Published on
March 22, 2017
Video length
4 min
Soong-Chan Rah argues that the deeply rooted triumphalism and exceptionalism in the American society are causing the absence of lament in the American churches.

Churches today must not only recognize the need for lament, but also practice the discipline of lament both within and beyond the walls of the church.

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