{"id":1180,"date":"2019-03-04T10:41:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T14:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2019-03-24T07:17:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T11:17:09","slug":"between-babel-pentecost-a-christian-analysis-of-multiculturalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/between-babel-pentecost-a-christian-analysis-of-multiculturalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Babel &#038; Pentecost: A Christian Analysis of Multiculturalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m kicking off a new series of videos at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCsvUHyVv3EO3VQgDw0W1BSg\">Lutheran in a Strange Land<\/a>, exploring the political philosophies of multiculturalism and globalism through the lenses of the Tower of Babel, Pentecost, and Luther&#8217;s theology of the Two Kingdoms.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no question that the Church is global.\u00a0 After all, Christ instructed us to go and make disciples of all nations.\u00a0 The Church is just as obviously multicultural, for we can see a great multitude from all tribes, peoples, and languages standing before the throne and before the Lamb in Revelation.<\/p>\n<p>But does this mean that a Christian nation should embrace globalism and multiculturalism?\u00a0 Or does the nation instead have a different set of God-given responsibilities than the Church?<\/p>\n<p>This is Part 1 of\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLX6FbF_kC8FA44_ewZRw8l7kdqk9Y5fZY\">Between Babel &amp; Pentecost: A Christian Analysis of Multiculturalism<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>I&#8217;m going to be trying a slower release schedule with this series, so expect a new installment each week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJcZRo9Rv_Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m kicking off a new series of videos at Lutheran in a Strange Land, exploring the political philosophies of multiculturalism and globalism through the lenses of the Tower of Babel, Pentecost, and Luther&#8217;s theology of the Two Kingdoms. 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