Author Archives: relationalrealism

Spirit-Anointed Witness of God’s People in a Multi-Cultural World

Mathew PhilipKarimpanamannil. The thesis is that the church be authorized, enlightened, enriched, equipped, and empowered to proclaim, practice, and demonstrate the power of God’s Kingdom. It is high time to mobilize the congregation of a homogeneous culture for witnessing in a multi-cultural context. Christ-event and Spirit-event resulted in church as a vibrant community, which transcendsContinue reading “Spirit-Anointed Witness of God’s People in a Multi-Cultural World”

ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues, and Faiths of Metropolitan New York

Chris Clayman. ethNYcity is an important resource for all people interested in cross-cultural missions in North America. The information, stories, and pictures provide fuel for Christians to pray strategically for the peoples of this world and for New York City in particular. For Metro New York church, mission, and denominational leaders, the book will proveContinue reading “ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues, and Faiths of Metropolitan New York”

More than just sanctuary, migrants need social citizenship

Nancy Berlinger. What can a city expect or demand of migrants as social citizens? Mindful that the process of social integration usually takes more than one generation, it would not be fair to expect or demand that migrants integrate into a new society on an unrealistic timetable.  https://aeon.co/ideas/more-than-just-sanctuary-migrants-need-social-citizenship

Who is the Stranger Next Door? An Honest Answer From a Stranger

Sadiri Joy Tira. Who is the stranger next door? There are diachronic and synchronic strangers; cultural, tribal, linguistic, and religious strangers; social, and economic strangers; and of course, relational strangers. Host nations see new immigrants or foreigners as strangers, but these people also see their hosts as strangers. Perhaps the answer is that we are all strangers to one another. Strangers are simply people whoContinue reading “Who is the Stranger Next Door? An Honest Answer From a Stranger”

Global Kingdom, Global People: Living Faithfully in a Multicultural World

Melba Padilla Maggay. In an age of unsurpassed globalization, Melba Maggay reminds us of the beauty of unique cultures no matter how small their imprint on the world may seem. Yet these cultures do not exist in isolation, but have a complex interrelation with one another, be they monoliths such as western capitalism or subsistenceContinue reading “Global Kingdom, Global People: Living Faithfully in a Multicultural World”