Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption - Softcover

Phil Allen Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506469337 ISBN 13: 9781506469331

Publisher: Fortress Press, 2021

Synopsis

On December 10, 1953, tragedy was visited on a family when Nathaniel Allen was murdered on the Sampit River by his white employer, who lured him into the meeting under the false promise of reconciliation. Allen's death was recorded as an accidental drowning, a deliberate cover-up of the bullet hole seen by more than one witness. Three generations later, Phil Allen Jr. revisits this harrowing story and recounts the "baton of bitterness" that this murder passed down in his family. Through interviews, difficult conversations, and deep theological reflection, Allen takes up the challenge of racism today, naming it for what it is and working to chart a path toward reconciliation. Open Wounds, and the documentary that accompanies it, is a transformative experience of listening and learning as a grandson looks, laments, an ultimately leads his family and his society forward toward a just and reconciled future. It's an essential part of our national reckoning with racism and injustice.

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About the Author

<p><b>Phil Allen Jr.</b> is a pastor, poet, storyteller, filmmaker, and justice advocate. A former All-American NCAA athlete, Phil's call to ministry led him to California, where he is a full-time pastor and a PhD candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of <i>Open Wounds </i>(Fortress Press, 2021).</p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506469337
• ISBN 13: 9781506469331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224