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Multicultural Kingdom

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Hymns Ancient & Modern
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1 cm

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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.

Multicultural Kingdom and Lived Mission in 21st Century Britain
Lived Mission in 21st Century BritainMulticultural Kingdom
  • Author

    Harvey C. Kwiyani

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Hymns Ancient & Modern

  • Published

    April 2020

  • Weight

    268g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780334057529

  • ISBN-10

    0334057523

  • Eden Code

    4957148

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    Philippa Scott

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    Harvey Kwiyani starts his book by painting a beautiful word picture of what a truly multicultural church should look like. He argues that the church should be like a mosaic, made up of 'many national, tribal or linguistic identities belonging together' and that the mosaic artist is God. He then moves on to looking at how the church has entered an era of cultural diversity, including in mission, using the two World Missionary Conferences of 1910 and 2010 to pinpoint the changes. Finally, he looks at how churches can make an effort to be multicultural, including some very helpful practical steps that can be implemented. Kwiyani makes a clear distinction between multi-national and multi-cultural. Interestingly, he is the first author I have encountered who includes class divisions in his descriptions of cultural diversity - as someone who has felt very out of place in a 99% middle class church, that resonated with me! Sadly, I felt the book was let down a little by some sloppy definitions - 'Christian' is sometimes used to refer to someone who is following Jesus, sometimes to someone who has a vague generalised belief in God and sometimes as a synonym for 'Western'. He also comes out with some frankly confusing statements about Christianity, for example, stating that 'Christianity is becoming not just a non-Western religion but also a non-white one,' (later, he does acknowledge that 'Christianity, right from its beginnings, has been a multicultural religion'.) Having said this, I still recommend this book highly to anyone who is part of a church, but especially to anyone in a leadership position. Kwiyani makes a clear case for every church to be multicultural since every church is part of a multicultural society. It is a call we cannot ignore.

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