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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Right Christian, Wrong Christian
Growing the Wrong Way
Jesus, Unity and Fenway Park
I’m Not Making These Points
Ben, Again
Chapter 1 Questions
2 How Divisions Are Killing Us and Why We Should Care
Evangelical Consumerism
The Power of the Familiar
What Binds Us Together
The Snowball Effect
Together in the Trinity and the Cross
A New Reality: The Household of God
The Benefits of a Diverse Body of Christ
The Trouble with Groupthink
Chapter 2 Questions
3 Divisions Erected Out of Thin Air
The Cognitive Miser
The Cognitive Miser in Me
When Categorizing Helps
When Categorizing Hurts
“We Are Unique; They Are the Same”
“I Know What They Think”
What We Think They Think of Us
When Categorizing Taints the Past, Present and Future
From Cognitive Miserliness to Cognitive Generosity
The Power of Unifying Language
Chapter 3 Questions
4 Beyond Perceptions
“Don’t Confuse Us with Them”
“We Are the Gold Standard”
“Not Listening!”
What Now?
Overcoming the Gold Standard Effect: Taking a Walk in the Outgroup Member’s Shoes
Chapter 4 Questions
5 Running for Cover
The Endless Schoolyard
The Negative Speaks Loudest
Balancing Act
Social Climbing
Dumping Your Group
It’s Like Being Married
What Now?
Redefining What It Means to Be “Us”
Chapter 5 Questions
6 Waging Identity Wars
Defending Your Group
Sticks and Stones
What Now?
Who Me? Biased?
The Sermon Didn’t Kill Me
Chapter 6 Questions
7 Culture Wars
What Texas Football Can Tell Us About Conflict
Eagles vs. Rattlers
Group Conflict in the Real World
High Cultural Threat Levels
What Now?
Chapter 7 Questions
8 Blinded by Culture
When Realistic Conflict and Cultural Threat Collide
Cultural Idolatry in the Church
Cultural Idolatry in the Early Church
What Now?
Chapter 8 Questions
9 Creating Positive Crosscultural Interactions
The Power of Crosscultural Contact
A Biblical Foundation for Crosscultural Unity
Addressing Our Cognitive and Emotional Biases
Working Toward a Larger Goal
Creating Equal Status
Engaging in Personal Interaction
Leadership
Chapter 9 Questions
10 The Preeminence of (Identity in) Christ
Why Does a Common Identity Matter?
Should We All Be Colorblind?
The Church as First Family
We Know Who to Follow
Notes
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Endorsements
About the Author
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