Voddie Baucham’s new book, Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe, is a great resource for those trying to get their footing in the ever-changing landscape of the culture. Baucham’s upbringing makes him the poster child for the social justice movement—he was raised by a single mom in gang territory in Los Angeles—yet he sees the flaws of the movement and works to educate others of its downfall.
Using the words from prominent social justice warriors, Baucham defines the terminology of the movement. Because these movements take place mostly in academic circles, he takes the time to explain their position in laymen’s terms. He takes pains to demonstrate the false information that is circulated in order to grow the movement. Then he uses Scripture to show the cracks in the arguments and the fallacies in the philosophy.
“The antiracist movement has many of the hallmarks of a cult, including staying close enough to the Bible to avoid immediate detection and hiding the fact that it has a new theology and a new glossary of terms that diverge ever-so-slightly from Christian orthodoxy. At least at first” (67).
In Fault Lines, Baucham calls out Christian leaders and teachers who have fallen prey to the cult of antiracism, but he does so with compassion and Christian love. He encourages believers who understand the errors of social justice to graciously correct brothers and sisters in Christ, and he reminds the reader that the war is a spiritual one.
If you’ve been feeling like the ground beneath your feet keeps shifting, this book will be a great resource to help you get your footing as you plant your feet firmly in God’s Word.
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