The Discipline of Lament for Fostering Diversity in Christian Camping

This essay offers lament as a way to address the underrepresentation of minorities in Christian camp ministries in the United States. I propose that diversity may be deficient at majority camps when they function as white spaces, a socio-cultural phenomenon that tends to alienate People of Color. To...

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Main Author: Karianjahi, Muhia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2023
In: Christian scholar's review
Year: 2023, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-65
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
KBQ North America
NBE Anthropology
RF Christian education; catechetics
ZB Sociology
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Summary:This essay offers lament as a way to address the underrepresentation of minorities in Christian camp ministries in the United States. I propose that diversity may be deficient at majority camps when they function as white spaces, a socio-cultural phenomenon that tends to alienate People of Color. To address this, I contextualize the discipline of lament, a theoretical framework proposed by reconciliation theologians Emanuel Katongole and Chris Rice. Using examples from Christian camping, Christian lament can tackle cultural disparities by unlearning the alienating tendencies of speed, distance, and innocence by learning reconciliatory practices of pilgrimage, relocation, and public confession.
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