Fire in the Whole Quotes

“In the only instance wherein the Bible records a human asking God directly how to receive eternal life, God tells him to concern himself with his treatment of fellow humans, particularly the poor, and to follow him.”
― Robert G. Callahan II, Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness

“God’s emphasis on justice in the here and now communicates that how we treat one another is of infinite import because we tell the world something about who God is in the way we treat them. Imagine how different living out our faith would look if we all understood righteousness as the fruit of our care for neighbors in society. What if the flourishing of the marginalized was such a nonnegotiable for American Christians that minorities weren’t relegated to living in a perpetual state of being “fine”?”
― Robert G. Callahan II, Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness

“The goal is not to tear down the church, but to free you from an imitation of it.”
― Robert G. Callahan II, Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness

“As I journey further into reconstructing my faith, I have determined that when anger motivates us to move toward liberation, to be more inclusive, to build wider tables, and to love our neihbours better, it is righteous and holy.”
― Robert G. Callahan II, Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness

“Too often, we are told that anger has no place in the hearts of Christians. As a consequence, we don't know what we're allowed to feel in regard to the wolves that have infiltrated our flocks. EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN CULTURE HAS A WAY OF TRAINING US INTO TIMIDITY to protect the opinions & abuses of others.”
― Robert G. Callahan II, Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness