Context Matters

Imagination and Diversity in Place

Episode Summary

Dr. David Leong continues to lead us into the significant themes of his book Race and Place. Join us as we continue to dwell on the importance of imagination for creating inclusive places.

Episode Notes

What makes people gravitate towards diverse places or towards white places? Is the church being mindful of the narratives they choose to tell? Dr. Leong brings in the ideas of Bob Ekblad who talks of the church being the bridge between the margins and the mainstream. We also touch on the signifiant writings of Stanley Haurwas that emphasize how the church gathers to rehearse and retell the transformative story of the gospel. Are we even paying attention the diverse ways the gospel is playing out in social structures that are not our own?

Buy Dr. Leong's book Race and Place

Read Stanley Haurwas's book Resident Aliens

Frank Spina's book The Faith of the Outsider

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