Cecilia J. Williams

Subversive Witness

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In Subversive Witness, Dominique Dubois Gilliard offers the scriptural context that is so often missing from the conversation around privilege. With the critical reflection of a biblical scholar, the piercing proclamation of a prophet, and the deep compassion of a pastor, Gilliard methodically and carefully asks his reader to reimagine a radically discipled misunderstanding of repentance, power and privilege. Gilliard’s timely and thoughtful analysis boldly calls us to overthrow the systematized mythology and ahistorical (often whitewashed) theology that “privatized” privilege often fosters—vying instead for the living out of a Christianity which is authentically grounded in the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and well positioned to subversively wield privilege as a revolutionary tool for creating a more equitable society where all persons can flourish. For all who care deeply about the witness of the American church, this book is a must read. It is, quite simply, the best book on Christian ethics I have read in some time.”

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