"Wildfire: How Progressive Theology Impacts the Church" by Darren Overstreet came to mind.
Shame on every ICOC minister and SCUAD member who hasn't spoken out against his gravely harmful book including his belief that systemic racism doesn't exist.
No wonder there's unrepentant and unrepaired systemic racism, bias, prejudice, bigotry & discrimination IN THE CHURCH.
Overstreet seriously lacks credibility and, as with far too many callous white evangelical Trump supporters, he refuses to be informed, let alone loving (John 13) & devoted (Acts 2) to disciples of Color.
True unity & solidarity cannot exist in such environments. Multiracial fellowships that refuse to be multicultural are highly traumatic. They do not represent God who is serious about righteousness/justice (Matthew 6)
Thanks for the review, I would have never picked it up just based on the title. Would have been good if he started the book with various viewpoints on the meaning of empathy. As you stated his assumptions are incorrect.
Yikes! Kudos to you for finishing it. You are stronger than I. I might have burned it.🔥 Doesn’t sound like he knows the life of Jesus. Sadly, many will engage and promote this thought process.
Sadly, the ICOC has been steeping in this attitude for decades.
“In fact, if anything, victims of abuse are usually reluctant to tell the full facts out of shame and trauma.”
- Yes. And when they push past that shame and open up anyway, and are met with a lack of empathy, their shame and trauma are compounded. The impact is devastating.
“This man seems afraid of his own emotions.”
- I think this fear is the very reason behind most people’s lack of empathy.
Oh, this author is a 'theologian'. I remember being warned against going to any theology schools by various people with different politics and beliefs and backgrounds. Perhaps that was quite good advice for a few reasons.
So, did someone recommend this specific book to you? Why give it a shot?
And I wonder if the bit about violence is in response to scriptures like 1 Samuel 15:3 and so on. It's not a small or dismiss-able or uncontroversial topic I think.
Not sure if he is a theologian. He is a pastor though. Theology is not bad in itself. I saw this book posted in several places, and there has been a few such books published recently. I thought it would be useful to understand how people think, especially people I do not necessarily agree with. I believe in being curious and not judging too quickly. Violence in the OT is very different from the teachings of Jesus.
"Wildfire: How Progressive Theology Impacts the Church" by Darren Overstreet came to mind.
Shame on every ICOC minister and SCUAD member who hasn't spoken out against his gravely harmful book including his belief that systemic racism doesn't exist.
No wonder there's unrepentant and unrepaired systemic racism, bias, prejudice, bigotry & discrimination IN THE CHURCH.
Overstreet seriously lacks credibility and, as with far too many callous white evangelical Trump supporters, he refuses to be informed, let alone loving (John 13) & devoted (Acts 2) to disciples of Color.
True unity & solidarity cannot exist in such environments. Multiracial fellowships that refuse to be multicultural are highly traumatic. They do not represent God who is serious about righteousness/justice (Matthew 6)
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Yes I know books like this hurt our black and brown brothers and sisters deeply.
Thanks for the review, I would have never picked it up just based on the title. Would have been good if he started the book with various viewpoints on the meaning of empathy. As you stated his assumptions are incorrect.
Yikes! Kudos to you for finishing it. You are stronger than I. I might have burned it.🔥 Doesn’t sound like he knows the life of Jesus. Sadly, many will engage and promote this thought process.
Sadly, the ICOC has been steeping in this attitude for decades.
“In fact, if anything, victims of abuse are usually reluctant to tell the full facts out of shame and trauma.”
- Yes. And when they push past that shame and open up anyway, and are met with a lack of empathy, their shame and trauma are compounded. The impact is devastating.
“This man seems afraid of his own emotions.”
- I think this fear is the very reason behind most people’s lack of empathy.
Oh, this author is a 'theologian'. I remember being warned against going to any theology schools by various people with different politics and beliefs and backgrounds. Perhaps that was quite good advice for a few reasons.
So, did someone recommend this specific book to you? Why give it a shot?
And I wonder if the bit about violence is in response to scriptures like 1 Samuel 15:3 and so on. It's not a small or dismiss-able or uncontroversial topic I think.
Not sure if he is a theologian. He is a pastor though. Theology is not bad in itself. I saw this book posted in several places, and there has been a few such books published recently. I thought it would be useful to understand how people think, especially people I do not necessarily agree with. I believe in being curious and not judging too quickly. Violence in the OT is very different from the teachings of Jesus.
Hmm… I wonder if this guy ever really studied the Bible, you know about how Jesus and the apostles treated people?
This dude’s a freakin’ weirdo.