한국침례신학대학교 도서관

God's tapestry- [e-book] : understanding and celebrating differences.

서명/저자: Gods tapestry - [e-book] : understanding and celebrating differences. Kondrath, William M

내용주기: God's tapestry : understanding and celebrating differences -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1.Guidelines for Recognizing and Valuing Differences -- 2.Understanding Power and Difference -- 3.The Role of Feelings in Individual and Community Transformation -- 4.The Role of Imagination in Transformation -- 5.Relational Theory as a Way of Valuing Differences -- 6.Transforming the Way Women and Men Work Together -- 7.The Rhythms of Transformation -- Appendix A: Kite Strings and Clotheslines Exercise -- Appendix B: Institutional and Cultural Oppression in the United States: A Selective Legal Timeline Focusing Primarily on Race -- Appendix C: The Feeling Wheel -- Appendix D: Some Important Dates for a Christian Church Timeline -- Notes -- Selected Resources

초록/해제: 요약 : Our differences are our greatest blessings and our greatest challenges, maintains William Kondrath, Episcopal priest and seminary professor. Theologically and ecologically, differences foster life and growth, but discord within denominations and congregations frequently have to do with the inability of individuals and groups to deeply understand and value differences. In God's Tapestry, Kondrath shows us how to embrace our multiculturalism--our differences of race, culture, gender, age, theology, language, sexual identity, and so forth. He does this by exploring differences on four levels--personal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural. He also demonstrates a threefold process for becoming multicultural: recognizing our differences, understanding those differences and their significance and consequences, and valuing or celebrating those differences. While ministry is the work of the faith community, not only ordained or professional staff, it is critical that leaders learn the art and skill of recognizing, understanding, and valuing differences. Then the congregations and agencies they serve, having learned and practiced the art and skill of celebrating differences, can be the yeast that brings this awareness of God's diverse blessings to the wider world.