Preferred Pronouns, White Fragility, and Favorite Books - Breakpoint Q&A

John and Shane are asked how a student should respond to his college requesting him to identify his preferred pronouns. John explains how using one's name is unique from a person's preferred pronoun. He also shares how choosing a pronoun says something distinct about what male and female are.

Along with emphasizing the importance of understanding the issue, John emphasizes the way in which a person engages the issue of pronouns. He encourages the listener to respond with light, not heat.

For another listener's question on the topic of "white fragility," John explains what white fragility is, where it originated, and how it's become a theory of everything. He notes that it isn't helpful to be reactive whenever a conversation on race presents itself, giving some helpful tips to guide conversation to a constructive end.

To close, John and Shane respond to a listener about what young people can do now to prepare for the future. John encourages them to read books, find a mentor, and critique habits.

Resources'

Dr. Meriweather Stand on Pronouns John Stonestreet and Maria Baer | Breakpoint This Week | 2022

A Rebel's Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today's World Sean McDowell | Tyndale | 2022

Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage John Stonestreet and Sean McDowell | Baker | 2014

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White Fragility Robin DiAngelo | Beacon Press | 2018

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Cultivate Jeff Myers | Summit

Miracles C.S. Lewis | Harperone | 2001

The Four Loves C.S. Lewis | Harperone | 2017

Perelandra C.S. Lewis | Scribner | 2011

Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis | Harperone | 2001

The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis | Harperone | 2001

Knowing God J.I. Packer | Intervarsity | 1993

The Holiness of God R.C. Sproul | Tyndale | 1998

Dancing with Max Emily and Charles Colson | Zondervan | 2012

Through the Gates of Splendor Elisabeth Elliot | Living Books | 1981

The Journals of Jim Elliot, repackaged ed.: Missionary, Martyr, Man of God Jim and Elisabeth Elliot | Revell | 2020

Confessions Augustine | Moody | 2007

The Way of the Modern World Craig Gay | Wm. Eerdmans | 1998