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Learning from the Stranger: Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity

af David I. Smith

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Cultural differences increasingly impact our everyday lives. Virtually none of us today interact exclusively with people who look, talk, and behave like we do. David Smith here offers an excellent guide to living and learning in our culturally interconnected world. / Learning from the Stranger clearly explains what "culture" is, discusses how cultural difference affects our perceptions and behavior, and explores how Jesus' call to love our neighbor involves learning from cultural strangers. Built around three chapter-length readings of extended biblical passages (from Genesis, Luke, and Acts), the book skillfully weaves together theological and practical concerns, and Smith’s engaging, readable text is peppered with stories from his own extensive firsthand experience. / Many thoughtful readers will resonate with this insightful book as it encourages the virtues of humility and hospitality in our personal interactions -- and shows how learning from strangers, not just imparting our own ideas to them, is an integral part of Christian discipleship.… (mere)
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An excellent and important book!

Smith spends a good amount of time examining biblical accounts of intercultural moments that tend to be glossed over in our modern understanding, and discusses why and how we should reconsider our approach to "intercultural" relationships.

There are tons of specific, real-life examples of misunderstandings that have occurred between people due to cultural differences. Just a few that I remember covered the Navajo tradition of not speaking one's own name and leaving a length of silence before responding to another's speech, British greetings (they don't ask everyone "How are you?"), and Germans not extending invitations to others to go out and do things (but it's perfectly acceptable to invite yourself along).

I have so many quotes that I wrote down from this book, but I'll try to narrow it down here:

"We easily rush to interpreting cultural differences in moral terms (a different relationship to time becomes laziness, more direct forms of speech become arrogance, protracted silences become sullenness, indirectness becomes avoiding the issue, and so on)." p 116

"It is entirely possible to keep intercultural learning within the bounds of the academic. It is equally possible to travel the world and sustain our prejudices throughout the experience." p 126

I recommend to all Christians, particularly Western Christians! ( )
  RachelRachelRachel | Nov 21, 2023 |
NCLA Review - Is it always OK to make eye contact? Is it polite to allow a moment’s silence before answering a question? Even supposedly small things like these can cause problems due to cultural misunderstandings. Do we elevate our perceived competence over stranger’s perceived need? Check out the story of Abraham and Abimelek in Genesis. Peter and the Parable of the Good Samaritan are also used to illustrate biblical teachings about intercultural learning. Hospitality, humility and hearing help solve the problems, allowing us to approach another culture with considerate responsiveness, “walking in the way of Christ”. Rating: 3—MS ( )
  ncla | Jul 3, 2010 |
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Cultural differences increasingly impact our everyday lives. Virtually none of us today interact exclusively with people who look, talk, and behave like we do. David Smith here offers an excellent guide to living and learning in our culturally interconnected world. / Learning from the Stranger clearly explains what "culture" is, discusses how cultural difference affects our perceptions and behavior, and explores how Jesus' call to love our neighbor involves learning from cultural strangers. Built around three chapter-length readings of extended biblical passages (from Genesis, Luke, and Acts), the book skillfully weaves together theological and practical concerns, and Smith’s engaging, readable text is peppered with stories from his own extensive firsthand experience. / Many thoughtful readers will resonate with this insightful book as it encourages the virtues of humility and hospitality in our personal interactions -- and shows how learning from strangers, not just imparting our own ideas to them, is an integral part of Christian discipleship.

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