E71 - Distance and Belonging (Exclusion and Embrace, part 2)

What does it mean to distance ourselves from our culture? Does it mean that we have to leave our culture or be somehow ashamed to be from our native country? How might we create room for the other and yet remain rooted and established in our own cultural space? Let’s dive in to this complex chapter together and see if we can make some sense out of these questions.

 

Current Series: Exclusion and Embrace. Read and follow along!

Volf, Miroslav. Exclusion and Embrace, Revised and Updated: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (https://a.co/d/5MXIt5I)

 

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Books Mentioned on the Podcast

Peterson, Eugene H. Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology (https://a.co/d/54UQQt4)

Richards, E. Randolph and Brandon J. O'Brien. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible (https://a.co/d/flDsJC3)

 

Other Resources Mentioned on the Podcast

Oswalt, John. Lectures on Isaiah https://youtu.be/Y3n4g9M5K8g?si=qUycWQ-bvsP8HHmS

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