{"product_id":"subversive-witness-scriptures-call-to-leverage-privilege-9780310124030","title":"Subversive Witness: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn to leverage privilege.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivilege is a social consequence of our unwillingness to reckon with and turn from sin. But properly stewarded, it can help us see and participate in God's inbreaking kingdom. Scripture repeatedly affirms that privilege is real and declares that, rather than exploiting it for selfish gain or feeling immobilized by it, Christians have a responsibility to leverage it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSubversive Witness\u003c\/em\u003e asks us to grapple with privilege, indifference, and systemic sin in new ways by using biblical examples to reveal the complex nature of privilege and Christians' responsibility in stewarding it well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominique DuBois Gilliard highlights several people in the Bible who understood this kingdom call. Through their stories, you will discover how to leverage privilege to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResist Sin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand in Solidarity with the Oppressed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirth Liberation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate Systemic Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProclaim the Good News\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerate Social Transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy embodying Scripture's subversive call to leverage--and at times forsake--privilege, readers will learn to love their neighbors sacrificially, enact systemic change, and grow more Christlike as citizens of God's kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilliard, Dominique DuBois:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cp\u003eDominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. An ordained minister, Gilliard has served in pastoral ministry in Atlanta, Chicago, and Oakland. Gilliard also serves on the board of directors for the Christian Community Development Association. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e He is the author of \u003cem\u003eRethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2018 InterVarsity Press Readers' Choice Award and was named one of \u003cem\u003eOutreach\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine's 2019 Outreach Resources of the Year - Social Issues \/ Justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\"","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495287853330,"sku":"9780310124030","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34bf0c8a-316e-4b92-af11-89eb265db257.jpg?v=1730678677","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/subversive-witness-scriptures-call-to-leverage-privilege-9780310124030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}