Churches, Mission and Development in the Post-colonial Era
Christian Engagements between Holistic and Modernist Schemes of Improvement
Published by
Prof. Dr. Heinzpeter Znoj,
Dr. Sabine Zurschmitten
Academia, 1. Edition 2019, 161 Pages
Description
How is it that the Catholic and Protestant churches, which had already demanded sustainable development in the countries of the South in the 1960s, today predominantly support the technocratic development plans of the governments there? This special volume explores this apparent paradox through theological, historical and ethnographic studies. They provide insights into the theological foundations of church development policy and show how on its basis the resolutions of the Second Vatican Council and the World Council of Churches at the end of the 1960s demanded alternatives to modernist, neo-colonial development. Several contributions on Indonesia highlight the tensions between the development policy convictions of individual church actors and the closely state-controlled churches. Against this background it becomes clear to what extent the secular commitment of the churches is marked by real political constraints.
With contributions by
Heinzpeter Znoj, Sabine Zurschmitten, Cyprianus Jehan Paju Dale, Claudia Hoffmann, Noëmi Rui, Barbara Miller, Maria Hughes
With contributions by
Heinzpeter Znoj, Sabine Zurschmitten, Cyprianus Jehan Paju Dale, Claudia Hoffmann, Noëmi Rui, Barbara Miller, Maria Hughes
Bibliographical data
| Edition | 1 |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-3-89665-820-3 |
| Subtitle | Christian Engagements between Holistic and Modernist Schemes of Improvement |
| Publication Date | Jul 5, 2019 |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Publisher | Academia |
| Format | Softcover |
| Language | englisch |
| Pages | 161 |
| Medium | Book |
| Product Type | ZS-Special edition |
Reviews
»a fascinating book«
Christian Tauchner, Verbum SVD 2019, 292
»Den Leser erwartet ein Einblick in das Ringen protestantischer, pentekostaler, katholischer und evangelikaler Christen um ein zeitgemäßes Missionsverständnis, das einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung dient, ohne die Frage auszuklammern, ob die Begriffe Entwicklung und Mission Ziele und Motivation der jeweiligen Beteiligten hinreichend auszudrücken vermögen: Einzutreten in ein Beziehungsgeschehen mit den Menschen der Weltgemeinschaft und dem Schöpfer, das geprägt ist von Solidarität mit den Armen, Sensibilität für kulturelle Diversität und einem Verantwortungsgefühl füreinander und gegenüber der Natur. «
Dipl.-Theol. Friederike Dillenseger, theologie.geschichte 15/2020
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