Introduction / Robert J. Priest and Alvaro L. Nieves -- Thinking critically about culture, race, and color. Race : critical thinking and transformative possibilities / Jenell Williams Paris -- Science and the myth of biological race / Eloise Hiebert Meneses -- Race, ethnicity, and color among Latinos in the United States / Carlos Pozzi -- Culture matters : diversity in the United States and its implications / Michael Jindra -- Developing multicultural competency / J. Derek McNeil and Carlos Pozzi -- Encountering the other in ethnic and racialized worlds. Western images of others and otherness / Paul G. Hiebert -- Crossing the color line : a brief historical survey of race relations in American evangelical Christianity / Joseph L. Thomas and Douglas A. Sweeney -- Sharing the gospel in a racially segregated society : the case of Columbia Bible College, 1923-1963 / Robert J. Priest -- "Becoming conservative, becoming white?" : Black evangelicals and the para-church movement / Marla Frederick McGlathery and Traci Griffin -- Using and abusing the Bible in ethnic and racial contexts. The sword of truth in a sea of lies : the theology of hate / Michael Jessup -- Family and table-fellowship in the writings of Luke / David W. Pao -- Church as a lifestyle : distinctive or typical? / Vincent Bacote -- The Samaritans : a biblical-theological mirror for understanding racial, ethnic, and religious identity? / Tite Tiénou -- The Bible and the communion of saints : a churchly plural reading of scripture / S. Steve Kang -- Engaging racial and ethnic realities in congregational settings. New immigrant Filipinos bring changes to their parish / Kersten Bayt Priest -- Constructing new intergenerational ties, cultures, and identities among Korean American Christians : a congregational case study / Peter T. Cha -- Divergent worship practices in the Sunday morning hour : analysis of an "interracial" church merger attempt / Kersten Bayt Priest and Robert J. Priest -- Power and reconciliation in an urban church : the case of New City Fellowship / Brian M. Howell -- An applied research strategy for Christian organizations / Alvaro L. Nieves -- Conclusion / Robert J. Priest and Alvaro L. Nieves.