A Hybrid World: Diaspora, Hybridity, and Missio Dei

by Sadiri Joy Tira (Editor), Juliet Lee Uytanlet (Editor)

Overview

Linking . . . Blending . . . Intermixing with Divine Purpose People are on the move. As individuals and people groups are constantly migrating, the unreached have become part of our communities. This reality provides local Christ-followers with the challenge and opportunity of navigating both the global diaspora and mixed ethnicities. A Hybrid World is the product of a global consultation of church and mission leaders who discussed the implications of hybridity in the mission of God. The contributors draw from their collective experiences and perspectives, explore emerging concepts and initiatives, and ground them in authoritative Scripture for application to the challenges that hybridity presents to global missions. This book honestly wrestles with the challenges of ethnic hybridity and ultimately encourages the global church to celebrate the opportunities that our sovereign and loving God provides for the world’s scattered people to be gathered to himself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645082910
Publisher:	William Carey Publishing
Publication date:	05/15/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Sadiri Joy Tira, DMin and DMiss, is Diaspora Missiology specialist at the Jaffray Centre for Global Initiatives at Ambrose University (Calgary) and blogger for Christianity Today-The Exchange with Ed Stetzer. He served as The Lausanne Movement Senior Associate/Catalyst for Diasporas from 2007–2019.
Juliet Lee Uytanlet, PhD, teaches global missions and urban missions at the Biblical Seminary of the Philippines and ethnographic research methods at Asia Graduate School of Theology. She served as The Lausanne Movement Catalyst for Diasporas from 2016–2018.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface—Sadiri Joy Tira, Editor

Foreword—Michael A. Rynkiewich

Chapter 1 Hybridity in the Old Testament—Joseph Shao

Chapter 2 Jesus Christ and Hybridity—T.V. Thomas

Chapter 3 The Challenge of Multiplying Disciples by Hybrids in Fulfilling Missio Dei—David Lim

Chapter 4 Hybridity and the Gentile Mission In Matthew’s Genealogy of Christ—Steven S. H. Chang

Chapter 5 Diaspora, Hybridity, and Theology—Harvey C. Kwiyani

Chapter 6 Globalization, Hybrid Worlds and Emerging Missional Frontiers—Calvin Chong

Chapter 7 Jewish-Gentile Inter-Marriage: A Hybridity Laboratory—Tuvya Zaretsky

Chapter 8 Mistizaje and Hibridez: A Latino Appreciation of Hybridity—Daniel Álvarez

Chapter 9 Hybridity and Chineseness: Finding Meaning in Theories—Juliet Lee Uytanlet

Chapter 10 Becoming Nikkei: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Diasporic Japanese “Dekasegi” Christian Community in Japan, Brazil and Peru—Gary Fujino

Chapter 11 Coconut Generation, Hybridity and Hybrid Missions—Sam George

Chapter 12 Hybridity And Identity Development Of Second-Generation Diaspora—Kamal Weerakoon

Chapter 13 Bi-National Mixed-Marriages: Contributions and Challenges Affecting Ministry Among The Diaspora Academic Community—Leiton Chinn & Lisa Espineli-Chinn

Chapter 14 Helping Hybrid Children Shine: What The Global Church Can Do—Miriam Adeney

Chapter 15 Hybridity: A Witness In South Africa—Godfrey Harold

Chapter 16 Hybridity, Arts and Mission—Uday Mark Balasundaram

Chapter 17 Hybridizing Mission: Toward A “Third Space” Leadership Perspective In Missions—Peter Taehoon Lee

Appendix1 The Manila Declaration

Appendix 2 The Cape Town Statement

Appendix 3 Directory of Contributors

Editorial Reviews

A Hybrid World explores biblical, theological, and missional perspectives resulting from the complexities of culture in the context of global migration. Each of the contributors provide insights into issues inherent in the mixing of cultures and the living of life in today's globalized world. This book is a major contribution to diaspora missiology as it calls us to be attentive to what is happening around us in real time. May the insights of this volume move us to further explore the role intentional intercultural congregations have in an increasingly hybridized world. Charles A. Cook, PhD Professor of Global Studies and Mission (Ambrose) Executive Director, Jaffray Centre for Global Initiatives, Ambrose University, Canada

A Hybrid World is another major contribution from scholars and practitioners to the growing body of diaspora missiology literature. Hybrid diasporas are agents of God and are bridges between cultures and societies. This is a valuable and insightful book. Tetsunao Yamamori, PhD Senior Vice President, Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, North Korea Contributing Fellow, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California

Diaspora and people movements are featured prominently in the biblical narrative and Christian history. However, the role of diasporic identity in the process of gospel transmission and appropriation remains understudied. This book fills the gap by highlighting the role of diasporic hybridity in uniquely shaping the identities of individuals, communities, and theologies for missional effectiveness. Stanley John, PhD Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies, Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY

Disunity set in at Babel; the mission of Church is reconciliation with God and restoration of unity among all people. Hybridity is an opportunity and instrument in the age of diaspora mission. This timely collection edited by Dr. Sadiri Joy Tira and Dr. Julie Lee Uytanlet offers biblical, theological, and historical reflections on hybridity as well as expert analyses of the mission strategy. Anyone with serious interest in missions will find much wisdom and encouragement here. Eiko Takamizawa Mongol Kids' Home: Support Manhole Children, Representative of the Supporting Team SEANET, Steering Committee Lausanne, Theological Working Core Group

Hybridity is not only a matter of "cultural mixtures," but has to do also with the consequences of multi-ethnic relationships. The word does not appear in the Scriptures, but the Scriptures are filled with examples. And most of the time, it seems, they highlight the intensity of such intermarriages and their theological consequences. But the Lord never opposed such "mixtures" per se. The problem was never "hybridization," but theological beliefs. Such nuances, however, have been rarely taken into consideration in our missional diasporic studies. Therefore, I am glad for the initiative of Dr. Sadiri Joy Tira, a scholar on diaspora missiology, and Dr. Julie Lee Uytanlet for the publication of this relevant volume: A Hybrid World: Exploring Diaspora Living and Missio Dei. Elias Medeiros, PhD Member of the Lausanne Global Diaspora Network Advisory Board and of the Brazilian Evangelical Diaspora movement

I like the fact that the contributors are all leading missiologists for whom the topic is a lived experience. Finally, I love this book because it helps me understand my own family better. I am an American raised in the Midwest who served in Japan for twenty years. We now have three adult children in New York City, Cambridge (UK) and London, who are married to a first generation Korean-American, a first generation Latina, and a first generation Englishman who was born in New Zealand to parents of medical missionaries to Africa. I need this book, and I am grateful for it! I commend it to my Lausanne friends around the world! The contributors in A Hybrid World are world-class leaders and scholars who have helped to prioritize opportunities, propose solutions with respect to the great sociological reality of our time, and live out what they discuss. Many will not recognize its timeliness and its global significance. However, for those who are ready to respectfully listen to voices from the non-Western world who will lead us into the new realities of a twenty-first century world, this book will prove to be illuminating and indispensable, i.e., "a must read!" S. Douglas Birdsall Honorary Chair, The Lausanne Movement

In a world defined by people on the move, this exploration of diaspora and migration, identity, the mission of God, and hybrid cultural identity is a vital contribution to the task of Christian churches in navigating new and frequently perilous waters. If the authors of this excellent and ultimately hopeful volume are correct, the journey may be challenging, but it will be its own reward. I heartily recommend it. Darrell Jackson, ThD Associate Professor of Missiology, Morling College, Sydney, Australia

Prepare to be surprised, perhaps unsettled, to have familiar categories upended. Drawing from Scripture as well as multiple disciplines, the authors of this volume argue convincingly that the world in which we serve is far more complex than our classifications. An appreciation for hybridity opens new windows for insight, creativity, teamwork, pastoral care, and effective missional outreach. David W. Bennett, DMin, PhD Global Associate Director for Collaboration and Content

This book is the fruit of an international diaspora consultation, not dominated by Western voices. The insights are enriched by the wide backgrounds and ministries of the contributors, ranging from the challenges facing bicultural families to the all-too-common experience of minority peoples estranged and marginalized in their own countries. The subject matter is as diverse as the contributors themselves. This book has my hearty endorsement and deep hope that it will remind us Christians wherever we find ourselves in the world that only together can we constitute the healthy and whole body of Christ (Eph 4). As the Ethiopian proverb puts it, "Without you there is no me." Jonathan J. Bonk, PhD Director, Dictionary of African Christian Biography Research Professor of Mission, Center for Global Christianity & Mission, Boston University School of Theology

This book takes a serious conceptual leap by adopting hybridity as a creative conceptual framework, which allows a wide variety of diaspora experiences and reflections in one table. The dynamic process of hybridization would open an unprecedented space to take live stories into the formulation of contextual theologies. The editors are to be highly commended for this creative work. Wonsuk Ma, PhD Dean and Distinguished Professor of Global Christianity, College of Theology and Ministry, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK

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