NO CULTURE SHOCK
In helping others traverse the Scriptures, we can, like Americans junketing in Asia . . . carefully select the itinerary, stop only at Western-style hotels, use guides who speak fluent English, eat only American food, albeit with quaint seasonings, and shop for foreign bric-a-brac with Bankamericards. Indeed the guiding of travelers through the world of the Bible with a minimum of culture shock is often assumed to be the chief function of ministers and teachers . . . They preserve the illusion of travel, without its risk or its profit. They remain blissfully unaware of how completely they have destroyed the integrity and independence of that other world. Adapted from an item by Paul Minear, quoted by Martin Marty in Context 3/1/88).
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