The Institute for Black Church Studies at BSK is pleased to announce two new essays from our Executive Director, Dr. Lewis Brogdon, that speak boldly to the moral crisis gripping our nation.
In “Forgiveness and the Witness of God’s People in an Age of Collapse,” Dr. Brogdon explores the radical role of forgiveness not only as a personal practice but as a public virtue that Christians must recover for the healing of our fractured society. Drawing from scripture, theology, and the example of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this essay challenges us to embody forgiveness in ways that resist cycles of bitterness, violence, and moral cynicism.
In his companion piece, “What’s Wrong With Admitting You Did Something Wrong?” Dr. Brogdon confronts our growing cultural inability to confess wrongdoing — in our relationships, our communities, and our national life. He argues that blame-shifting and self-victimization have become the moral currency of American society, eroding our capacity for truth-telling, healing, and real transformation. This reflection invites Christians and churches to reclaim confession as a daily practice of integrity and freedom.
Together, these essays call the church to be a credible witness to the gospel in an age of outrage and denial — and to model the courage it takes to tell the truth, forgive one another, and heal what is broken.
Read “Forgiveness and the Witness of God’s People in an Age of Collapse” here.
Read “What’s Wrong With Admitting You Did Something Wrong?” here.