“LetthesamemindbeinyouthatwasinChristJesus,who,thoughhewasintheformofGod,didnotregardequalitywithGodassomethingtobeexploited,butemptiedhimself...“(Philippians2:5-7a)TheseancientwordsofferaguideformodernChristianswrestlingwiththeirprivilegedplaceinanunequalandunjustworld.TheKenosisHymn(asthispassagequotedbytheapostlePaulisknown)celebratesJesusforhiswillingnesstoforegothedivineglorythatheisdue,insteadhumblinghimselftoservetheoppressedandoutcastofhissociety.Throughacombinationofin-depthBiblestudyandsocialanalysis,FilledtoBeEmptiedinvitesreaderstoexplorethehymnversebyverseandseeJesus’self-emptyingexampleasamodelforprivilegedpeopletoseetheiradvantagesnot“assomethingtobeexploited“butassomethingtobelaidasidetoseekthegoodofothers.BrandanJ.Robertsonwalksreadersthroughastep-by-stepprocessofidentifyingtheirprivilege,exploringtheirprivilege,andultimatelyleveragingtheirprivilegeasatoolfortheliberationandredemptionoftheworld.FilledtoBeEmptiedisanessentialbookforallfollowersofChristwhoareseekingtolivelivesofjustice.
