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General Editor / Dwight Perry

Forewords / John Perkins and Michael Emerson

ISBN / 9780802415899

Publisher / Moody Publishers

Publication Date / 2002

Format / Paperback (Soft Cover)

Language / English

Number of Pages / 368

Dimensions / 22.8 x 15.3 x 2.3 cm

Weight / 600 g

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Contents

Part One: Unity Between Races in the Church

1. Developing a Biblical Theology of Racial Reconciliation: 
     How Do Institutions Perpetuate Racism?
     Dwight Perry

2. Fade to White:
     How White Is Evangelical Theology?
     Vincent Bacote

3. The "Right" Way to Praise God:
     Is Our Style Biblical, or Is It Simply Cultural?
     Clarence Shuler

4. One White Man's Personal Journey:
     What Does It Take to Understand People Who Are Different from Us?
     Robert M. Boyd

5. Getting to Know Each Other:
     Are We Willing to Break Down the White Power Structure Within Evangelicalism?
     Bill McCartney

6. The Alternative to Ethnic-Focused Church Planting:
     How Can We Build Diversity As We Build Churches?
     Raleigh B. Washington

7. Understanding Interracial Families:
     Can the Church Welcome Mixed-Race Couples?
     A. Charles Ware

Part Two: Unity Between Classes in the Church

8. Dismantling Class Barriers:
     Can the Church Avoid Wealth-Based Prejudice?
     Larry Mercer

9. People Just Like Me:
     Does the Bible Give Us Freedom to Build Deliberately Homogeneous Churches?
     Rod Cooper

10. The Quest for Biblical Community:
       Is it Possible to Unite Oral and Written Cultures?
       Henry Lee Allen

11. The Promise and Peril of Seminary Education:
       Is Evangelical Theological Education Bound by Class and Culture?
       David K. Clark

12. Pursuing Faith-Based Opportunities:
       How Can We Challenge Evangelical Prejudice Against the Poor?
       Glen Kehrein

Part Three: Unity Between Genders in the Church

13. Seeing the Invisible Prejudice:
       How Should the Church Respond to Women in Leadership?
       Rosalie de Rosset

14. A Plea for Godly Partnership:
       How Does the Church Condone Abuse and Silencing of Women?
       Ellen Lowrie Black

15. Moving Past "Women Can't Preach":
       What Are Some Biblical Ways to Include Women in Ministry?
       Michelle Obleton

Part Four: Unity Across Other Barriers in the Church

16. Retired and Set Aside:
       Is There a Place for Elderly Saints in the Body of Christ?
       An edited interview with Evelyn Christenson

17. The Theology of the Wheelchair:
       How Can We Minister Christ's Wholeness to Those with Disabilities?
       Sandy Rios

18. Those We'd Rather Forget:
       Are Homosexuals and People with AIDS Beyond the Hope of the Gospel?
       Brad Grammer

19. Kids in Constant Motion:
       How Can the Church Work More Effectively with Children with ADD/ADHD?
       Cynthia Perry

20. The Almost-Unpardonable Sin:
       Is Divorce Treated as a Justice Issue in Your Ministry?
       Craig Keener

21. Singling Out the Unmarried:
       What Do Single People Bring to Ministry?
       Shirley Wright Masongezi