The Biblical Mind

Scripture on Policing in America

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Dru Johnson and Celina Durgin talk about threads of teaching in Scripture regarding the use of force and systemic racism, as well as practical steps that the Torah and Jesus taught to bring justice into unjust communities. 

Show notes:

  • 1:28 How Torah protections for the vulnerable bear on our notion of justice
  • 4:00 How the powerful/vulnerable dynamic plays out in state agency and police use of force
  • 7:48 How the Torah evaluates self-defense and de-escalation
  • 15:20 God’s wrath against those who mistreat the vulnerable
  • 23:04 What the church should do in response to exploitation of the vulnerable
  • 36:02 Why epistemic humility is essential for just policing in America
  • 38:47 What we can learn from the modern Israeli military

    • Show notes by Micah Long.

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