Intercultural, postcolonial, experiential: A case study in forming congregational mission leaders in seminaries

This article describes the objectives, methodology, and outcomes of a course designed to accompany seminary-organized intercultural learning trips. The course is framed around race as a primary marker of difference in US society which has exercised a profound and lasting influence on the conceptuali...

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Authors: Gonxhe, Kimberly (Author) ; Farrell, B. Hunter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2020]
In: Missiology
Year: 2020, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 192-206
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
RJ Mission; missiology
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Theological Education
B Postcolonial Mission
B Intercultural
B Experiential Learning
B missional formation
B antiracism training
B Freire
B Racism
B cultural proficiency
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Summary:This article describes the objectives, methodology, and outcomes of a course designed to accompany seminary-organized intercultural learning trips. The course is framed around race as a primary marker of difference in US society which has exercised a profound and lasting influence on the conceptualization and practice of mission. By inviting students to observe the construction of racism in other cultural contexts (Philippines, Cuba), they were able to better understand racism in our own context and consider its impact on our engagement in mission. The article describes the course methodology as intercultural, postcolonial, and experiential and the impacts of the course/trip are summarized, along with some reflection on the questions which arose out of the experience.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091829620909097