Diaspora Missiology : Theory, Methodology, and practice / [print]
Enoch Wan.
- second edition.
- Portland, Oregon : Institute of Diaspora of USA, [(c)2014.
- xii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ABOUT THIS BOOK Introduction THEORY The phenomenon of diaspora ; Theorizing diaspora ; Exploring the major dispersion terms and realities in the Bible ; Diaspora distinctive: The Jewish diaspora experience in the Old Testament ; Diaspora and relocation as divine impetus for witness in the early church METHODOLOGY Managerial missiology - The popular paradigm ; Diaspora missiology - A contemporary paradigm for the 21st century ; Diaspora missiology in progress ; Interdisciplinary research methodology for diaspora missiology PRACTICE Diachronic overview of Christian missions to diaspora groups ; Demographic reality of diaspora and the strategy of diaspora missions ; Relational paradigm for practicing diaspora missions in the 21st century DIASPORA, MISSIOLOGY: THEORY, METHODOLOGY, AND PRACTICE Diaspora missions, strategic stewardship and strategic partnership ; Case study 1: Diaspora Jews ; Case study 2: Missiological implications of Chinese Christians in diaspora ; Case study 3: Missions among the urban Muslim diaspora in the west ; Case study 4: Reflections of a church planter among diaspora groups in Metro-Chicago: Pursuing cruciformity in diaspora missions ; Case study 5: Diaspora missions in Minnesota: Local actions with global implications.
The movement of people spatially at an unprecedented scale is a special social phenomenon of the 21st century. Among these people on the move are those who take up residence away from their place of origin-the "diaspora"-who are the focus of this study. This book is an interdisciplinary study on the 21st century demographic reality that led to the development of "diaspora missiology" as a new missiological paradigm, and the need to practice "diaspora missions" as a new mission strategy. https://www.amazon.com/Diaspora-Missiology-Theory-Methodology-Practice/dp/1503095509/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9781503095502&qid=1613399407&sr=8-1