Rob and Vinnie continue to wrestle with the Gospel of Luke and Jesus' call to love the poor and the marginalized even if it doesn't benefit us in the now. In this episode, they interview Lisa Sharon Harper of Freedom Road and wrestle with the questions of Jesus, race, gender, and justice.
https://lisasharonharper.com/ (see Bio below)
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Lisa is a prolific speaker, writer, and activist. She is the author of several books, including Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican... or Democrat (The New Press, 2008); Left Right and Christ: Evangelical Faith in Politics (Elevate, 2011); Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith (Zondervan, 2014); and the critically acclaimed, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong can be Made Right: Which was recognized as the “2016 Book of the Year” by Englewood Review of Books. Her newest book Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World - and How to Repair It All
Lisa has appeared on TVOne, FoxNews Online, NPR, and Al Jazeera America.
She writes extensively on shalom and governance, immigration reform, health care reform, poverty, racial and gender justice, climate change, and transformational civic engagement. Her writing has been featured in CNN Belief Blog, The National Civic Review, Sojourners, The Huffington Post, Relevant Magazine, and Essence Magazine.
Lisa earned her Master’s degree in Human Rights from Columbia University
In 2015, The Huffington Post named Lisa one of 50 powerful women religious leaders
In 2019, The Religion Communicators Council named Lisa’s monthly Freedom Road Podcast “Best Podcast Series of The Year”.
And in 2020 Lisa received The Bridge Award from The Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation in recognition of her dedication to bridging divides and building the beloved community.
During the episode, Lisa notes that many inner city schools do not have textbooks. Here is a link to a NY Times articles.
The use of prison labor is noted in this report on Whole Foods and their statement that they will no longer sell such products:
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