Our divided world needs healing and unity and God has called the church to be His means of mercy. Through Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, this book offers biblical guidance about who the church should be and how the church should act, as she seeks to answer, "Who is my neighbor?" The author challenges Christian colleges and local churches to recommit to reaching people in all of their diversity. By equipping ministry students and leaders to serve across local and global differences, the church can preach Christ's gospel and demonstrate God's kingdom to a diverse world and fulfill its mission to make disciples, calling people to belief in and obedience to Jesus Christ. Bill Thomas has been helping to unite Christians across racial, cultural, and socio-economic lines for over 35 years, much of that time while serving Kansas City's diverse population. Currently, he teaches at Central Christian College of the Bible, having previously served at St. Louis Christian College. Dr. Thomas holds degrees from Manhattan Christian College, Johnson University, the University of Kansas, and a DMin from Liberty University.

ビル・トーマスが描く本作は、分断が進む現代社会へ慈愛の再定義を迫る、魂の挑戦状です。著者が35年の現場経験から紡ぎ出す言葉は、聖書の寓話を単なる教訓ではなく、今を生き抜くための力強い行動原理へと昇華させています。読者は、自己と他者の境界線を揺さぶられるような衝撃とともに、真の連帯が持つ気高い美しさに触れることでしょう。 特筆すべきは、多様性という難題を、普遍的な愛の物語として提示する文学的な深みです。人種や階層を超えた「隣人愛」を模索するプロセスは、読み手の倫理観を研ぎ澄まし、閉塞した日常に一筋の光を投げかけます。知性と情熱が結晶化した本書は、世界と向き合うための新たな視座を与えてくれる、現代の福音とも呼ぶべき名著です。