Every tribe and tongue
Subtitle: a biblical vision for language in society
By: Michael Pasquale, Nathan L.K. Bierma
Contributors: Bierma, Nathan L. K., 1979-
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9781608990146
Subjects: Communication; Christianity; Mission of the church; Language and languages; Multilingualism
Description: Every tribe and tongue offers a way, first, to rediscover biblical stories and principles that relate to questions about immigration and societal multilingualism, and, second, to outline possible ways to guide thoughtful engagement in the discourse on the "public square" based on the biblical witness. The authors will try to show that, far from being an afterthought in the Bible, the call to love our neighbors and to gather people together in the worship of God is at the very core of the gospel message. Second, this book is dedicated to calling the North American church to take seriously its charge not simply to love the "stranger and alien" but to live as "strangers and aliens" within the American nation to which it has been called to witness to Jesus Christ.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-84).
Table of contents: title: Speaking beauty into the chaos; title: Pentecost in practice : the call to linguistic diversity; title: Love your neighbor : the ethics of hospitality; title: From every nation : immigration and language; title: Teach your children well : language in education; title: The Word of the Lord : the language of Scripture and worship; title: Language purity and language play : beauty in variety; title: Go into all the world : transformed linguistic communities.