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The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege Ken Wytsma. (2017) Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Is privilege real or imagined? Wytsma, a White male, is the founder of The Justice Conference, lead pastor of Global Ministries at Antioch Church, and a professor at Kilms College. He makes a bold claim that the root of injustice and inequality stems from a misunderstanding of the gospel and the relationship between privilege and equality. This work is a must-read for those who have a gospel background and who want a deeper understanding on the issues of race and equality that hinder our nation today.
Wytsma's work is comprised of eleven chapters grouped into three parts, covering the story of race, equality and the kingdom of God, and the challenge of privilege. The book is written in a way that is easy to read, but does include some complex vocabulary and over 200 footnotes. The content of the book draws on the author's personal experience of privilege. His father was an immigrant who assimilated easily into American culture because he was a White male.
The first chapter discusses immigration and how it is linked to the larger idea that White...