Peacebuilding Quote by Soong-Chan Rah

“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…

— Soong-Chan Rah

“The population dominance of Western Christianity has already come to an end. Western cultural captivity and dominance as an epoch of church history is…

— Soong-Chan Rah

“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

“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

“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

“The spiritual rituals of Native American Christian communities are perceived as exotic pagan practices that dabble in syncretism and are inferior to the rich…

— Soong-Chan Rah

“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

“The dismantling of privilege requires the disavowal of any pretense of exceptionalism. Lamentations”

— Soong-Chan Rah

“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

“Lament challenges the church to acknowledge real suffering and plead with God for his intervention. The”

— Soong-Chan Rah

“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

“For the complete biblical narrative to take root in our community, lament has to become a part of our story. Emmanuel Katongole emphasizes that…

— Soong-Chan Rah