Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Incendiary Cultural Topics

Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Incendiary Cultural Topics

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  • Author：Douglas R. Groothius
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Adam Kareus ，

Fire in the streets is a well-rounded critique of CRT， examining the foundations， implications， and results of this ideology。 Dr。 Groothuis answers this ideology with the truth of Christianity， showing that the truth of Jesus explains our existence as humans in a way that CRT can not do。 The last two chapters of the book- a Christian framework and Fanning holy flames provide Groothuis’ answer to CRT （which is the truth of Christ） and help provide a way forward to all who see or are convinced of Fire in the streets is a well-rounded critique of CRT， examining the foundations， implications， and results of this ideology。 Dr。 Groothuis answers this ideology with the truth of Christianity， showing that the truth of Jesus explains our existence as humans in a way that CRT can not do。 The last two chapters of the book- a Christian framework and Fanning holy flames provide Groothuis’ answer to CRT （which is the truth of Christ） and help provide a way forward to all who see or are convinced of CRT’s faults。 。。。more

Roy Van Den Brande ，

Some background: I'm a left learning European。 I like to believe I'm not polarised to the extreme。 I'm white and I had a Catholic upbringing， although I'm non-religious。 Why this background？ Because the 5-star rating here U the result of an echo chamber。 Marxism here is a cath-all term for everything bad about progressive thinking， and to give it some weight they also have to repeat many times the atrocities that happened in name of communism （neglecting the fact that religion doesn't have clean Some background: I'm a left learning European。 I like to believe I'm not polarised to the extreme。 I'm white and I had a Catholic upbringing， although I'm non-religious。 Why this background？ Because the 5-star rating here U the result of an echo chamber。 Marxism here is a cath-all term for everything bad about progressive thinking， and to give it some weight they also have to repeat many times the atrocities that happened in name of communism （neglecting the fact that religion doesn't have clean hands either）。Completely misrepresenting （or misunderstanding） the intentions of critical race theory too， and cherry picking ideas and events to construe an image of pure hate and disregard for everyone。 Black Lives Matter protests were insensitive to covid restrictions， and were a lootfest。You do you。 I'd just put the book down after 2 chapters， were it not that the premisse of the book was， at least I hoped， a way to get to dialogue between the different sites。 I'd love to read a book from a conservative perspective on how to deal with polarisation。。。 But this is not that book。 It is a book for conservative people to entrench themselves more in their believes， to make some sense of the polarised society。Now I need another Thomas Pickety or Noam Chomsky to relax。 。。。more

Brian W ，

At present， people know more pop culture trivia and have significant addictions to television and social media。 Fire in the Streets gives us a concise and much needed history of America which challenges the media’s attempt to control the narrative around America’s history with race and racism。 Fire in the Streets is dutifully researched and quotes historical facts and figures to put into perspective the true history of the U。S。 Groothuis is no apologist for America per se。 He is a Christian Apol At present， people know more pop culture trivia and have significant addictions to television and social media。 Fire in the Streets gives us a concise and much needed history of America which challenges the media’s attempt to control the narrative around America’s history with race and racism。 Fire in the Streets is dutifully researched and quotes historical facts and figures to put into perspective the true history of the U。S。 Groothuis is no apologist for America per se。 He is a Christian Apologist whose heart breaks over the destruction of the church and God’s people because of CRT and the racial divide in America。 He makes it clear that slavery and racism （past and present） “are sin，” and America was wrong for it。 However， the whole country and all who have lived here are not guilty of that sin。 CRT and the push by the political left are not the answer。 In fact， they are pursuing a new form of racism which is equally as bad as the racism that they denounce as being “foundational” and “systemic” to America’s founding。 Fire in the Streets gives the reader the historical perspective， biblical foundation， and logical reasoning to address past wrongs， present issues and future needs。 One can only hope that anyone who reads this book will be challenged to look deeper， think clearly， and challenge themselves about the true history of the U。S。 If a person believes America can do no wrong， then he or she ought to reflect on what has been done wrong。 If a person believes American can do nothing right， then he or she ought to reflect on all the good that has been done both here and around the world。 On this side of heaven and eternity， all world views and political systems will fail。 CRT and its philosophical siblings will fail too … but at what cost？“All utopian forms of government fail to understand the severity and pervasiveness of original sin， or they redefine it and then try to fix society through impossible means。 Instead of seeing all human beings as partakers in original sin， CRT divides society into the oppressors and the oppressed based on race and gender。 Instead of realizing that all hostilities among people cannot be legislated away， it isolates all inequalities based on racism and sexism and advocates draconian measures to create “equity” through force of law and socialist government。” Douglas Groothuis， Fire in the Streets 。。。more

Scott Galena ，

At a time in history when the U。S。 is more divided than anytime since the Civil War， few people would argue that our country is at a crossroads。 It is not an exaggeration to say that we are facing serious problems （and possible solutions） that threaten the very existence of the United States。 When an individual， community， or country faces a problem， in order to find the best possible solution， the problem must be clearly defined and solutions must be thoughtfully evaluated。 Clear and careful c At a time in history when the U。S。 is more divided than anytime since the Civil War， few people would argue that our country is at a crossroads。 It is not an exaggeration to say that we are facing serious problems （and possible solutions） that threaten the very existence of the United States。 When an individual， community， or country faces a problem， in order to find the best possible solution， the problem must be clearly defined and solutions must be thoughtfully evaluated。 Clear and careful consideration becomes all the more critical when there is so much at stake。 CRT is espoused by many to be THE solution to the issues that currently divide the U。S。—not the best solution， the only solution。 This alone should give us pause and cause to evaluate it carefully。 No solution should be above scrutiny。 Like any possible solution， CRT should be reasonably and thoughtfully evaluated。 Fire in the Streets by Douglas Groothuis helps the reader do just that。 Following a concise presentation of the crisis we now face and the foundations of CRT， Groothuis defines the “American Creed”—the guiding principles established by the founding documents of the United States。 The first section of the book closes with an analysis of systemic racism in the U。S。 and then， in section two， moves into an evaluation of the “Most Combustible Topics” related to CRT including， ideology， free speech， capitalism， reparations， race， and identity。 The final section of Fire in the Streets offers genuine hope in a biblically-based， gospel-oriented solution and provides guidance in how followers of Christ can implement it， always speaking the truth in love。 Anyone who is genuinely concerned about the current cultural climate of the United States， anyone who wants to better understand CRT and the problems we face， anyone who truly desires to move toward healing， wholeness， and hope as a people will find what they are looking for in the pages of Fire in the Streets。 。。。more

Jonathan Roberts ，

This book says it will help you “confidently respond to incendiary cultural topics” and it is right， it does do that。 But what this subtitle does not clarify is that the cultural topics all relate to critical race theory and our culture’s view on race。 And there is no one better to deal with this than professor Douglas Groothuis。 He knows his stuff， his Christian Apologetics book is a virtual handbook for apologetics， used by many to make sense of their life as a Christian。 This book does what i This book says it will help you “confidently respond to incendiary cultural topics” and it is right， it does do that。 But what this subtitle does not clarify is that the cultural topics all relate to critical race theory and our culture’s view on race。 And there is no one better to deal with this than professor Douglas Groothuis。 He knows his stuff， his Christian Apologetics book is a virtual handbook for apologetics， used by many to make sense of their life as a Christian。 This book does what is set out to do。 It deals with the topics using the proponents own words to clearly lay them out。 Groothius sets up a steel man and then knocks it down。 The part I enjoyed the most was the end when he lays out what to do help us respond。 These are clear and concise to help us respond in love with truth。 I think this quote lays it out clearly， it’s long but worth it。 “This book has advocated that we fight fire with fire。 However， the fire I commend is not the fire that animates CRT （critical race theory） and it’s allied advocates and activists。 It does not spark violent protests， riots， hate fears， cancellations， or the dismantling of the American system by limiting free speech， vilifying all white people， or imposing socialism。 This fire is a well-reasoned， knowledgeable， and humble conviction that the American creed is worth reaffirming and living by， that all people are created equal by a just and loving God， and that a virtuous citizenry is necessary for the moral and spiritual recovery from the perils we now face。” 。。。more