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The issue of justice has pervaded the rights and lifespan of African Americans for
centuries. These injustices systemically impact African Americans through racial
constructs, economic disparities, and it even pervades the work of the Spirit in our
church. This project was created with hopes of bringing a renewal, a revitalization of
social justice back to the fundamental roots of the African American Pentecostal church,
placing social justice at the core as the spirit is at work in the life of the Pentecostal. The
same works of justice enacted at the cross for redemption of humankind has been
perverted by evil systems rendering systemic injustices. These injustices have created
systems of disenfranchisement that have historically had negative effects on the church's
theological and ecclesial pedagogy and practices.
As a result, a renewing of the biblical mandate for the social actions of justice
must return to the core of the gospel. The Church of the Redeemed of the Lord is an
urban church located in Baltimore, MD that has committed itself to great works in
Christendom. This project proclaims to refocus, rediscover, and experience a
pedagogical renewal as the voice of justice is reintroduced to the justified, those who
transmit the gospel to the world both in word and deed.
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