A major new textbook introduction to missiology at time of renewed post-colonial consciousnessFills a gap in the market for an accessible student textbook on the theme, which help to re-shape syllabiThe author draws on his extensive practical experience and scholarly insight into the area, and offers a non-western perspective on the themes For the past 500 years, the idea of the mission of God has been synonymous with that of the expansion of the Western civilisation and its influence in the world. Christianity, being the religious foundation of the Western civilisation as it stands today, has both justified and been used as an instrument for the domination of the world by Western imperial forces. Mission methods have developed that use western supremacy and militarism as a justifiable means to convert the world and make disciples for Christ. In Decolonising Mission, Harvey Kwiyani traces the history of Christian mission alongside the history of empire, showing the influence that one had on the other. Imagining what mission without imperialism would look like, Kwiyani sheds light on the connection between colonialism and mission and invites us to realign our missional methods with God's.
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Gods mission decolonises. This is the central claim of this challenging book which not only tells the history of mission from the perspective of the colonized but also asks how do we engage in mission in a world without depending on empires. Historical surveys and vignettes demonstrate how mission has become enmeshed in empire in stark contrast to Jesus whose ministry took place at the margins of empire. Decolonizing Mission argues for a decolonizing of our mission language, a greater reliance on the Holy Spirit and on prayer, a greater humility in mission and a missiology that can listen to and include those beyond our Western frames. -- Cathy Ross
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1 We need an English Colony here
2 Jesus, his mission, and the Empire
3 Taking Jesus to Rome
4 To dominate and Christianise
5 Whoever wishes to serve as a soldier
6 Mission and Colonialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries
7 Decolonising Mission Language
8 Mission According to the Colonised
9 We need a new Missiology
Harvey Kwiyani is the Chief Executive Officer at Global Connections, the UK Network for World Mission, which includes CMS, A Rocha and SASRA among its many members. His previous books include Multicultural Kingdom. He is the editor of Missio Africanus: The Journal of African Mission and lectures at CMS. Originally from Malawi, he was previously a Lecturer in African Christianity at Liverpool Hope University.
