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In Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance & Repair (Brazos Press, 2021), Presbyterian Church in America ministers Duke L. Kwon and Gregory Thompson lay out their biblical and historical case for the American church making reparations to African Americans. The intertwining of the biblical and historical is the foundation of their argument: there is a biblical model of reparations, and the history of the American church meets that biblical criteria for practicing reparations. Their aim is not to provide a detailed plan on reparations (though they offer many concrete recommendations and mandates), but to introduce and frame a conversation on the subject for the church.
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Cameron Shaffer
Cameron Shaffer (PhD candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is the Senior Pastor of Langhorne Presbyterian Church in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, author of Keeping Kids Christian, and serves on the Board of Directors for the World Reformed Fellowship.
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