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The Just Life with Benjamin Watson
Dr. Charlie Dates: What Hath Justice to Do with Righteousness?
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About this episode
Welcome back to The Just Life podcast! To kick off Season 3, we’re asking “What does true biblical justice look like when it isn't decoupled from righteousness?” To answer this question, host Benjamin Watson sits down with Dr. Charlie Dates, Senior Pastor of both Progressive Baptist Church and Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, scholar, author, and founder of the Black Boy Literacy Campaign. Together, they unpack the deep connection between the Hebrew concepts of mishpat (justice) and tzedakah (righteousness), examining how the historical lens of the Black Church provides a framework where justice is not an extracurricular addition to faith, but an essential outgrowth of it. From navigating…