Week 8 – Paper Outline

I’d like to look at economics as my aspect of culture.  I live in a community with significant socio-economic divisions, so this topic is of particular relevance in my local setting.  Things that relate to this topic would include both financial well-being and mode of employment (i.e. production-based or service-based versus corporate or white collar).  Racial and cultural issues are also very intimately tied to this issue.

I’d either like to address the issue through application of the countercultural model outlined in Bevans’ work.  Some specific issues to consider with regard to the church community would center around relational involvement and boundary destruction.  It seems that a challenge for many in the more wealthy churches are willing to “serve” those with financial needs, but less willing to interact on an equal relational level.   It might be interesting to explore some ways to foster a more relational approach.