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Multicultural Kingdom

Ethnic Diversity, Mission and the Church

Multicultural Kingdom

Ethnic Diversity, Mission and the Church

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Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 9780334057529
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 30/04/2020
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm

Christianity in the UK today is faced with growing cultural and religious diversity. Christian migrants bring with them new ways of doing theology, new styles of worship, and new expressions of the faith. Increased levels of migration mean that the Church needs to reconsider what a `mission-shaped church' looks like.

Multicultural Kingdom explores some of the causes and implications of ethnic diversity on the British Christian landscape - and the implications on the landscape of theology itself. Why, it asks, do we prefer to remain segregated in our ecclesiology? Why indeed, do several churches of different ethnic heritage use the same building for services on Sunday but do not get to worship together?

Articulating for the first time an extensive 'multicultural missiology' for the UK church, this book will offer an essential new perspective for scholars and practitioners alike.

Acknowledgements viii 1. The Kingdom of God is Like a Mosaic 1 2. The Great New Fact of Our Era 8 3. Shaping the Kingdom 28 4. The Mission of the Kingdom 39 5. The Multicultural Kingdom is Here 63 6. Diversity is a Terrible Thing to Waste 76 7. The Multicultural Imperative 94 8. Multicultural Ecclesiology 109 9. One New Tribe 121 10. Making Multiculturalism Work 135 11. Monocultural Churches in a Multicultural World 144 Bibliography 148 Index 153

Harvey C. Kwiyani

Originally from Malawi, Dr Harvey C. Kwiyani has lived in Europe and North America for many years, working both as an academic (teaching theology, missions and leadership), and also as a mission practitioner and church planter. is lecturer in African Christianity and Theology at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of "Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West" and of the Grove Booklet "Mission Shaped Church in a Multicultural World". He blogs regularly at www.harvmins.com.

"The uniqueness of Multicultural Kingdom: Ethnic Diversity, Mission and the Church is perhaps the person that penned the book. Harvey brings 20 years of experience of intercultural conversations and experience encompassing European cities, African countries and North America. The central argument of this book is that God's Kingdom, that is, the global church is like a mosaic. The imagery of a mosaic is a very powerful one that conveys different tiles with different colours arranged in such a way that it is only the artist that has the complete picture and know how best to arrange the tiles. Here is a deep theology of intercultural mission that should shape our ecclesial practices when it comes to cultural diversity. -- Israel Oluwole Olofinjana

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