Christianity in the UK today is faced with growing cultural and religious diversity. Christian migrants bring with them new ways of doing theology, new styles of worship, and new expressions of the faith. Increased levels of migration mean that the Church needs to reconsider what a 'mission-shaped church' looks like. Multicultural Kingdom explores some of the causes and implications of ethnic diversity on the British Christian landscape - and the implications on the landscape of theology itself. Why, it asks, do we prefer to remain segregated in our ecclesiology? Why indeed, do several churches of different ethnic heritage use the same building for services on Sunday but do not get to worship together? Articulating for the first time an extensive 'multicultural missiology' for the UK church, the book will offer an essential new perspective for scholars and practitioners alike.
Originally from Malawi, Dr Harvey C. Kwiyani has lived in Europe and North America for many years, working both as an academic (teaching theology, missions and leadership), and also as a mission practitioner and church planter. is lecturer in African Christianity and Theology at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of "Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West" and of the Grove Booklet "Mission Shaped Church in a Multicultural World". He blogs regularly at www.harvmins.com.
Show moreChristianity in the UK today is faced with growing cultural and religious diversity. Christian migrants bring with them new ways of doing theology, new styles of worship, and new expressions of the faith. Increased levels of migration mean that the Church needs to reconsider what a 'mission-shaped church' looks like. Multicultural Kingdom explores some of the causes and implications of ethnic diversity on the British Christian landscape - and the implications on the landscape of theology itself. Why, it asks, do we prefer to remain segregated in our ecclesiology? Why indeed, do several churches of different ethnic heritage use the same building for services on Sunday but do not get to worship together? Articulating for the first time an extensive 'multicultural missiology' for the UK church, the book will offer an essential new perspective for scholars and practitioners alike.
Originally from Malawi, Dr Harvey C. Kwiyani has lived in Europe and North America for many years, working both as an academic (teaching theology, missions and leadership), and also as a mission practitioner and church planter. is lecturer in African Christianity and Theology at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of "Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West" and of the Grove Booklet "Mission Shaped Church in a Multicultural World". He blogs regularly at www.harvmins.com.
Show moreAcknowledgements viii
1. The Kingdom of God is Like a Mosaic 1
2. The Great New Fact of Our Era 8
3. Shaping the Kingdom 28
4. The Mission of the Kingdom 39
5. The Multicultural Kingdom is Here 63
6. Diversity is a Terrible Thing to Waste 76
7. The Multicultural Imperative 94
8. Multicultural Ecclesiology 109
9. One New Tribe 121
10. Making Multiculturalism Work 135
11. Monocultural Churches in a Multicultural World 144
Bibliography 148
Index 153
Originally from Malawi, Dr Harvey C. Kwiyani has lived in Europe and North America for many years, working both as an academic (teaching theology, missions and leadership), and also as a mission practitioner and church planter. is lecturer in African Christianity and Theology at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of "Sent Forth: African Missionary Work in the West" and of the Grove Booklet "Mission Shaped Church in a Multicultural World". He blogs regularly at www.harvmins.com.
The uniqueness of Multicultural Kingdom: Ethnic Diversity, Mission
and the Church is perhaps the person that penned the book. Harvey
brings 20 years of experience of intercultural conversations and
experience encompassing European cities, African countries and
North America. The central argument of this book is that God's
Kingdom, that is, the global church is like a mosaic. The imagery
of a mosaic is a very powerful one that conveys different tiles
with different colours arranged in such a way that it is only the
artist that has the complete picture and know how best to arrange
the tiles. Here is a deep theology of intercultural mission that
should shape our ecclesial practices when it comes to cultural
diversity.
*Israel Oluwole Olofinjana*
"In this important book, Dr Harvey Kwiyani demonstrates to a wide
audience why churches should be multicultural. It is a biblical
expectation, a theological necessity, a reflection of contemporary
Britain, and a challenge to racism and anti-immigrant movements.
Along the way we are treated to an African view of British society
and shown snapshots of churches on their way to cultural diversity.
Highly recommended for all who wish to engage in authentic mission
and experience the multicultural kingdom today."
*Kirsteen Kim*
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