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