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This side of heaven [[electronic resource] ] : race, ethnicity, and Christian faith / / edited by Robert J. Priest and Alvaro L. Nieves



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Titolo: This side of heaven [[electronic resource] ] : race, ethnicity, and Christian faith / / edited by Robert J. Priest and Alvaro L. Nieves Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (371 p.)
Disciplina: 270.089
Soggetto topico: Race relations - Religious aspects - Christianity
Ethnic relations - Religious aspects - Christianity
Ethnicity - Religious aspects - Christianity
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: PriestRobert J  
NievesAlvaro L  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART I: Thinking Critically about Culture, Race, and Color; 1. Race: Critical Thinking and Transformative Possibilities; 2. Science and the Myth of Biological Race; 3. Race, Ethnicity, and Color among Latinos in the United States; 4. Culture Matters: Diversity in the United States and Its Implications; 5. Developing Multicultural Competency; PART II: Encountering the Other in Ethnic and Racialized Worlds; 6.Western Images of Others and Otherness; 7. Crossing the Color Line: A Brief Historical Survey of Race Relations in American Evangelical Christianity
8. Sharing the Gospel in a Racially Segregated Society: The Case of Columbia Bible College, 1923-19639. "Becoming Conservative, Becoming White?": Black Evangelicals and the Para-Church Movement; PART III: Using and Abusing the Bible in Ethnic and Racial Contexts; 10. The Sword of Truth in a Sea of Lies: The Theology of Hate; 11. Family and Table-Fellowship in the Writings of Luke; 12. Church as a Lifestyle: Distinctive or Typical?; 13. The Samaritans: A Biblical-Theological Mirror for Understanding Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Identity?
14. The Bible and the Communion of Saints: A Churchly Plural Reading of ScripturePART IV: Engaging Racial and Ethnic Realities in Congregational Settings; 15. New Immigrant Filipinos Bring Changes to Their Parish,; 16. Constructing New Intergenerational Ties, Cultures, and Identities among Korean American Christians: A Congregational Case Study; 17. Divergent Worship Practices in the Sunday Morning Hour: Analysis of an "Interracial" Church Merger Attempt; 18. Power and Reconciliation in an Urban Church: The Case of New City Fellowship
19. An Applied Research Strategy for Christian OrganizationsConclusion; Appendix 1 Timeline: Race and Ethnicity in the United States; Appendix 2 Resources for Further Reading and Study; Scripture Index; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Sommario/riassunto: This Side of Heaven provides readers an opportunity to examine issues of ethnic and racial diversity in a Christian context by encountering and engaging scholars from a variety of fields.
Titolo autorizzato: This side of heaven  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-531057-8
1-280-84683-6
0-19-534353-0
1-4294-3866-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910465559603321
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