{"product_id":"the-gift-of-the-outsider-what-living-in-the-margins-teaches-us-about-faith-paperback","title":"The Gift of the Outsider: What Living in the Margins Teaches Us about Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlicia J. Akins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJen Oshman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmbracing the Spiritual Lessons of Unbelonging\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Too 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gift of the Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the blessings found in unbelonging--and calls Christians of all backgrounds to love and listen to their community's outcasts. As a Christian, a Black American, a woman, and an expatriate, author Alicia J. Akins offers heartfelt reflections on her own experiences as an outsider. She illuminates how we can \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e cherish the unique gifts that God bestows on those who endure loneliness and adversity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e encourage and humbly receive the invaluable insights outsiders of all kinds have to offer \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e delight in how the differences within God's people reflect his majesty--and how Christ's reign unifies all believers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Compassionate and biblically grounded, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of the Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e enriches today's broader conversations surrounding diversity and inclusion, and is sure to encourage and challenge outsiders and insiders alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlicia J. Akins \u003c\/b\u003eis an author who finds herself at home both nowhere and anywhere. Her interest in how differences can be our strengths has taken her across the globe and after living and working in Asia for five years, she considers it a second home. She is a master's student at Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington D.C., and has previously published \u003ci\u003eInvitations to Abundance\u003c\/i\u003e, also with Harvest House. You can find more of her writing at FeetCryMercy.com​ and follow her on Twitter ​@FeetCryMercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.5 x 5.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696088092735,"sku":"9780736984232","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/69b34fb7e6102568c1fec8101e209f97.webp?v=1765006158","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gift-of-the-outsider-what-living-in-the-margins-teaches-us-about-faith-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}