“Korean American immigrants that meet faithfully at 5:00 a.m. every day to pray at the church before embarking on a twelve-hour work day are ignored because they speak a foreign language and speak English with an accent. The” — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“Lament calls us to examine the work of reconciliation between those who live under suffering with those who live in celebration. Lamentations” — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“Are we so invested in the Western cultural captivity of the church that we are unable to accept God’s right judgment on the broken system of oppression? The Western church elevates values of Western culture, even at the expense of biblical values. Western cultural values and how we live out Christian faith in the United States are presented as theologically… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share
“The population dominance of Western Christianity has already come to an end. Western cultural captivity and dominance as an epoch of church history is also coming to an end. But as Western Christians wring their hands over the implosion of modern, Enlightenment Christianity and the subsequent decline of European and Euro-American Christianity, is it more appropriate to acknowledge the justness… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share
“While we may lament the loss we experience in Western Christianity, we should acknowledge that it may be God’s will that oppressive Western systems… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“The crying out to God in lament over a broken history is often set aside in favor of a triumphalistic narrative. We are too… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“The evangelical culture moves too quickly to praise from lament. We do not hear from all of the voices in the North American evangelical… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“The spiritual rituals of Native American Christian communities are perceived as exotic pagan practices that dabble in syncretism and are inferior to the rich tradition of a Taizé service. Non-Western” — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share
“An elevated view of one’s self leads to the perception of other cultures through the lens of American Christian exceptionalism. Other cultures are viewed… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“The dismantling of privilege requires the disavowal of any pretense of exceptionalism. Lamentations” — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“Non-Western expressions of Christianity, therefore, can be portrayed as inferior to the successful formula for ministry put forth by many white evangelicals in mainstream… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“Lament challenges the church to acknowledge real suffering and plead with God for his intervention. The” — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
“American Christians may be fearful of the dramatic changes that have already occurred in the world and in American Christianity. Could that fear be… — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
