Course Code: BHM01

Developmental of Missiological Thinking and Praxis

BD n, Semester 1, 4 Credit Hours, College Paper

Course Objectives

To help students to understand:

1. The origin and the development of mission studies
2. The missiological foundation of the Bible
3. The contextual and methodological issues of Mission Studies
4. A comprehensive approach to mission based on biblical writings
5. The various practices of mission about the changing global and contextual realities
6. To help students to integrate their knowledge of history, missions and missiological thought as it relates to practical issues facing the contemporary Church throughout the world.

Course Requirements

• Final Examination: 60%
• Internal Assessment: 40%

Course Outline

1. Introduction
   • Definitions of Mission and Evangelism
   • Definition and Emergence of Missiology as a discipline of theology
2. Different Approaches in Missiology
   • Normative Missiology, Descriptive Missiology
   • Missiology from Above and Missiology from Below
3. Introduction to Mission Studies about Other Disciplinary Discourses
   • Mission Studies and Historical-Critical Studies: Mission history from above and below
   • Use of cultural anthropology and sociology in Mission studies
   • Mission in the context of religious pluralism
4. Missiological Foundation of the Bible: Old Testament
   • Missional vision of the Bible
   • Mission themes in the Hebrew Bible: Election, Covenant, Commandment, Nation, Remnant, Redemption, Hospitality, etc.
5. Jesus and Mission
   • The mission of God in Jesus
   • Mission of Jesus according to Synoptic Gospels
   • Mission of Jesus according to John
6. Missiological Foundation of the Bible: Acts of Apostles and Epistles
   • Mission of the Apostles
   • Missiological understanding and practice of Paul
   • Mission in General Epistles and Revelation
7. Theologies of Mission
   • Missio Dei
   • Holistic Mission
   • Mission and Pneumatology
   • Mission and Soteriological understanding: Salvation as humanization, Salvation of the whole creation
   • Salvation in relation to justice, peace, healing and reconciliation
   • Mission and Ecumenism
8. Different Traditions in the Thinking and Practice of Christian Mission
   • Ecumenical Tradition
   • Evangelical Tradition
   • Roman Catholic Tradition
   • Orthodox Tradition
   • Pentecostal, Charismatic and New Generation Churches and Movements
9. Contextual and Methodological Issues
   • Christian Mission and Evangelism
   • Christian Mission and Conversion
   • Christian Mission to the Margins and with the Margins
   • Christian Mission toward New Creation and New Humanity
10. Missionary Work in the Context of Multi Faith and Cultures

Bibliography

Required Readings

• Bosch, David J. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. New York: Orbis, 1991.
• Hedlund, Roger. God and the Nations: A Biblical Theology of Mission in the Asian Context. Revised Edition. Delhi: ISPCK, 2003.
• Hedlund, Roger. Roots of the Great Debate in Mission: Mission in Historical and Theological Perspective. Revised Edition. Bangalore: Theological Book Trust, 1997.
• Kirk, Andrew. What is Mission? Theological Explorations. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2000.
• Shenk, Wilbert. Changing Frontiers of Mission. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1999.
• Verkuyl, J. Contemporary Missiology: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.

Suggested Readings

• Abeysinghe, Rasika. ‘Ecclesiastes, Ecclesia and Existentialism: Some Experiential Permutations on the Essence of Being. Kandy: Creative Press, 2015.
• Athyal, Abraham and D. Y. Nyce, eds. Mission Today: Challenges and Concerns. Chennai: Gurukul, 1998.
• Athyal, Jesudas, ed. The Community We Seek: Perspectives on Mission. Thiruvalla: CSS, 2003.
• Bassham, Roger C. Mission Theology 1948-1975: Years of Worldwide Creative Tension, Ecumenical, Evangelical, and Catholic. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1979.
• Bowen, Roger. …So I Send You.
• Camps, Arnulf, ed. Missiology: An Ecumenical Introduction: Texts and Contexts of Global Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing, 1994.
• Coote, Robert T. Toward the 21st Century in Christian Mission. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing House, 1993.
• George, Samuel. Stranger-Centred Missiology: Kosuke Koyama‘s Theology of Mission. A Paradigm for doing Mission in India. Indian Theological Journal 1, no. 1 (Jan-June 2007): 75-89.
• Hedlund, Roger. “Indian Christians of Indigenous Origins and Their Solidarity with Original Groups.” Journal of Dharma 24/1 (1999): 13-27.
• Quest for Identity: India’s Churches of Indigenous Origin, The Little Tradition in Indian Christianity. Delhi: ISPCK, 2000.
• and Paul J. Bhakiaraj, eds. Missiology for the 21st Century: South Asian Perspectives. New Delhi: ISPCK/MIIS, 2004.
• Ipe Kochupallikunel. Pentecostal Churches in Kerala and Indigenous Leadership. Delhi: ISPCK, 2011.
• Jayakumar, Samuel. Dalit Consciousness and Christian Conversion: Historical Resources for a Contemporary Debate. Delhi: ISPCK, 1999.
• Jenkins, Philip. The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South. Oxford University Press, 2006.
• Kim, Kristeen. Mission in the Spirit. Delhi: ISPCK, 2003.
• ed. Reconciling Mission: the Ministry of Healing and Reconciliation in the Church Worldwide. Delhi: ISPCK, 2005.
• Mathew, C. V. “Cultural Nationalism and Its Challenges to the Church and Its Mission in India.” Doon Theological Journal 1/2 (2004): 157-171.
• Mathews, Regi. The Missiological Understanding of the Christological Hymns in Philippians 2.6-11 and Colossians 1.15-20 in the Context of India. Delhi: ISPCK, 2009.
• Mattam, Joseph and K.C. Marak, eds. Blossoms from the East: Contribution of the Indian Church to the World Mission. Mumbai: St. Paul’s, 1999.
• Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966.
• Netland, Harold A., Craig Ott. Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity. Baker Academic, 2006.
• Newbigin, Lesslie. The Open Secret. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1995.
• Pachuau, Lalsangkima, ed. Ecumenical Missiology: Contemporary Trends, Issues and Themes. Bangalore: UTC, 2002.
• Phillips, James M. and Robert T. Cootes. Toward the 21st Century in Christian Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993.
• Pickett, J. Waskom. Christian Mass Movements in India. New York: Abingdon, 1933.
• Pobee, John and Ositelu, Gabriel. African Initiatives in Christianity. Geneva: WCC, 1998.
• Pomerville, Paul A. The Third Force in Missions: A Pentecostal Contribution to Contemporary Mission Theology. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993.
• Rheenen, Gailyn Van. Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996.
• Samuel, Simon and PV Joseph, eds. Remapping Mission Discourse: A Festschrift in Honor of the Rev. George Kuruvild Chavanikamannil. Dehradun: NTC-ISPCK, 2008.
• Sanneh, Lamin. Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1991.
• Encountering the West: Christianity and the Global Cultural Process. London: Marshall Pickering, 1993.
• “Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel Beyond the West.” Eerdmans (September 2003).
• Scherer, James and Bevans, Stephen, eds. New Directions in Mission and Evangelization: Faith and Culture. New York: Orbis, 1999.
• Song, Choan-Seng. Christian Mission in Reconstruction: An Asian Analysis. New York: Orbis Books, 1977.
• Stamoolis, James J. Eastern Orthodox Mission Theology Today. New York: Orbis Books, 1986.
• Stephen, M. A New Mission Agenda: Dialogue, Diakonia and Discipling. Delhi: ISPCK, 2009.
• Stephen, M. Contextual Issues. Delhi: Concept Publishing Co., 2011.
• Stott, John. Christian Mission in the Modern World. London: Falcon, 1975.
• Tennent, T. Building Christianity on Indian Foundations: The Legacy of Brahmabandhay Upadhyay. Delhi: ISPCK, 2000.
• Theology in the Context of World Christianity: How the Global Church is Influencing the way we think about and discuss theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.
• Terry, Jim Mark, and Ebbie C. Smith, eds. Missiology: An Introduction to the Foundation, History and Strategies of World Missions. New York: Broadman and Holman, 1998.
• Thomas, Norman E. Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1996.
• Thomas, Jacob. From Lausanne to Manila: Evangelical Social Thought: Models of Missions and the Social Relevance of the Gospel. Delhi: ISPCK, 2003.
• Thorogood, Bernard, ed. Gales of Change: Responding to a Shifting Missionary Context. Geneva: WCC, 1994.
• Tippett, Alan. Introduction to Missiology. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1987.
• Valiamangalam, Joseph. Community in Mission: Mission Consciousness of Christian Communities: A Contextual Missiological Study. Delhi: ISPCK, 2009.
• Walls, Andrew. The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith. New York: Orbis, 1996.
• “In Quest of the Father of Mission Studies.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research 23/3 (1999): 98-105.
• The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission and Reception of Faith. Orbis, 2002.
• Wilfred, Felix. On the Banks of Ganges. Delhi: ISPCK, 2005.
• Winter, Ralph D. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1999.
• Wright, Christopher. Mission of God: Unlocking the Grand Narrative of the Bible. Secunderabad: Authentic, 2009.
• Yates, Timothy. Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge: CUP, 1996.

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