engaged in an irrelevant or a dysfunctional way with the surrounding culture. Henri Nouwen presents another imagery of a church in a dysfunctional relationship with the culture. For a time, Nouwen served as a chaplain of a Holland-America cruise line. One foggy night, while Nouwen was standing on the front deck, the captain of the cruise ship bumped into him. The captain told the chaplain to “get out of my way.” But on second thought he stated, “This might be the one time I actually
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