Michael Luo on Strangers in the Land

The Russell Moore Show

Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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What can the lives and trials of our Asian American neighbors teach the rest of us? Michael Luo, executive editor of The New Yorker and author of the new book Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America, joins Mooreto talk about our country’s treatment of its Chinese residents, which drew Luo to trace his own family’s path to the United States. Moore and Luo discuss not only American sentiments toward the Chinese populations but also the ways our country deals with perceived strangers, the unique challenges of Asian American churches grappling with whether to become multiethnic, Luo’s experience of being a Christian in secular media spaces, and the ways his friendship with Tim Keller informed his view of Keller’s unique gifts and legacy. Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include: Strangers in the Land by Michael Luo Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription to CT magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:59.3	Strangers in the Land and it comes from a Supreme Court decision
2:02.1	upholding one of the Chinese exclusion laws and the justice referred to the Chinese as strangers
2:07.5	in the land in a negative way. But today, there are other groups that are strangers, and this book,
2:14.3	I think, is really about our diverse democracy and all kinds of groups and people that have been viewed and are viewed as strangers.
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