by Matthew J. Milliner Contributions by David Iglesias, David Hooker, and Amy Peeler Foreword by Casey Church
First Things Book of the Year
award
What does the cross of Christ have to do with the
thunderbird? How might the life and work of Christian writer G. K.
Chesterton shed light on our understanding of North American
Indigenous art and history?
This unexpected connection forms the basis of these discerning
reflections by art historian Matthew Milliner. ...
Decolonial Pneumatologies of the American Global South
Missiological Engagements
by Oscar García-Johnson
Throughout the history of the Christian church, two
narratives have constantly clashed: the imperial logic of Babel
that builds towers and borders to seize control, versus the logic
of Pentecost that empowers "glocal" missionaries of the kingdom
life. To what extent are Westernized Christians today
ready for the church of the Pentecost narrative? Are they equipped
to do ministry ...
For many evangelicals, liberation theology seems a
distant notion. Some might think it is antithetical to
evangelicalism, while others simply may be unfamiliar with the role
evangelicals have played in the development of liberation
theologies and their profound effect on Latin American, African
American, and other global subaltern Christian communities.
Edited by Love L. Sechrest, Johnny Ramírez-Johnson, and Amos Yong Contributions by Willie James Jennings, Andrea Smith, Hak Joon Lee, Akintunde E. Akinade, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Angel D. Santiago-Vendrell, Andrew T. Draper, Erin Dufault-Hunter, Clifton Clarke, Daniel Jeyaraj, and Jonathan Tran
Yes, White people can be saved. In God's redemptive
plan, that goes without saying. But what about the reality of white
normativity? This idea and way of being in the world has been
parasitically joined to Christianity, and this is the ground of
many of our problems today. It is time to redouble the efforts of
the church and its institutions to muster well-informed,
gospel-based initiatives ...
The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
American Society of Missiology Book Award
★ Publishers Weekly starred review
You cannot discover lands already
inhabited.
Injustice has plagued American society for centuries. And we
cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding
the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions.
...
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One of Seedbed's 10 Notable Books
The gospel of Jesus has not always been good news for
Native Americans.
The history of North America is marred by atrocities committed
against Native peoples. Indigenous cultures were erased in the name
of Christianity. As a result, to this day few Native Americans are
followers ...