Bonnie Nicholas

Babel Church

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Is the church ready to listen to the voices from #MeToo? With the biblical story of Babel as the metanarrative, Li Ma’s careful multidisciplinary analysis reveals dangerous, subversive patterns, which include devaluing women and making idols of power and influence. She brings her own unique global perspective to this work, noting how these Western patterns have influenced the church worldwide. The results are disastrous, on display publicly in numerous scandals of moral leadership failure, including #MeToo and #ChurchToo. The antidote according to Li Ma is found in Philippians 2, where Jesus, who holds all power, shows us a revolutionary way to use it.”