History and Hope

Accounts of abuse from Anna Simmers of Black Sheep Initiative along with other students of Anchorage Baptist School.

WARNING some of these accounts contain graphic information about sexual abuse and may be difficult for some listeners to hear. Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode: blacksheepinitiative.org Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane Langberg

An interview with Trey Ferguson. Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode:

Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulley

Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God by Kelly Brown Douglas

Part two of our response to objections raised concerning the episode on Whiteness

Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode: Divided by Faith by Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith

Part one of a response to objections raised concerning the episode on Whiteness Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode: Stamped from the beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

Part nine in the series on the Baptists Distinctives: Separation of Church and State

Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode:

A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity (1611/1612)" by Thomas Helwys

Description: Part eight in the series on the Baptists Distinctives: Two Offices Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode: What's the Difference between Elders and Deacons? By Isaac Adams

Part seven in the series on the Baptists Distinctives: Saved Church Membership Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode: Democratic Religion: Freedom, Authority, and Church Discipline in the Baptist South 1785-1900 by Gregory A. Wills

Part Six in the series on the Baptists Distinctives: Individual Soul Liberty Recommended reading on the topics discussed in this episode: 1689 Confession chapter 21

We discuss the system of Whiteness in America Recommended resources on the topics discussed in this episode: Video of Jarvis Williams on "Whiteness"

Part Five in the series on the Baptists Distinctives: The Lord's Supper Recommended resources on the topics discussed in this episode: 9Marks video on Baptism and the Lord's Supper