Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies最新文献

{"title":"The Strategic Task of the Church in Creating Spaces for Spirituality","authors":"I. Olivier","doi":"10.1177/0265378820931125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0265378820931125","url":null,"abstract":"The self-revelation of God through His Manifested Presence occurred in a variety of natural, cultural and historical spaces. This manifested in the liturgical communion of His people during public worship events, which in the Old Testament took place in the Tabernacle and the Temple. In the New Testament the role of the Temple changed, and the Church as God’s community became the space where believers experienced spirituality. The historical development of the Church was supported by spaces that were created for spiritual experience and liturgy. In these spaces, spirituality was aided by liturgical activities, music, art, education and other aesthetic symbols. With the dawning of the 21st century the world has changed drastically. The Pentecostal experience after Azusa street gave emphasis to the spreading of the gospel into a variety of missionary and apostolic spaces. Therefore, the Church must think strategically regarding the spaces created to experience spirituality.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"14 1","pages":"3 - 15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78848951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decolonial Conversations in African Christianity: Developing a Public Theology for Kenya","authors":"Martin Munyao","doi":"10.1177/02653788221131657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221131657","url":null,"abstract":"Historians have held that colonialism and Western missionary enterprise were two distinct and unrelated entries to pre-colonial Kenya. How then did Christianity for decades live side by side with colonialism? The impact of that unholy relationship is felt and sustained in contemporary forms of violence. Whiteness realizes that is hard to enter into something that is in harmony. Therefore, separation needs to happen for Whiteness to succeed. Unfortunately, much of our theological understanding today is tempered with a neocolonial mindset that separates the soul from the body for Christian triumphalism. This paper will analyze the impact of Whiteness in Kenya during and after colonialism to demonstrate how the British explorer-settler-missionary alliance oiled the religious and economic disenfranchising of African people. Secondly, it proposes a political theology that will restore ‘Shalom’ in a socially, economically, and spiritually broken country.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"60 1","pages":"235 - 242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81416977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Christians in the Political Arena: Some Sociological and Theological Learnings from the Philippines","authors":"Melba Maggay","doi":"10.1177/02653788221132206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221132206","url":null,"abstract":"This article clarifies the ambiguities in church and state relations, defines the role of the church as framed by the offices of prophet, priest and king, and shares learnings on political engagement from the Philippine experience of People Power.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"99 1","pages":"243 - 253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74633460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"October 2022_Transformation","authors":"K. Franklin, Susan VanWynen, Deborah Crough","doi":"10.1177/02653788221136738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221136738","url":null,"abstract":"To be relevant, all theology must relate to context. This study is an example of the complexities encountered in the actual practice of contextualization. It examines the notion of ‘ sin ’ in the Kongo culture and evaluate it through the lens of the Old Testament understanding of ‘ sin ’ . In the Kongo context, ‘ sin ’ is understood as any act that breaks the harmony of the community, allowing any kind of evil to enter it. This understanding needs to be transformed by the biblical view of ‘ sin ’ as always being committed before God, the creator of the world and the one to whom all human beings owe their life. The rich imagery for ‘ sin ’ in the Old Testament cannot be captured by the one Kongo word disumu; a wider vocabulary can and must be developed. I have the immense privilege of knowing Charo and Christian for 25 years and it is with great joy that I invite you to read this book. In a world where violence, polarization, and wars abound, to speak of a theology of “ development-salaam ” is an invitation to be ambassa-dors of peace and reconciliation, and at the same time to be a pro-phetic voice denouncing injustice and oppression in its most diverse expressions. This text is an invitation to develop an integral incarnational ministry that gestates deep and transformative changes in all dimensions of life through genuine and reconciled relationships from our vulnerability and dependence on the God of Mission. This book comprises recent advancements in theory and practice of community diakonia. It embraces vital discussions on inclusion, personhood, and community development in a unique way from leading scholars in the fi eld. These discussions are carried out in extensive global dialogue including voices from the Majority World. The world is facing rapidly increasing cycles of disruption, challenges, and disorder. In the face of these challenges, mission leadership is stretched to adapt, trying to catch up with the pace of change and provide wisdom and action that helps navigate these challenges to further the mission God has bestowed on his Church. This book focuses on the ways leadership is changing in the face of these challenges, suggesting a new theoretical model for mission leadership. It reviews the idea of polycentrism through mission history, mission and church organizations, movement theory, and governance, identifying themes for polycentric mission leadership.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"22 1","pages":"280 - 287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74123174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"North-South Partnership in God’s Mission: Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics","authors":"Ruth Padilla DeBorst","doi":"10.1177/02653788221110869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221110869","url":null,"abstract":"This paper asks if there any hope today, in the midst of the pulls and tugs of current globalizing and counter-globalizing forces, of differing theological outlooks and intestine tensions, that the world Church can constitute a politics of reconciliation instead of one characterized by polarized confrontation. Employing the metaphor of “hands,” it proposes some needed steps towards the realization of that hope. Hands can join in reconciliation when they are open in confession and emptied of the manipulation of money, when all hands are welcome at the table, wounded as they are, and when they are raised in communal praise and supplication.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"21 1","pages":"254 - 262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81605429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Menace of Colonialism and the Imperative of Koinonia as a Model for Living in a Nigerian Context","authors":"R. A. Idialu","doi":"10.1177/02653788221108911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221108911","url":null,"abstract":"The situation of Nigeria, with its festering conflicts, can best be understood as part of the general problem caused by colonialism. Careful analysis reveals that, in Nigeria, the political circumstances which propagate conflict have been prevalent since colonial times (Pogoson, 2002, 41). The geographical entity now known as Nigeria, like many other colonised nations of the world, has experienced, and is still experiencing the bitter pills of colonialism administered by Great Britain. The Nigerian entity, an artificial creation made up of people of diverse ethnicity, cultures, languages, norms and expectations was established in 1914 by the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates (Lalude and Omitola, 2001, 25–39). Although Nigeria attained independence on 1st October 1960, the negative legacy of colonialism still endures till today. Fundamental problems in the Nigerian polity are attributed to colonialism and the forced amalgamation of the constituting regions – Yoruba in the west, Hausa/Fulani in the north, and Igbo in the east, which created the Nigerian entity (Abdulrahman, 2004, 291–326; Adefulu, 2001, 8–24). However the most poignant of the colonial legacies which threatens the corporate existence of Nigeria is the enduring mutual distrust and ethno-phobia created among the various ethnic groups in Nigeria. It is hoped that a strategic deployment of koinonia will help to mitigate the sad reality that colonialism has brought on the nation. If koinonia, or fellowship, is understood only in terms of the (vertical) relationship between God and the church, on one hand, and the (horizontal) relationship among Christians within the church, on the other, it will not be able to stand up to a decolonisation critique which the world needs today and which this paper proposes. In the context of crisis occasioned by colonialism which the world and Nigeria face today, koinonia would best underpin or strengthen our ways of understanding and living as members of the same community only if the peaceful coexistence of humans is taken into account. Koinonia is therefore important in a decolonisation critique as it has opened up a variety of ways by which people can coexist together in a peaceful environment.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"23 1","pages":"271 - 279"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87257724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Postures Toward Postcolonial Peace: Repentance, Forgiveness, and Lament","authors":"Al Tizon","doi":"10.1177/02653788221112374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221112374","url":null,"abstract":"Each party in any given conflict has a role to play in the process of reconciliation. However, these respective roles are different depending on the power differential within the conflict. The role of the gospel peacemaker is to be aware of the power differential and to call each party to do their part toward reconciliation with one another. For those who have abused their power for self-gain at the expense of others need to repent. For those who have been victimized by this power abuse need to forgive. And both abuser and abused need to lament.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"55 1","pages":"229 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90555306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"June 2022_Transformation","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/02653788221114609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221114609","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"6 1","pages":"222 - 226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74027252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: New Contributions to Missional Hermeneutics","authors":"K. Franklin","doi":"10.1177/02653788221112558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221112558","url":null,"abstract":"recent contributions the new fi eld of missional hermeneutics. This review explores compares study s Simon ’ s work on Ephesians. Both books are outcomes of their respective doctoral studies.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"99 4","pages":"218 - 221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72442255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of Reformed Theological Seminary, Mkar: The Unfinished Agenda on Public Theology","authors":"Philip Tachin","doi":"10.1177/02653788221110784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02653788221110784","url":null,"abstract":"Theological education has been very critical to the qualitative growth of the church. This reality finds its expression in the establishment and development of the Reformed Theological Seminary Mkar. The Universal Reformed Christian Church which founded the Seminary has benefitted from the depths of the Reformed theological knowledge that it has impacted church leaders. This theological education has been largely responsible for the transformation of the Tiv society. However, as the society keeps growing with fresh challenges, it has become necessary that the Seminary reflects on its new intellectual role in shaping the cultural, social, spiritual and political contexts. It is on this note that the question of public theology has become expedient for the Seminary to consider its inclusion in its curriculum. This research argues the significance of public theology as the new insight that it seeks to break the boundaries of Christian theology from the private life of the believer to the all-encompassing issues in human society. This is premised on the view that God holds the both private and public spheres accountable to himself.","PeriodicalId":41530,"journal":{"name":"Transformation-An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies","volume":"37 1","pages":"205 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84752447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}