God Quote by 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 busy patting ourselves on the back over the problem-solving abilities of the triumphant American church to cry out to God in lament. But lament cannot and must not be…” quote by Soong-Chan Rah — Download Open 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 busy patting ourselves on the back over the problem-solving abilities of the triumphant American church to cry out to God in lament. But lament cannot and must not be ignored. In””

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“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…

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“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…

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“The evangelical culture moves too quickly to praise from lament. We do not hear from all of the voices in the North American evangelical…

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“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”

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

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“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…

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

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“American Christians may be fearful of the dramatic changes that have already occurred in the world and in American Christianity. Could that fear be…

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