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A carregar... Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart (edição 2013)por Christena Cleveland (Autor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Read this before hearing her speak at a conference. Cleveland is a compelling and accessible author who really knows her stuff! As a white guy who cares about racial reconciliation and promoting diversity, Cleveland gave me some actionable steps, while keeping me mindful of where my white privilege and comfortable homogeneity may be poisoning the well. Thoughtful good stuff! Cleveland is an American Christian academic who writes in a very accessible way, about issues that are relevant worldwide, and in almost every context of life. The book revolves around the idea of ‘ingroups’ and ‘outgroups’, showing that we all classify other people in various ways. In some instances this may be useful; but in many cases generalisations are negative, often based on stereotypes or bad experiences. The writing is excellent and well-researched; I found every chapter thought-provoking. It’s relevant for church leaders and members, and indeed anyone who tends to stereotype ‘outgroups’, whether related to diet, or education, or skin colour, or nationality or religion, or anything else that separates people. If nothing else I’m now aware of ways in which I and those around me tend to see ‘outgroups’, and as the author points out, just the awareness can lead to putting aside some prejudices. Very highly recommended to all. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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Leadership Journal Book Award Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention Despite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one," divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ from the beginning to the present. We cluster in theological groups, gender groups, age groups, ethnic groups, educational and economic groups. We criticize freely those who disagree with us, don't look like us, don't act like us and don't even like what we like. Though we may think we know why this happens, Christena Cleveland says we probably don't. In this eye-opening book, learn the hidden reasons behind conflict and divisions. Learn: Why I think all my friends are unique but those in other groups are all the same Why little differences often become big sources of conflict Why categorizing others is often automatic and helpful but can also have sinister side effects Why we are so often victims of groupthink and how we can avoid it Why women think men are judging them more negatively than men actually are, and vice versa Why choices of language can actually affect unity With a personal touch and the trained eye of a social psychologist, Cleveland brings to bear the latest studies and research on the unseen dynamics at work that tend to separate us from others. Learn why Christians who have a heart for unity have such a hard time actually uniting. The author provides real insight for ministry leaders who have attempted to build bridges across boundaries. Here are the tools we need to understand how we can overcome the hidden forces that divide us. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I really enjoyed this read, which applies social psychology to the dynamics within the Christian Church – specifically, sub-groups of Christianity and how we relate to one another, often negatively.
Cleveland's humor is subtle and on-point, and I appreciated how humble she was throughout the book, offering many examples of her own failings, as well as a few examples outside of herself.
She does a pretty good job of addressing multiple types of sub-groups; however, there was a greater emphasis on racial and ethnic groups. She included just a few examples of age, gender, and marital status groups and I would have liked to read more of these.
There is a decent amount of repetition in the book, which will annoy some people – I mostly found it helpful to reinforce certain concepts. Some of the ideas in the book are "duh" ones that I think a lot of people are generally aware of, but I think many will benefit from seeing the science (the "why") behind particular thought patterns.
I do wish that she had summarized at the end of each chapter, including some of the main take-aways and offering practical, specific examples of ways to change our behavior. Instead of that, there are questions at the end of each chapter – good for self-reflection or discussion (if you're going through the book with a group), not so much for practical application. This was the greatest weakness of the book.
Overall, I think this read serves as a great reminder for Christians to constantly acknowledge and examine our prejudices and pride and lay them at the cross, while attempting to embrace each other the way Christ embraces each of us.
A quote I liked: "Organizational experts also believe that nondiverse groups find it harder to keep learning because each member is bringing less and less unique information to the table. Similar people share similar experiences and acquire similar knowledge, but diverse people differ in their experiences and acquire diverse knowledge." (p. 40) ( )