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Ethnicity, nationality, and race are part of the fabric of life, but what are they and what are they for? Throughout history, misunderstandings about various forms of collective identity have led to division and hatred, even in the church. Many seek to dissolve difference through assimilation, mistaking unity for uniformity. Others speak about difference in ways that only seem to make divisions worse. But the question remains: Does cultural identity have a place within God’s plan for humanity?
Writing for more than twenty years of experience in Africa, Steven Bryan presents a biblical framework for embracing diversity as the positive good that God intended. Recognizing how sin and rebellion corrupt God’s design for creation, Bryan examines Scripture in relation to various contemporary ideologies – including globalization, nationalism, identity politics, and intersectionality – to help readers move from asking, Who am I? to Who are we?
