Additional Resources

Books can be a great way to dive more into the topic of multiculturalism. Here is a list of books that I think are worth checking out. Byron at Hearts and Minds can most likely find these for you.

Breckenridge, James and Lillian. What Color is Your God? Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995

Brueggemann, Walter. The Prophetic Imagination. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1978.

Christerson, Brad. Edwards, Korie l. Emerson, Michael O. Against All Odds. New York: New York University Press, 2005.

Cone, James. The Spirituals and the Blues. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1972

Dawson, John. Healing Americas Wounds. Ventura: Regal, 1977

Dolce, Eric. Jesus & Jigga. Crown Oak Press, 2007 (CCO Staff)

Escobar, Samuel. The New Global Mission. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003

 Elmer, Duane. Cross-Cultural Conflict. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993

Emerson, Michael and Smith, Christian. Divided by Faith. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000

Gibbons, Dave. The Monkey and the Fish. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009

McNeil, Brenda Salter and Richardson, Rick. The Heart of Racial Justice. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004

Mitchell, Ron. Organic Faith. Chicago: Cornerstone Press, 1998.

Nouwen, Henri. In the Name of Jesus. New York: Crossroad, 1989.

Okholm, Dennis, Ed. The Gospel in Black and White. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1997

Pannel, William. The Coming Race Wars. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993

Perkins, Spencer and Rice, Chris. More Than Equals. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993

Rah, Soong-Chan. The Next Evangelicalism. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2009

Saccone, Steve. Relational Intelligence. San Francisco: Josser-Bass, 2009

Sittser, Gerald. Loving Across Our Differences. Downers Grove: InterVarstiy, 1994.

Volf, Miroslav. Exclusion and Embrace, A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness and Reconciliation. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.

West, Cornell. Race Matters. New York: Vintage, 1993

Growing in cultural righteousness – having right relationships in a diverse world

Are Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream and the Kingdom vision of Revelation 7:9 being seen on our college campuses and in the CCO culture?  Is crossing the cultural divide seen as an optional goal or pursued as a biblical mandate?  As Christians we are called to be rightly related to God and to one another beyond a polite courtesy and a political correctness towards those different than us.

Biblical texts to study and discuss:

Deuteronomy 10:6-9, Amos 5:21-24, Micah 6:8, John 17:20-23, Acts 10:1-48, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Galatians 3:26-29,                                      Ephesians 2:11-22, 4:1-6, Revelation 5:1-10, 7: 9

Some practical steps to take with another race, ethnicity or culture:

  • Meet monthly with a person or group from another race, ethnicity or culture.
  • Visit or join a church from another race, ethnicity or culture.
  • Read authors from another race, ethnicity or culture.
  • Interview a leader from another race, ethnicity or culture about their experiences.