Cultural Diversity

Great Preaching: What blacks and whites can learn from each other

Cleophus LaRue believes that black preachers and white preachers could make sermons more powerful by applying the best insights of the other's traditions.

June 25, 2004 | 6 min read
Create Worship Renewal, Not Worship War: Six tips on how to talk about worship

Eighteen people. Umpteen differences. For three years, these Protestant Christians talked through worship war tensions to create a book together. A feature story about the genesis of "Discerning the Spirits."

June 11, 2004 | 8 min read

African-American Church Music: Beyond the myths

Do you think spirituals and gospel music pretty well sum up African American church music? Here's an invitation to discover the riches of African American sacred music, no matter who you are.

May 14, 2004 | 6 min read
Unwrapping the Gift of Music from Other Cultures

Have you noticed all the clues that God loves diversity? Iona Community members can help you introduce music that reflects the gifts of Christians from "every tribe and language and people and nation."

April 2, 2004 | 6 min read
Members of One Body?

Though it grieves and puzzles people in communities where Catholics and Protestants regard each other as members of Christ's body, tension and persecution mar relationships between Catholics and Protestants in Mexico.

January 24, 2004 | 2 min read