by Rupen Das | Jul 10, 2015 | Opinion
The word “righteous” is out of fashion, conjuring up images of humorless people out of touch with this world who call their misery joy. It’s an unfair caricature. If one were to ask an ordinary member of any church what does it mean to be righteous,...
by Rupen Das | May 14, 2015 | Opinion
A worldview that dominates Middle Eastern societies is one of honor and shame. All interactions and conversations either honor a person or shame them in the way they are addressed and treated socially. One’s standing in the community may be one of honor or shame...
by Rupen Das | Oct 31, 2014 | Opinion
The Syrian conflict has now become a slow meat grinder with hundreds being killed every month while families and communities across Syria are being systematically destroyed. In the “fog of war,” it is very easy to miss the small signs of hope amid the...
by Rupen Das | Jun 17, 2014 | Opinion
Anger at injustice is often undergirded by a sense of sadness that this is not the way God intended the world to be. There is value in stepping back to ask whether there is a theology that explains the realities of the refugee and the poor and allows Christians to...
by Rupen Das | Mar 25, 2014 | Opinion
How can the effectiveness of a theological seminary be assessed? Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) recently hosted a conference organized by Overseas Council, where this question was asked. It has often been assumed that seminaries train pastors to preach,...
