Shai Linne - The New Reformation: Finding Hope in the Fight for Ethnic Unity

Shai Linnes The New Reformation is critical and encouraging, orthodox and challenging, empathetic and honest. Heartbreaking at points, humble and hopeful throughout, he even suggests whats gone wrong with so many who espoused the Bibles gospel and yet have missed it on race. I highly commend it.

MARK DEVER

Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church

President, 9Marks.org

This book is classic Shai Linne. It is winsome and biblical, humble and theological, serious and sober. Shai graciously points out the sicknesses of a divided church and then encouragingly points to the only curean undivided gospel.

ANTHONY CARTER

Pastor, East Point Church (Atlanta, GA)

Author, On Being Black and Reformed

The New Reformation is a remarkable book that begins with Shais own story and somehow manages to seamlessly integrate music, church, theology, Reformation history, current events, and personal experience into a compelling Jesus-centered narrative about ethnic unity. I found it engaging and insightful with wise practical advice. I highly recommend this book!

RANDY ALCORN

Author, founder of Eternal Perspective Ministries

What Shai has given us is a work that is theologically rich and yet incredibly clear. He begins with memoir, makes pit stops into history, ending with the hope of ethnic unity that transcends our current cultural divisions. The aim of his book speaks to Christs heart for His church, making it a worthwhile resource for any and all Christians.

JACKIE HILL PERRY

Writer, Bible teacher, poet, and author of Gay Girl, Good God and Jude: Contending for the Faith in Todays Culture

Rarely, I read a book I wish every single person would read. Well, this is one of those books! I could not put it down. The New Reformation is a foundation of theological and practical wisdom. It accurately identifies the problem and it also provides a biblical way forward for all of us. I cannot commend this book highly enough.

DANIEL L. AKIN

President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Honest, humble, helpful, hopeful, and above all rooted in a commitment to the authority of Scripture and a robustly scriptural discipleship of Christians in this area, this book sets out a beautiful picture of what the church can be. I was instructed, encouraged, motivated, and moved in reading it. I think you will be too.

LIGON DUNCAN

Chancellor, Reformed Theological Seminary

2021 by SHAI LINNE

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Linne, Shai, author.

Title: The new reformation : finding hope in the fight for ethnic unity / Shai Linne.

Description: Chicago : Moody Publishers, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: We all know that racial unity is important. But how can Christians of different ethnicities pursue unity in an environment that is full of landmines on all sides? In The New Reformation, Christian hip-hop artist Shai Linne shows how the gospel applies to ethnic unity-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020053399 (print) | LCCN 2020053400 (ebook) | ISBN 9780802423207 (paperback) | ISBN 9780802499523 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Ethnic relations--Religious aspects--Christianity. | Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Christianity. | Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Classification: LCC BT734.2 .L56 2021 (print) | LCC BT734.2 (ebook) | DDC 270.089--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020053399

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I love this book. Heres one reason why. I believe that our generation of American Christians will gain credibility to the degree that we come together in unitya unity so surprising, so unselfish, so joyous it can compel the attention of our divided nation. This book calls us to that prophetic unity.

Our Lord prayed for us: That they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me