Patrick Oden is visiting assistant professor of theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and a minister in the Wesleyan Church.

• Part One: The Context of Oppressing1. The Crisis of Social Identity2. The Crisis of Self-Existence3. The Crisis of BecomingPart Two: Liberating Oppressors in Scripture and the Early Church4. The Liberating Way of God5. The Liberating Way of Christ6. The Liberating Way of the Early Church7. The Liberating Way of the DesertPart Three: Constructing Hope for the Oppressors8. Hope from God9. Hope with God10. Hope for Transformation11. Hope in the Kingdom12. Hope among Community13. Conclusion

This interdisciplinary work is refreshing as it avoids a mentality of us vs. them and engenders a participatory communal perspective that fosters compassion and hope, making it a recommended read in today’s highly charged and hostile culture.

Patrick Oden is visiting assistant professor of theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and a minister in the Wesleyan Church.

• Part One: The Context of Oppressing1. The Crisis of Social Identity2. The Crisis of Self-Existence3. The Crisis of BecomingPart Two: Liberating Oppressors in Scripture and the Early Church4. The Liberating Way of God5. The Liberating Way of Christ6. The Liberating Way of the Early Church7. The Liberating Way of the DesertPart Three: Constructing Hope for the Oppressors8. Hope from God9. Hope with God10. Hope for Transformation11. Hope in the Kingdom12. Hope among Community13. Conclusion

This interdisciplinary work is refreshing as it avoids a mentality of us vs. them and engenders a participatory communal perspective that fosters compassion and hope, making it a recommended read in today’s highly charged and hostile culture.

Patrick Oden is visiting assistant professor of theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and a minister in the Wesleyan Church.

• Part One: The Context of Oppressing1. The Crisis of Social Identity2. The Crisis of Self-Existence3. The Crisis of BecomingPart Two: Liberating Oppressors in Scripture and the Early Church4. The Liberating Way of God5. The Liberating Way of Christ6. The Liberating Way of the Early Church7. The Liberating Way of the DesertPart Three: Constructing Hope for the Oppressors8. Hope from God9. Hope with God10. Hope for Transformation11. Hope in the Kingdom12. Hope among Community13. Conclusion

This interdisciplinary work is refreshing as it avoids a mentality of us vs. them and engenders a participatory communal perspective that fosters compassion and hope, making it a recommended read in today’s highly charged and hostile culture.