This Side of Heaven Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith

by Priest, Robert J.; Nieves, Alvaro L.

• ISBN13: 9780195310566
• ISBN10: 019531056X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Robert J. Priest is Director of the PhD Program in Intercultural Studies and Professor of Mission and Anthropology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His research and writing have focused on religious conversion, moral discourse, and missionary practices. Alvaro L. Nieves is Department Chair and Professor of Sociology at Wheaton College. He recently served as General Editor of The Latino Heritage Bible and has also served as a consultant to the Department of Energy.

Table of Contents

Contributors,	xi
Introduction,	3	(16)
Robert J. Priest and Alvaro L. Nieves
PART I Thinking Critically about Culture, Race, and Color
1. Race: Critical Thinking and Transformative Possibilities,	19	(14)
Jenell Williams Paris
2. Science and the Myth of Biological Race,	33	(14)
Eloise Hiebert Meneses
3. Race, Ethnicity, and Color among Latinos in the United States,	47	(16)
Carlos Pozzi
4. Culture Matters: Diversity in the United States and Its Implications,	63	(18)
Michael Jindra
5. Developing Multicultural Competency,	81	(16)
J. Derek McNeil and Carlos Pozzi
PART II Encountering the Other in Ethnic and Racialized Worlds
6. Western Images of Others and Otherness,	97	(14)
Paul G. Hiebert
7. Crossing the Color Line: A Brief Historical Survey of Race Relations in American Evangelical Christianity,	111	(16)
Joseph L. Thomas and Douglas A. Sweeney
8. Sharing the Gospel in a Racially Segregated Society: The Case of Columbia Bible College, 1923-1963,	127	(18)
Robert J. Priest
9. "Becoming Conservative, Becoming White?": Black Evangelicals and the Para-Church Movement,	145
Marla Frederick McGlathery and Traci Griffin
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,	165	(16)
Michael Jessup
11. Family and Table-Fellowship in the Writings of Luke,	181	(14)
David W. Pao
12. Church as a Lifestyle: Distinctive or Typical?,	195	(16)
Vincent Bacote
13. The Samaritans: A Biblical-Theological Mirror for Understanding Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Identity?,	211	(12)
Tite Tiénou
14. The Bible and the Communion of Saints: A Churchly Plural Reading of Scripture,	223	(20)
S. Steve Kang
PART IV Engaging Racial and Ethnic Realities in Congregational Settings
15. New Immigrant Filipinos Bring Changes to Their Parish,	243	(16)
Kersten Bayt Priest
16. Constructing New Intergenerational Ties, Cultures, and Identities among Korean American Christians: A Congregational Case Study,	259	(16)
Peter T. Cha
17. Divergent Worship Practices in the Sunday Morning Hour: Analysis of an "Interracial" Church Merger Attempt,	275	(18)
Kersten Bayt Priest and Robert J. Priest
18. Power and Reconciliation in an Urban Church: The Case of New City Fellowship,	293	(16)
Brian M. Howell
19. An Applied Research Strategy for Christian Organizations,	309	(14)
Alvaro L. Nieves
Conclusion,	323	(12)
Robert J. Priest and Alvaro L. Nieves
Appendix 1 Timeline: Race and Ethnicity in the United States,	335	(6)
Appendix 2 Resources for Further Reading and Study,	341	(4)
Scripture Index,	345	(2)
General Index,	347