Post on 21-Jun-2015
Critique of Critique of PostmodernityPostmodernity
Joshva RajaJoshva Raja
Session 6Session 6
A few critical remarksA few critical remarks
Truths? No Truth? What to hold on to?Truths? No Truth? What to hold on to? Self boundaries to justify one’s own Self boundaries to justify one’s own
interestsinterests Chaotic – Rights for everything?! Using Chaotic – Rights for everything?! Using
rights to defend one’s selfishnessrights to defend one’s selfishness Overlapping of claims of truth or Overlapping of claims of truth or
convergence of truths – hiding!?convergence of truths – hiding!? Truths need to collide, margins and Truths need to collide, margins and
accepted truths need to negotiate and accepted truths need to negotiate and wrestle continuouslywrestle continuously
Mission – What is?Mission – What is?
UniversalizationUniversalizationTruth establishedTruth establishedRationalisationRationalisationScientific religionScientific religionSuperior to anySuperior to anyApplication Application ModernizationModernizationRelativisationRelativisation
Words related to MissionWords related to Mission
SendingSending CommissioningCommissioning ProclaimingProclaiming ConvertingConverting Building Building SponsoringSponsoring SupportingSupporting PersuadingPersuading PromotingPromoting
BeingParticipatingLiberatingListeningHumanisingSharingWitnessing AcceptingReceiving
Mission includesMission includes An Action of emptyingAn Action of emptying A Process of learning and A Process of learning and
listeninglistening Content – good newsContent – good news Effect – transformed livesEffect – transformed lives People – all no barriersPeople – all no barriers Place – any wherePlace – any where Culture – dignity restoredCulture – dignity restored Method – prophetic, dialogicMethod – prophetic, dialogic Means – community basedMeans – community based Reflection – critical Reflection – critical
improvementimprovement Institution - supportiveInstitution - supportive Relationship – reign of GodRelationship – reign of God
Does not include
Fixed doctrines
Rejection
Ethno-centric attitude
Superiority complex
Denominationalism
Fundamentalism
Exclusive dualism
Allurement
Monetary persuasion
Offensive words
Proselytising
Mission Creative Tension
Church with others missio Dei
Mediating Salvation
Quest for Justice
Evangelism
LiberationCommon Witness
Ministry by (Whole) People of God
Witness to people of Other Living Faiths
Action in Hope
Theology
David Bosch’s Transforming Mission
Additions by Norman E Thomas to Bosch – Contextualization, and Inculturation, dialogue in Classic Texts
Holistic Mission
Plurality of Mission
Prophetic Liberative
Nourishes
Culture
Building Communities
Proclamation
Development-oriented
ParticipatoryDialogic and interactive
Developed from WCC’s Statements 1980 -2005
You are the light of the world Unity
Prophetic
Liberative
Nourishes
Culture
Building Communities
Development-oriented
Dialogic
Plurality of Mission
Plurality of Mission
Evangelization
conversion
Believing without Belonging?Believing without Belonging? A study on Mission in Secular and Postmodern Contexts A study on Mission in Secular and Postmodern Contexts
by WCCby WCC
A shift from missioning the crowd to A shift from missioning the crowd to missioning Individualsmissioning Individuals
Re-spiritualising Christian SpiritualityRe-spiritualising Christian Spirituality Challenges of relationships, community and Challenges of relationships, community and
commitmentcommitment Faith seekers within non-Institutionalised Faith seekers within non-Institutionalised
zoneszones Rethinking language of missionRethinking language of mission Recognising the tension Recognising the tension Accommodating Varieties of expressions of Accommodating Varieties of expressions of
religiosityreligiosity