09/02/08
Since moving to Mongolia six years ago I've had to give a great deal of though to the issue of Christian unity. In Mongolian culture the idea of unity is very important. In fact, unity if one of Mongolia's most important value (just behind power).
For a society to be healthy it must be unified around a set of principles or a history that defines what that unity looks like. Most importantly, unity is often seen as agreement on important issues—especially controversial ones.
However, the idea of Christian unity as presented in the Bible is different from the secular unity that is promoted in culture and politics. This is true not just in Mongolia but also worldwide. Most secular unity is achieved by reaching agreement on common ideas. Those who are not in agreement on those ideas are not unified, or perhaps even viewed as divisive.
For some nations, such as those of the Islamic world, a common religious heritage is the driving force for perceived unity. For many in ...
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