Learning from the Stranger : Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity,9780802824639

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Learning from the Stranger : Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity

by Smith, David I.

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9780802824639

ISBN10:

0802824633

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Pub. Date:

6/9/2009

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Eerdmans Pub Co

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Summary

Cultural differences increasingly impact our everyday lives. Virtually none of us today interact exclusively with people who look, talk, and behave like we do. David Smith here offers an excellent guide to living and learning in our culturally interconnected world.

Author Biography

David I. Smith is director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning, Calvin College, and associate professor of German at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Prologue: Relinquishing the Center	p. 1
How Not to Bless the Nations	p. 11
Culture and Bad Breath	p. 23
Cage, Carnival, or Calling?	p. 39
On Loving Foreigners	p. 59
Plausible Ways of Falling Short	p. 77
Learning from the Stranger	p. 105
Of Babblers and Barbarians	p. 127
Epilogue: Choosing the Journey	p. 149
Endnotes	p. 153
Bibliography	p. 176
Index	p. 185
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