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Young people are often referred to as the church's 'missing generation'. But perhaps it is not them that are missing from God's mission, but the church itself.
'Young, Woke and Christian' brings together young church leaders and theologians who argue that the church needs to become increasingly awake to injustices in British society. It steers away from the capitalistic marketing ideas of how to attract young people into Christian fellowship and proclaims that the church's role in society is to serve society, give voice to the marginalised and stand up to damaging, dominating power structures.
Covering themes such as climate change, racial inclusivity, sexual purity, homelessness, food poverty, sexuality, trans identity, feminism, peace-making, interfaith relations, and disability justice, the collection is a cry for the reform of the church to not ally with 'woke' issues because they are popular with youth, but because they are gospel issues. With a powerful prologue from Anthony Reddie.
Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Prologue ix
Anthony Reddie
Poem: When Black Goes Breathless xiii
Samuel Nwokoro
1. Introduction: 'Coming Out as Christian' 1
Victoria Turner
2. Climate Crisis: Grief, Anger and Hope as I Look to the Future 17
Liz Marsh
3. Racial Inclusion: Guidelines to Being a More Racially Inclusive Church 27
Nosayaba Idehen
4. Queer, Christian and Tired: Why I'm No Longer Talking to Cishet Christians about Sexuality 39
Josh Mock
5. When Did I Start Calling my Body 'it'? Purity Culture, Trauma and Learning to Embody Liberation 52
Molly Boot
6. Comfortable Feminism is Not Enough: Following Christ's Call for Abundant Life 62
Kirsty Borthwick
Poem: Smashed 74
Laura Cook
7. Trans and Christian? 78
Jack Woodruff
8. Waking Up to Ableism in Christian Communities 90
Chrissie Thwaites
9. Food Poverty: Bread of life? Or Bread for Life? 104
Anna Twomlow
10. The Relevance of Mental Health for the Faith of Young People 116
Annika Mathews
11. The Intentional Integration of Homeless and Formally Homeless Communities Radically Transforms the Life of our Church 129
Shermara J. J. Fletcher
12. Interfaith Engagement as Social Action: Going Beyond Sharing Samosas to Realizing a Common Humanity 142
Sophie Mitchell
13. Our Call to Real Peace 155
Annie Sharples
Contributors 168
