A perspective on God’s view of human diversity: A missiological application of joy in diversity

This article considers a missiological perspective that emphasizes God’s creation of and joy in human diversity. Beginning with a concrete experience of personal challenge, four questions are explored: (1) Did diversity of human biology and racial phenotype come as a result of God’s original (before...

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Main Author: Ramírez-Johnson, Johnny (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2020]
In: Missiology
Year: 2020, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 251-260
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
NBE Anthropology
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B creation design
B cultural mandate
B creation joy
B racial phenotype
B Genesis 11:1–9
B uniformity of race
B Genesis 9:1
B Genesis 1:28
B diversity of human biology
B human diversity
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Summary:This article considers a missiological perspective that emphasizes God’s creation of and joy in human diversity. Beginning with a concrete experience of personal challenge, four questions are explored: (1) Did diversity of human biology and racial phenotype come as a result of God’s original (before sin) creation design? If not then; (2) Is uniformity of race and biological phenotype the best understanding of God’s original (before sin) creation design? (3) Shall we read the Genesis 1:28; 9:1 “cultural mandate” to fill and subdue the earth as instructions to spread and ethnically/racially diversify across the face of the earth? And, finally, (4) How shall we read the diversity of languages in Genesis 11:1-9 brought up by God: as a curse from God to punish Babel’s pride, or as a remedy from God against Babel’s attempt at uniformity?
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091829620947706