Is there a Role for the Black Church in Social Justice Reform? Biblical Justice from Moses to MLK

December 3, 2025

Leslie Dillard | 2021

Abstract

For this nation to reverse course and overcome the current firestorm of injustice, the Black Church must take its place in leading and facilitating a course correction. The battle is not just about the state of the union; it is about the state of the nation’s soul. United States citizens aspire to a peaceful existence. The Black Church must be like the widower in Luke 18:1-8, regularly pointing out injustice and acting upon it until the desired outcome is achieved. Christ expects us as individuals to acknowledge our sin and repent. It is no different for a nation. The undercurrent of injustice will continue to erode this nation’s foundation until America comes to grips with its sin.

The purpose of this book is to identify the role of the Black church in supporting justice reform and providing strategies to facilitate reconciliation and restoration across the whole ecclesia, White and Black, as well as the nation. The national outrage at the deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement has brought to the surface 400 years of systemic oppression and civil rights injustices. For many, the Black church is expected to address social inequities with the same zeal exhibited in the past. What will it take for the Black church to engage in social justice activism and who will lead this fight?

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