The missionary role of mainstream Christianity: Towards a narrative paradigm for social integration of minorities in pluralistic post-apartheid South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKlaasen, John S.
dc.date.accessioned01/03/2017 15:24
dc.date.available01/03/2017 15:24
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis article attempts to add to the existing approaches of practical theology and specifically to the missionary approaches of mainline churches towards immigrants. This is an attempt to enhance the mission amongst immigrants by critically engaging with the two approaches, namely: mainstream and margins and pillarization. Notwithstanding the important contributions that these two approaches make to tolerance, integration and cohesion of differences I seek to point out some serious limitations of the two approaches. These limitations include social coercion, co-option, relativism and loss of identity. Considering these limitations a third approach, the narrative approach, takes serious community, tradition and symbol for more effective mission amongst immigrants by mainline churches. Social cohesion, a more realistic reality and integrated communities are some of the consequences of this approach when doing missionary activities amongst immigrants.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHETen_US
dc.identifier.citationKlaasen, J.S. (2015). The missionary role of mainstream Christianity: Towards a narrative paradigm for social integration of minorities in pluralistic post-apartheid South Africa. HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(2), Art. #2115, 9 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/2589
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v71i2.2115
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.rights� 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectChristianityen_US
dc.subjectSocial integrationen_US
dc.subjectMinoritiesen_US
dc.subjectImmigrantsen_US
dc.titleThe missionary role of mainstream Christianity: Towards a narrative paradigm for social integration of minorities in pluralistic post-apartheid South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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