Sacramental Justice: Eucharist As Protest
The Eucharist is not just a sacred ritual. It is resistance. It is remembrance. It is revolution.
In Sacramental Justice: Eucharist As Protest, Rev. Jason Carson Wilson?minister, journalist, and public theologian?issues a prophetic call: communion cannot be reduced to ritualistic ceremony while injustice reigns. At the table where bread is broken and wine is poured, Christians must confront empire, white supremacy, exclusion, and economic exploitation. The Eucharist becomes protest when it disrupts systems that starve bodies, silence voices, and sacrifice the marginalized.
Through vivid storytelling, liberation theology, and journalistic clarity, Wilson connects sacred memory to urgent struggles:
- Charleston's Mother Emanuel AME Church?where a communion table became an altar of white supremacist violence.
- The lynching of Emmett Till and the open casket that turned grief into protest.
- Pulse nightclub?where queer bodies became martyrs of a theology that refuses to honor LGBTQIA+ holiness.
- Flint's poisoned water and Ferguson's blood-stained pavement?modern sites where communion demands accountability.
- Food Not Bombs and Black Panthers' free breakfasts?eucharistic movements that turn scarcity into abundance through solidarity, not charity.
