American Cultural BaggageAmerican Cultural Baggage lets both Americans and the rest of the world in on things most Americans dont know about themselves and their values and how those things are perceived by others. Americans will learn of the impression they make while others will gain insight into the curious tribal values of Americans. Contents include: The ""Ten Commandments"" of American Culture The Top Priority in American Life Self Esteem and Fun Ways to Achieve Three

away from the status quo and toward new challenges

his Gospel offers a particularly telling challenge to Christians of the developed countries of the West

a leading expert in Christian-Muslim relations

demonstrating how "the African factor" emerges as a major category of transformation: preceding in importance "this missionary factor

and justice in American religion and culture

Unlike most books on the topic it eschews easy clichés

he analyzes the tradition of political theology

(1923-2004)

Heim served as a missionary in Venezuela for the following 35 years

is Professor of Biblical Hermeneutics at the University of Birmingham

but perhaps most importantly

professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Divinity School