Misunderstanding Stories

Misunderstanding Stories
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9781621898740
ISBN-13 : 1621898741
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Book Synopsis Misunderstanding Stories by : Melinda McGarrah Sharp

Download or read book Misunderstanding Stories written by Melinda McGarrah Sharp and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we work toward mutual understanding in our increasingly diverse and interconnected world? Pastoral theologian Melinda McGarrah Sharp approaches this multifaceted, interdisciplinary question by beginning with moments of intercultural misunderstanding. Using misunderstanding stories from her experience working with the Peace Corps in Suriname, Dr. McGarrah Sharp argues that we must recognize the limits of our own cultural perspectives in order to have meaningful intercultural encounters that are more mutually empowering and hopeful. Bringing together resources from pastoral theology, ethnography, and postcolonial studies, she provides a valuable resource for investigating the complexity of providing care and fostering communities of belonging across cultural differences. McGarrah Sharp illustrates a process of moving from disconnection to regard for diverse others as neighbors who share a common yearning for hopeful and meaningful connection. Leaders in faith communities, practitioners of care, and scholars will all be able to use this resource to better understand the conflicts, tensions, and uncertainties of our postcolonial twenty-first-century world. An included discussion guide facilitates classroom study, small group discussion, and personal reflection.


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