The Gift of the Outsider: What Living in the Margins Teaches Us About Faith Author Les Cowan and doctorate at Denver Seminary

and doctorate at Denver Seminary (with a thesis on cross-cultural partnerships)

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The Gift of the Outsider: What Living in the Margins Teaches Us About Faith Author Les Cowan and doctorate at Denver SeminaryEmbracing the Spiritual Lessons of UnbelongingToo often, cultural belonging becomes a battle, and its winners gain the world: access, comfort, safety, community. Yet for those on the margins set apart from their culture by differences such as ethnicity, class, ability, and faith God offers something even greater. The Gift of the Outsider celebrates the blessings found in unbelonging and calls Christians of all backgrounds to love and listen to their