This book is for anyone who wants to engage with the "what now?" questions that arise as we face injustice and hypocrisy within the Western church, and our own complicity in those systems.

The author unblinkingly names and addresses the N. American church and its habits/legacy of oppression, its racial supremacy, and its desire to be a part of the dominant culture rather than practice a "Jesus-shaped witness" in the world. The book takes readers through some of the early church history, comparing and contrasting its witness to the surrounding culture with the Western church's witness today.

My favorite chapters of the book were Liberating Barabbas (a discussion of the various theological interpretations of the Barrabas story and how it relates to our own calling to resist a violent empire), and the chapter addressing jubilee economics (Economic Injustice and the Church). All in all, a very timely read for Christians in North America today.

Thanks so much to Menno Media and Netgalley for the ARC of this book.