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Globalization and you
Mark Shaw Africa International University
What every christian should know
Activity
• Ask permission of your neighbor to check a clothes label
• When asked, shout out the place it was made
Rachel's views
1. neocolonialism 2. prosperity gospel is western capitalism 3. no social ethic 4. uncritical acceptance 5. moratorium
Martin's views
1. john 3:16 is global 2. cure for parochialism 3. africans not just passive 4. critical translators 5. african missions
Activity
• Discuss Rachel and Martin's views with your neighbor
• With whom do you most agree and why?
Roadmap1.the two sides 2. my thesis 3. Roland Robertson 4. Lamin Sanneh 5. Andrew Walls 6. Implications 7.actions 8. Q&A
Globalization & God's grace
Men meant it for evil. But God meant it for good, to bring about the salvation
that you now see. (Genesis 50:20)
Three thinkers on globalization as a key to renewing African christianity
Roland Robertson Lamin Sanneh Andrew Walls
Three thinkers on globalization as a key to renewing African christianity
Roland Robertson Lamin Sanneh Andrew Walls
Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion
Threat to the local
Renewal of the local
Global mission
Globalization
Relativization
Localization
Glocalization
Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion
Threat to the local
Renewal of the local
Global mission
Globalization
Relativization
Localization
Glocalization
Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion
Threat to the local
Renewal of the local
Global mission
Globalization
Relativization
Localization
Glocalization
Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion
Threat to the local
Renewal of the local
global mission
Globalization
Relativization
Localization
Glocalization
Lamin Sanneh and Translation model
✦ problem of the missionary ✦surprise of Vernacular trans. ✦Name for God
✦Cultural revolution from within ✦God speaks my language ✦Renewal of the local
✦Christianity is
infinitely
translatable ✦no sacred
language
How Africans became Christian
Lamin Sanneh and Translation model
✦ problem of the
missionary ✦surprise of
Vernacular trans. ✦Name for God
✦Cultural revolution from within ✦God speaks my language ✦Renewal of the local
✦Christianity is infinitely translatable ✦no sacred language ✦all cultures and languages sacred
How Africans became Christian
Lamin Sanneh and Translation model
✦ problem of the missionary ✦surprise of Vernacular trans. ✦Name for God
✦Cultural revolution
from within ✦God speaks my
language ✦Renewal of local
✦Christianity is infinitely translatable ✦no sacred language ✦all cultures and languages sacred
How Africans became Christian
Andrew Walls and cultural translation
The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible
The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.
The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes and challenges us to join his mission
Andrew Walls and cultural translation
The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible
The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.
The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes and challenges us to join his mission
Andrew Walls and cultural translation
The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible
The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.
The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes and challenges us to join his mission
Andrew Walls and cultural translation
The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible
The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.
The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes us to join his mission
Implications1.Globalization as two way highway with heavy traffic on both sides 2. globalization initially is a threat and danger 3. local initiative and the translatability of the bible and the gospel, can lead to glocalization 4. conversion
1. neocolonialism 2. prosperity gospel is western capitalism 3. no social ethic 4. uncritical acceptance 5. moratorium
Rachel's views
1. john 3:16 is global 2. cure for parochialism 3. africans not just passive 4. critical translators 5. african missions
Martin's views
Activity
✦ In light of our three thinkers discuss again Rachel and Martin's views on globalization with your neighbor
✦ With whom do you now most agree and why?
So What?
Becoming relevant to
God's global mission
Read the new perspectives
Ask questions about where you are in process
Join a glocal movement
Books to study
Sanneh Whose Religion is Christianity?
Bediako Christianity in Africa
So What?
Becoming relevant to
God's global mission
Read the new perspectives
Ask questions about where you are in process
Join a glocal movement
Key Questions to ask
Where is my church in the glocalization / translation process?
Where am i in this process?
Do i love my culture as much as God does?
Have i misunderstood conversion?
So What?
Becoming relevant to
God's global mission
Read the new perspectives
Ask questions about where you are in process
Join a glocal movement
Serve the City Nairobi
Global grassroots movement in 100 key citiesLocal committee of churches, university
students and organizationsWhole church bringing whole gospel
to whole city
Last week of april 2012 and 2013
10 key needs, 100 christian partners, 1000 volunteers,10,000 lives , 1 million aware
Globalization & God's grace
Men meant it for evil. But God meant it for good, to bring about the salvation
that you now see. (Genesis 50:20)
Q&A
Asante Sana!