Reverend Karen-Marie Yust, Th.D., kmyust@upsem.edu, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 3401 Brook Rd., Richmond, VA 23227
Christian scriptures and history can be interpreted in multiple ways with relation to social justice. Popular cultural understandings of Christianity often assume that the Christian right and its judgmental views re: who is worthy of compassion and just treatment reflects all Christians' beliefs. However, progressive Protestant Christians have a much more inclusive understanding of humanity that endorses prosocial behaviors in relation to all people, as well as affirmative action to address sexism, racism, classism, homophobia, and other categories of social discrimination and condemnation. This presentation will highlight the values, faith commitments, and social justice actions of progressive Protestants in relation to the social inequities in the U.S.
