We are no longer in 1965. Progress has been made, but the work is not done. We are far from close to being able to loudly proclaim and promote the immeasurable dignity of every human being. As long as sin abounds idolatry will abound. And as long as idolatry abounds, the dignity-denying tragedy of injustice and oppression will abound. We could argue that too much of the church’s role in the history of America rejected the countercultural message of the imago Dei and we have a lot of catching up to do as the people of God in living out its implications.
