Theory to Practice in Vulnerable Mission: An Academic Appraisal - Brossura

Harries, Jim

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1610979443 ISBN 13: 9781610979443

Casa editrice: Wipf and Stock, 2012

Riassunto

Missionaries from the West like to hit the ground running to solve as many of other people's problems as possible in the increasingly short term they have available for service. Hang on, says Jim Harries! After twenty-four years in Africa, observing how poverty, traditional practices, dependency, and misunderstandings continue, Harries asks, what is the point of bringing solutions that local people cannot reproduce? Harries challenges missionaries and development workers to counter dependency on the West by engaging in sustainable ministry that local people can imitate. This requires some Westerners to work on the basis of local languages and resources, a practice known as vulnerable mission. Rooted in personal experience, founded in a postmodern appreciation of language, drawing on anthropology, based in Christian theology, Harries provides a case for the necessity of vulnerable mission in the twenty-first century.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jim Harries (PhD, University of Birmingham) is the chairman of the Alliance for Vulnerable Mission (vulnerablemission.org). He lives in Siaya County, Kenya.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wipf and Stock
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1610979443
• ISBN 13: 9781610979443
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 142
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile