A review by lifepluspreston
Cultural Identity and the Purposes of God: A Biblical Theology of Ethnicity, Nationality, and Race by Steven M. Bryan

4.0

Cultural Identity and the Purposes of God by Steven Bryan--Rich with anecdotes and textual analysis of Scripture, this book provides an introduction to a schema of reconciling diversity and faith. The book itself is certainly thought-provoking, but the author interprets some stories in the Bible in a fairly unique way that happens to line up with his book's thesis. To be clear, I'm not contesting the overall message of the book, that cultural Identity and diversity are features of God's plan for humanity as outlined in Scripture, I simply think that occasionally the wrong equations are used to get to the right answer. Color is provided in the author's experiences teaching in Ethiopia for decades and it is clear that he has wrestled with the questions (and answers) raised here. Thumbs up.