Postmodern thought has now made inroads into what until very recently were conservative, Biblical Christian circles, all with the smiling face of “social justice.” The rapidity with which these deadly ideas have spread from the culture at large into churches and Christian organizations is truly shocking – all with an ever-present progressive political undertone that has become noticeable as the movement has gained steam.

While the most influential French postmodernists, Derrida and Foucault, will not be immediately familiar to many citizens of western culture, their collective concepts have wreaked havoc amongst the socio-political and educational landscape in North America over the past decade. As our secular educational institutions have become battlegrounds to “tear down the patriarchy” and to “root out white privilege,” this same battle has emerged within the most conservative of strongholds of the Christian church catching many congregants and seminarians unaware.

With this in mind, Sovereign Nations held its third purposed event titled “Social Justice & The Gospel: The God-breathed Hierarchy and the Postmodern Crisis within the Church.” It is our hope that these assembled scholars will help to elucidate the primary issues and concerns of this dangerous movement.

All of the conference materials are free for viewing below.

Defining Social Justice

Dr. Voddie Baucham

Dr. Voddie Baucham brings our first detailed message by defining what “social justice” is by the definitions provided by the adherents of the movement. Dr. Baucham then provides a polemic from an orthodox Christian understanding of justice.

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Standalone Article: Defining Social Justice | Dr. Voddie Baucham

Virtue Signaling: The New Evangelistic Strategy

Phil Johnson

Virtue signaling is the practice of trying to put one’s own moral superiority on display by saying or doing something that has no real practical benefit other than to announce agreement with the most stylish opinion of whatever happens to be trending at the moment. Listen as Phil Johnson of Grace to You examines this aberrant micro-reflexive practice amongst the new ‘woke’ evangelicals.

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Standalone Article: Virtue Signaling: The New Evangelistic Strategy

An Exegetical and Historical Examination of the Woke Church Movement

Dr. James White

Does the ‘woke’ church movement have any Biblical and historical validity? Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries provides an exegetical examination of this current position from the pages of Scripture and historical theology.

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Standalone Article: An Exegetical & Historical Examination of the Woke Church Movement | Dr. James White

Brave New Religion: Intersectionality

Dr. Josh Buice

Intersectionality as a social concept has revolutionized the entire victimhood culture across the political and educational spectrum. Dr. Josh Buice, Director of the G3 Conference, explains how Intersectionality is a unifying framework hypothesis for a brave new religion.

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Standalone Article: Brave New Religion: Intersectionality | Dr. Josh Buice

White Privilege: The New Original Sin

Dr. Thomas Ascol

The concept of “white privilege” has embedded itself within nearly every stratum of our culture in the United States, championed by progressives and those that are seeking to deconstruct our current narratives and historical hierarchies. As the church has become the purposed focus of those seeking to balkanize the church, it should not be a surprise that this pernicious concept has been used as a divisive tool to divide the church. Listen as Dr. Thomas Ascol of Founders Ministries examines the origins and effects of the foreign importation of “white privilege” in the body of Christ.

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Standalone Article: White Privilege: The New Original Sin | Dr. Thomas Ascol

Social Justice And The Gospel: The Statement Framers Panel

Dr. Josh Buice, Dr. James White, Dr. Voddie Baucham, Tom Buck, Phil Johnson, Dr. Tom Ascol. Moderator: Michael O’Fallon.

In this informative panel discussion with Dr. Josh Buice, Dr. James White, Dr. Voddie Baucham, Tom Buck, Phil Johnson, and Dr. Tom Ascol, Sovereign Nations Founder Michael O’Fallon leads the presenting scholars in a exploration of the postmodern crisis within the Christian Church.

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Standalone Article: Social Justice And The Gospel: The Statement Framers Panel