The Gift of the Outsider: What Living in the Margins Teaches Us About Faith
Alicia J. Akins
Sep 2023 · Christian Audio · Narrated by Kellye A. Saunders
headphones
Audiobook
7 hr 5 min
Unabridged
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
Want a 42 min sample? Listen anytime, even offline.
Add
About this audiobook
Embracing the Spiritual Lessons of Unbelonging
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.
The Gift of the Outsider 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
● cherish the unique gifts that God bestows on those who endure loneliness and adversity
● encourage and humbly receive the invaluable insights outsiders of all kinds have to offer
● delight in how the differences within God’s people reflect his majesty—and how Christ's reign unifies all believers
Compassionate and biblically grounded, The Gift of the Outsider enriches today's broader conversations surrounding diversity and inclusion, and is sure to encourage and challenge outsiders and insiders alike.
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.
The Gift of the Outsider 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
● cherish the unique gifts that God bestows on those who endure loneliness and adversity
● encourage and humbly receive the invaluable insights outsiders of all kinds have to offer
● delight in how the differences within God’s people reflect his majesty—and how Christ's reign unifies all believers
Compassionate and biblically grounded, The Gift of the Outsider enriches today's broader conversations surrounding diversity and inclusion, and is sure to encourage and challenge outsiders and insiders alike.
About the author
Alicia J. Akins is a writer and recovering expat based in DC. After living and working in Asia for five years, she considers it a second home. She is a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies student at RTS, Washington, and serves as a deaconess in her church, Grace DC Downtown.
Kellye A. Saunders is a professor of dance at Texas Christian University. As a classically trained ballerina, Ms. Saunders has performed on the most famous stages in the world as well as on Broadway. A native of Washington DC, she now resides in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Rate this audiobook
Tell us what you think.
Listening information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can read books purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
