More Than a White Man's Religion: Why the Gospel Has Never Been Merely White, Male-Centered, or Just Another Religion

More Than a White Man's Religion: Why the Gospel Has Never Been Merely White, Male-Centered, or Just Another Religion

by Abdu Murray
More Than a White Man's Religion: Why the Gospel Has Never Been Merely White, Male-Centered, or Just Another Religion

More Than a White Man's Religion: Why the Gospel Has Never Been Merely White, Male-Centered, or Just Another Religion

by Abdu Murray

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Overview

Though many today accuse Christianity of being a white, imperialistic religion, it is actually the source for cherished Western ideals of racial and gender equality. In More Than a White Man's Religion, author and speaker Abdu Murray shares stories from the Bible and his own experiences as a global apologist, a member of an ethnic minority, a son of immigrants, and a former Muslim to show that the gospel message provides dignity and liberty to non-whites and women.

More Than a White Man's Religion reveals:

  • The ethnically diverse roots of biblical stories and passages that inspired some of the greatest social reforms in history
  • How challenging and sometimes confusing Bible passages and stories can be best understood to champion equality for ethnically diverse people and women
  • Ways believers can bring real and lasting change to our culture's pervasive racial, ethnic, and gender equality issues by following Jesus' and his followers' examples

Without overlooking the places where Christianity has failed to live up to its own ideals, Murray challenges the myth that Christianity is an oppressive, Western religion and shows believers how to better fulfill their God-given mandate to uphold the dignity of every human being.

Tackling head-on one of the most serious challenges to the Christian faith in our multicultural age, More Than a White Man's Religion demonstrates how the gospel can inspire positive change for modern culture.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780310590064
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 09/27/2022
Pages: 272
Sales rank: 1,059,402
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Abdu Murray (JD, University of Michigan) is an apologist, leading debates, dialogues, and open forums around the world for churches, college campuses, and business and government gatherings. He hosts the podcast The Defense Rests. He is the author of many articles and three books, including Grand Central Question and Saving Truth.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

1 Seeing the Social Surge 1

2 Defining the Objection 19

3 The Moral Heart of the Social Matter 47

Part I Not Just for Whites Only

4 Scripture, Slavery, and Race 79

5 Jesus and Authentic Ethnic Equality 105

Part 2 Not Just for Men

6 Challenging the Interpretations of the Texts That Challenge Us 143

7 When God Puts Women in Their Place 179

Part 3 Not Merely Religion

8 The Person in Whom We Find the Answers 211

Acknowledgments 231

Notes 233

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