The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community [Paperback]

Eric H. F. Law (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1993

Publisher's Note A multicultural conference has convened. Everything is in place, and the participants arrive brimming with goodwill and even better intentions. Surely this time...! But, no. Halfway through the meetings, communication grinds to a halt, and people retreat to the safety of their own groups. What happened? And how can we keep it from happening again? Those are the questions this book proposes to answer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Chalice Press (July 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082724231X
• ISBN-13: 978-0827242319
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Education
  • #58 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Ministry & Church Leadership > Church Institutions & Organizations

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gives vocabulary to experiences, October 17, 2002

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Hakk't (Saint Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community (Paperback)

I am the leader of a parachurch organization on a university that works with three different student groups - one that is predominately Caucasian, one that is Asian American and another that is African American. Law's book gave a lot of words and definition to what has been our experience in working through multi-ethnicity and the beginnings of racial reconciliation. Especially helpful has been the explanation of perceived power and how that effects dynamics within a multi-ethnic setting. I was also glad to see a chapter on how power redistribution can happen on a practical level (chapter 7). I have read a number of books on Biblical multi-ethnicity and this has been one of the most helpful. ("Divided by Faith" is the second best.)

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Articulates the reality well, April 8, 2003

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Rev. Jim Spahn, OP (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community (Paperback)

After having worked for 7 years in a foreign country and culture, I experienced a lot of frustration as I met the culture. Law's book is one of the best I've found in helping me see (albeit in hindsight) what was going on. His distinctions were helpful. I recommend this book for people working (or about to work) in a multi-cultural setting. He gives practical suggestions and some helpful theoretical frameworks to assist those who are bewildered (or about to be bewildered!) with an encounter with those of different cultural mindsets. It was just the book I needed to reflect upon my overseas experience.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bridge building through differences., September 19, 2001

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Inez Torres Davis (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community (Paperback)

This book has been used in a bibliography for those who would seek to end or dismantle racism, including institutional and systemic racism. Eric Law broadens the reader's understanding of social and organizational norms -- what they aren't necessarily as well as what they could be. Easy read. Easily understood. Clear.