the New Testament concept of repentance entails not just rational assent or recognition of sin but a continuous renewal of the mind embodied in a change of direction.18 For example, messianic Jewish theologian Mark Kinzer maintains that what are needed more than Gentile Christians’ apologies for their anti-Semitic relationship to Jews are concerted efforts that dismantle the supersessionism that has marginalized non-European flesh for centuries.19 The same can be said in regard to the need for White people to move beyond self-centered introspection toward working in solidarity with people of
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