Missional Theology in Context (eBook, ePUB)

Globality, Empire, and a Wounded World
Redaktion: Mpofu, Buhle

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses Missional Theology from trans-disciplinary and diverse angles from which scholars unpack 'missional theologies' which emerge out of their different contexts spanning from countries such as Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Netherlands, Switzerland Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe. This diversity of contexts and scholarly approaches underscore the notion of 'globality' which is at the heart of 'subverting Empire'; explored through the intersecting themes of environmental justice, social and economic justice, addressing poverty, migration challenges and dealing with all forms of discrimination such as gender and racism. Central to the approach of this book is the notion that 'subverting Empire' requires an urgent and transformational shift from traditional approaches to creative and missional approaches grounded on human dignity and life affirming values as opposed to the death dealing effects of the current global architecture which thrives on exploitation of the poor and marginalized communities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978765849
• Artikelnr.: 75915926

Autorenporträt

Buhle Mpofu is Senior Lecturer with the Department of Practical Theology and Mission Studies at the Faculty of Theology and Region, University of Pretoria, in South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, Fulata Moyo
Introduction, Buhle Mpofu
Part I: Hermeneutical and Theoretical Considerations
Chapter 1: Anti-imperial Reading of Luke 4:16-32 as a Paradigm for Holistic
Mission: A South African Perspective, Kenosi Patson Motuku
Chapter 2: A Missiological Reconsideration of the Chinese Translation for
chatta'ah (translated as "sin" in English), Especially in Evangelism, Hwang
Tsung-I
Chapter 3: A Conceptual Exploration of the Nexus Between Christian Mission
and Power, Monument Thulani Bongani Makhanya and Herbert Moyo
Chapter 4: How Can They Be Effective Unless They are Natives? Towards
Effective Missions Through Indigenous Languages and Missionaries, Mphumezi
Hombana and Tsholofelo Jeffrey Kukuni
Chapter 5: Social, Economic and Ecological Justice in Missional Theology: A
Transformative Approach, Knowledge Mirirayi
Chapter 6: Prophetic Dialogue as Missional Approach to Promote
Environmental Flourishing, Anthony Le Duc
Part II: Missional Practices and Lessons Learned
Chapter 7: Ecumenical Responses to Racism: A Case Study of WCC as an
Intersectional Global Model to Overcoming Racism, Buhle Mpofu, Thandi-de
Jong, and Nicole Ashwood
Chapter 8: Addressing Poverty in Pursuit of Justice Through Missio-dei
within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Buhle Mpofu and David
Fidler
Chapter 9: Clash of Christianity and Clan Spirits: The Nyole Pentecostals
and Nature Spirits in Eastern Uganda, Bright Myeong-Seok Lee and David
Hirome
Chapter 10: Advancing Educational Equity: A Call to Empower Black
Marginalized Youth in South Africa Using a New Testament and Ubuntu
Perspective, Mphumezi Hombana, Agreeneth Nomonde Macu, and Buhle Mpofu
Chapter 11: When it Hurts to Love: Dichotomies of Exclusion and
Vulnerability for Migrants in South Africa, Buhle Mpofu
Chapter 12: Interreligious Dialogue and Environmental Safeguarding: A
Missional Imperative, Anthony Le Duc
About the Contributors