Toward a Christological Missiology Today with the Guide-Who-Stands-Aside

Abstract

In the multifaith, multicultural context of India today, we need a christological missiology that avoids past triumphalism by orienting itself to an understanding of Christ as the guide-who-stands-aside. This missiology would witness in a non-vicious, non-violent, and non-vociferous way and, without loosing its critical edge, would acknowledge and respect, in a spirit of honest openness, the reality of other living religions with their own “missions.”

Transforming Dalit Identity: Ancient Drum Beat, New Song

“…practitioners seek to create a country united by one religion; a Hindu-only India (Sebastian, 2005). Hipwell's image of Industria as a homogenising parasite on life supports the contention by Shiva (2005) that fundamentalist ideologies such as that of Hindutva practitioners function as the "handmaiden of globalisation, helping to keep it in place" (p. 144).…”

“…Support for this theory is found when we consider the lower levels of casteism amongst expatriate Indians living abroad, and the high levels in neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Sri Lanka (Bob, 2007), and the predominantly Muslim Bangladesh (Narayanan, 2002) and Pakistan (M. C. Raj, 2006a). Fundamentalist Hindus encourage such an idea and use it to render nationalistic support for an India united by Hinduism, claiming that those of 'foreign' religions are unpatriotic and have sold out to Western powers (Sebastian, 2005).…”

Transforming Dalit Identity: Ancient Drum Beat, New Song

“…practitioners seek to create a country united by one religion; a Hindu-only India (Sebastian, 2005). Hipwell's image of Industria as a homogenising parasite on life supports the contention by Shiva (2005) that fundamentalist ideologies such as that of Hindutva practitioners function as the "handmaiden of globalisation, helping to keep it in place" (p. 144).…”

“…Support for this theory is found when we consider the lower levels of casteism amongst expatriate Indians living abroad, and the high levels in neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Sri Lanka (Bob, 2007), and the predominantly Muslim Bangladesh (Narayanan, 2002) and Pakistan (M. C. Raj, 2006a). Fundamentalist Hindus encourage such an idea and use it to render nationalistic support for an India united by Hinduism, claiming that those of 'foreign' religions are unpatriotic and have sold out to Western powers (Sebastian, 2005).…”