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S11E13: Unseen Structures: Caste, Power, and Healing the Fractures Beneath Our Feet


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We often shy away from conversations about race, caste, and power because of discomfort or fear of making mistakes—but this episode is an invitation to get in the game. Join us as we step into the complex and often unseen world of caste systems--which are more than race alone--as they manifest within American culture, exploring how deeply entrenched social structures and inherited hierarchies shape our interactions, identities, and sense of belonging.
 
Building on themes from our previous conversation about church wounding, we draw from poignant personal experience, historical context, and biblical reflection to invite listeners into a posture of curiosity and compassion. Rather than offering easy solutions, this conversation encourages each of us to examine where we are in the social power gradient and what it means to steward that position with intentionality and humility. It’s the beginning of the slow, sacred work of repair—relationally and structurally—so we can become the kind of people, and the kind of community, who create beauty and goodness together.
 
 

Episode Links and References

  • Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - Isabel Wilkerson
  • Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair - Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson
  • Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation - Latasha Morrison
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