Religion & Spirituality
In the first episode of the Race and Religion podcast series, Dr. Bowtie Brian, Dr. Shawn Smith, and I explore our present situation with the recent death of George Floyd and the protests that erupted around the world as a result. Also, we share our racial and socioeconomic backgrounds and how our understanding of racial issues has changed over these past few weeks. In addition, we briefly explore how we are called as Christians to learn more about this situation and be involved in the ministry of racial reconciliation. We want to hear questions from you! If you'd like for us to tackle a question you might have about race and religion, send the question to ourfaithjourneypodcast@gmail.com, or you can send a message to Our Faith Journey Instagram and Facebook pages. In future episodes, we will be having a Q&A section dedicated to answering questions that you might have. Intro music was a cover of the song "Does Your Heart Break" by the Brilliance. For the full version by the Brilliance, click here. RESOURCES Movies you can watch: "13th": a Netflix documentary "When They See Us": TV series on Netflix Books you can read: The Cross and the Lynching Tree - Reconciling the gospel message of liberation with the reality of black oppression and suffering during the lynching era Medical Apartheid: The history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Bearing the Cross: a biography of Martin Luther King Jr, one of the main leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s The New Jim Crow: a book that dives into the punitive criminal justice system and explores the injustices of mass incarceration, especially against people of color.