We worship at the altar of the latest and greatest American evangelical icons who regale us with stories of the exploits of their cutting-edge ministry. Our ears have been tuned to hear the call for successful pastors who will go and conquer the world with muscular Christianity, where celebration exists without lament. Meanwhile, we ignore the stories of suffering and oppression (often times the voices of women oppressed by their own communities). We have a deficient theology that trumpets the triumphalistic successes of evangelicalism while failing to hear from the stories of suffering that
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