2min chapter

Ask NT Wright Anything cover image

#44 Donald Trump, gay cakes and white privilege

Ask NT Wright Anything

CHAPTER

The Importance of Diversity in the Church

The church doesn't do part of its core mission we shouldn't be surprised if other people come along and say we're gonna fill in the gaps. I actually checked recently in the big Oxford English dictionary which I have down there with magnifying glass and so on the use of the word white to describe people who whatever they are they aren't white. The answer is it goes back again to the 17th and 18th century where explorers found particularly at Africa people of very very dark skin started to use this as a binary black white. We need to get underneath that historically and instead of just checking your privilege see where this came from, he says.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode