!: Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition