TY  - BOOK
AU  - Longkumer,Atola
AU  - Sørensen,Jørgen Skov
AU  - Biehl,Michael
TI  - Mission and power: history, relevance and perils 
T2  - Regnum Edinburgh centenary series
SN  - 9781911372240
AV  - BV2063 .M577 2016
KW  - Missions
KW  - Theory
KW  - Power (Christian theology)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Mission and power: scripture(s) and Spirit(s) --; Mission and power: theoretical fragments from transcultural perspectives: an exploratory essay on the power of interpretation in mission studies; Klaus Hock --; Polycentric Christian mission in a post-colonial world: a Lutheran perspective; Jørgen Skov Sørensen --; The power of interpretation, the interpretation of power: the Gospel and the Bible as contested spaces in global Christianity; Werner Kahl --; Part II. Mission and power: moments, regions, contexts --; The encounter of mission and power in a post-colonial Myanmar context: challenges and proposals; Samuel Ngun Ling --; Christian mission, power and native participation; Atola Longkumer --; Mission through the lens of suffering: defending Japanese Americans during World War II; Hiromi Chiba --; Servant leadership: power, vulnerability and reconciliation; Knud Jørgensen --; Mission and power: a view from the underside of society; Arun Jones --; The global shift of power and its implications for Christian mission; Nico Botha --; Power encounters: evangelization and local religious spirits in Latin America; Raimundo Barreto --; A theology based on common membership of the household of God: towards an intercultural theological hermeneutic in contemporary Germany; Wilhelm Richerbächer --; Proclaiming and struggling for life in plenitude: buen vivir (good living) as a new paradigm for 'mission'?; Josef Estermann --; Part III. Mission and power and global themes --; Intercultural perspectives on education; Frieder Ludwig --; No more flight: gender and eco-justice; Meehyun Chung --; Mission at risk: structures of co-operation in the perspective of 'mission and power'; Michael Biehl --; When strangers become friends: mission and power in the context of global migration; Gemma Tulud Cruz --; Mission and power: rituals, health and healing; Isabel A. Phiri; Chammah J. Kaunda --; Mission and power: some dimensions of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Henry Mbaya --; Money as power in mission; Jonathan Bonk --; Part IV. Mission and power: potentials and pitfalls --; Mission and power: a response from the Centre; Charles 'Chip' Hardwick
N2  - "This volume explores the notion of power in relation to Christian mission and critically engages questions such as: What notions of power have informed mission? How have power structures been negotiated between Christian mission and local culture/religions? Which of these manifestations of power are disturbing and counter to the values of the Gospel?"--Back cover
ER  -