One Blood: A Message to the Church on Race and Reconciliation

EMEM: I am an avid reader. That being said, I have NEVER read a book that has impacted me so strongly! Quite a statement, I know. In "One Blood", Mr. Perkins has given us this beautiful and heartfelt epistle. So sorely needed in these times. Pick it up, you will not regret it

United States on Oct 12, 2023

S. Shockley: My husband is a very eclectic reader and chose this as one of his readings

United States on Jul 12, 2023

Amazon Customer: Read it, please. We need this message. So much wisdom, gentleness, kindness, love, truth, forgiveness, and grace.

United States on Mar 20, 2023

Richard Jones: a big fan of Mr. Prekins

United States on Dec 24, 2022

mark: Thankful to brother Perkins for writing this one. The church needs to be reminded of these truths now more than ever.

Canada on Jan 02, 2019

Rich Noble: When older people are nearing the latter years of their life, it is important for us to listen to their years of wisdom being shared as they leave their legacy for us to learn from and build upon. This is the case for John Perkins, an elder statesman of the Christian faith and of civil rights (among other things) who has written another masterpiece that is full of needed insight and prophetic words for our time – One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race (Moody Publishers, 2018). For Perkins, this is his bottom line urgent message that he wishes to directly inject into our way of thinking and our way of living in these days of confusion, hatred, and violent behavior. It is a message of recognizing that we who are humans are one race who together must set aside our differences and move toward biblical reconciliation that Perkins would say removes our tensions while restoring our relationships as we love one another in practical ways.

The book itself is a life-time of lessons shared as a blueprint for needed change. The key to this change, which is consistently reinforced throughout the book, is found in the Church. As noted in the introduction, “[C]ommunity...

United States on May 02, 2018