Our society is more divided than ever. How can believers respectfully engage with others while staying true to the Gospel?
In 2016, Tim Keller and John Inazu posed that exact question in a thought-provoking article that laid the foundation for their book Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference (Thomas Nelson, 2020). Now they are partnering once more with Christianity Today to equip believers to walk in humility, patience, and tolerance as they engage with those whose beliefs are radically different from their own.
12 respected Christian thought-leaders, including Keller and Inazu, shared their powerful stories and perspectives on the most divisive issues of our day, including race, politics, peace-making, and so much more. The goal was to learn how to embrace the hope and confidence in the gospel while loving your neighbor in this anxious age.
More About the Featured Contributors:
Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City
John Inazu, professor of law and religion at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
Tish Harrison Warren, writer, essayist, and Anglican priest at Church of the Ascension in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lecrae, recording artist, songwriter, and record producer
Sara Groves, singer and songwriter
Trillia Newbell, director of community outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
Claude Richard Alexander Jr, senior pastor of The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina
Kristen Deede Johnson, professor of theology and Christian formation at Western Theological Seminary
Tom Lin, president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Shirley V. Hoogstra, president of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Rudy Carrasco, program officer for the Murdock Charitable Trust and past board member of the Christian Community Development
Association.Warren Kinghorn, professor of psychiatry and theology at Duke University
John Hendrix (moderator), author/illustrator of children’s books and professor of art at Washington University in St. Louis