Over the past few months, while I have been in transition, I have been able to do a good bit of reading. This is something I usually don't get to do near as much. I have had the book "One Race, One Blood" by Ken Ham and A. Charles Ware in my possession for a while now but I never around got to reading it until now. I really regret that now. I just finished the main portion of the book and am now reading the various appendixes included in the book.
For anyone interested in multi-ethnic ministry in any way, this book is a must read. The authors, Ken Ham from Answers in Genesis ministry and A. Charles Ware from Crossroads Bible College and Crossroads Bible Church in Indianapolis, IN are very well suited to address these issues. Actually, it was listening to Charles Ware speak at a pastor's missions gathering back in 2007 that got me involved in thinking multi-ethnically for the city I was then pastoring in.
They split the book of quite evenly. Ken Ham addresses the theological and historical impact that evolutionary thinking has had on race relations. He eloquently points out from Scripture that there are not many races but only one race, the human race, and we are all descendants of Adam. He traces how evolutionary thinking has promoted racism even into the evangelical, Bible-believing church. Charles Ware then develops this into how we can reverse that line of thinking and teaching, and build multi-cultural and multi-ethnic churches and communities today. He also points out the resistance and problems that most often accompany the movement. He has been a pioneer in this field and knows this first hand.
Both men are well versed and well experienced in their fields. They write from a solid theological basis, not from the opinion of man. I cannot recommend this book enough to every person and especially every Christian. Non-believers would benefit from reading it as well.
I will publish more book reviews in the future. Please feel free to recommend other books to me as well.
For anyone interested in multi-ethnic ministry in any way, this book is a must read. The authors, Ken Ham from Answers in Genesis ministry and A. Charles Ware from Crossroads Bible College and Crossroads Bible Church in Indianapolis, IN are very well suited to address these issues. Actually, it was listening to Charles Ware speak at a pastor's missions gathering back in 2007 that got me involved in thinking multi-ethnically for the city I was then pastoring in.
They split the book of quite evenly. Ken Ham addresses the theological and historical impact that evolutionary thinking has had on race relations. He eloquently points out from Scripture that there are not many races but only one race, the human race, and we are all descendants of Adam. He traces how evolutionary thinking has promoted racism even into the evangelical, Bible-believing church. Charles Ware then develops this into how we can reverse that line of thinking and teaching, and build multi-cultural and multi-ethnic churches and communities today. He also points out the resistance and problems that most often accompany the movement. He has been a pioneer in this field and knows this first hand.
Both men are well versed and well experienced in their fields. They write from a solid theological basis, not from the opinion of man. I cannot recommend this book enough to every person and especially every Christian. Non-believers would benefit from reading it as well.
I will publish more book reviews in the future. Please feel free to recommend other books to me as well.
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