Power and partnership: Implications of redeemed patronage in missional context

This article examines some historical and missiological contexts of the Western conception of partnership in mission and critiques how partnership fails in the Majority World. It then addresses how power is navigated in patron–client systems. Finally, drawing on the work of Jayson Georges, it offers...

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Published in:Missiology
Main Author: de Freitas, Rennae (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2023
In: Missiology
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
NBE Anthropology
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B contextualized
B Partnership
B patron–client
B Patronage
B Power
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Summary:This article examines some historical and missiological contexts of the Western conception of partnership in mission and critiques how partnership fails in the Majority World. It then addresses how power is navigated in patron–client systems. Finally, drawing on the work of Jayson Georges, it offers a contextual approach to redeeming patronage in a missional context and discusses the implications for authentic, intercultural relationships.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00918296231155859