Racial Reconciliation

Gustavo Gutierrez stated, “Theology, for it to be good theology, must be helpful. It must help the church announce the Gospel, announce Jesus in useful contemporary language. If theology is not helpful in that task, it is not theology” (Gutierrez, 58).  the hosen contemporary issue is racial reconciliation.  Please format your essay to address the following:  Introduce your chosen contemporary issue by giving a brief overview of the problem to provide context (no more than one paragraph). If there is a course material that gives context for your chosen issue, it is recommended that you use that material in your introduction. If your topic is outside of the scope of our course materials, please find a reputable source and cite it so that I can also be familiar with your chosen issue.  Then, outline how 4 thinkers from our syllabus respond directly to your chosen issue, or how their thinking might be applied to your chosen issue. You must engage with 4 distinct thinkers from the syllabus. At least 1 of these thinkers must be from the material prior to the Midterm Exam and at least 1 of these thinkers must be from the material after the Midterm Exam. The remaining 2 thinkers may be from any point in the semester.  After you have outlined the thinking of 4 distinct thinkers, analyze whether you think that their ideas are helpful to address the issue. What are the strengths/limitations of each thinker’s ideas? Please note that parts 2 and 3 should be the bulk of your essay. Give a brief conclusion to your essay. If you found the various thinkers’ ideas unhelpful for speaking to your given issue, do you have a better way forward?  Your essay should be approximately 900-1,200 words in length. Please be sure to back up your arguments with cited evidence from the texts. If you do not provide evidence from the texts or include citations, points will be deducted.