I'd had some exposure to the ideas in this book... but some of them were new to me. And I can't say that I wholeheartedly agree with all the viewpoints and methods proposed by this book, but the truth is-- it's very good to hear a different viewpoint about something I don't think of enough. It is a good reminder of something I do believe strongly- that God designed for many nations to know him and for this to bring him glory. He is glorified by groups and cultures worshiping him in unity but not in ways that look identical.
And I believe that is our sinful brokenness that has caused those with power to use it to harm. And too often in America, in particular in my culture as a comfortable, I-haven't-done-anything-like-that, upper middle class person of a great amount of privilege, we don't even try to consider what it is like for other people...... we don't like to think about these tense, gritty, issues that make people like me feel guilty. But it is essential- because I am called to be united with my brothers and sisters in other cultures, and also to fight against injustice as a Christian. So now the most difficult question arises- how?
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