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Miss 16 (d): People of Primal Religious Background

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Area D · Theology and Praxis of Mission · Miss 16 (d)

People of Primal Religious Background

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The purpose of this course is to help the students to have better understanding of the people who have primal religious background. The course aims at to identify their social and cultural realities and their worldview. The course also tries to find out how Christianity came and made difference to this people and their reaction to Christian missionaries. This course help the students to identify the problems involved in understanding and witnessing the Gospel to this people. Special emphasis will be taken to their response to Christian mission and the emerging contextual theology of mission based on their identity and their experiences.

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Miss 16 (d) People of Primal Religious Background

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. Missiology

Area D: Theology and Praxis of Mission Miss - 16: Understanding and Witnessing with one of the Following: (d) People of Primal Religious Background College Examined 2 Credits Purpose and Goals: The purpose of this course is to help the students to have better understanding of the people who have primal religious background. The course aims at to identify their social and cultural realities and their worldview. The course also tries to find out how Christianity came and made difference to this people and their reaction to Christian missionaries. This course help the students to identify the problems involved in understanding and witnessing the Gospel to this people. Special emphasis will be taken to their response to Christian mission and the emerging contextual theology of mission based on their identity and their experiences. Method of Teaching: Combination of lectures and seminars which consists of paper presentations, critical responses and group discussions. Method of Evaluation: 1) Written examination - 60% 2) Seminar and paper presentation and class participation - 40% Course Outline: The Primal/Indigenous people their origin and existence, family and kinship. Their understanding of religion, spirit being, the living and the dead, deities and salvation or life after dead. Influences from their outside world that affecting change such as modern education, scientific knowledge, government agencies and some major religions. The arrival of the Christian missionaries and their missiological approaches, conversion and growth of the churches among the primal society. Reaction of Christianity to the social, cultural and political life of the primal people. Their struggle for identity and justice from a missiological perspective. Selected Bibliography: Chhungi, Hrangthan, Hearing the Voices of the Tribals and Adivasis, Delhi: ISPCK, 2014. George, P.T. Missionary Pragmatism, No-People to God's People. Delhi, ISPCK, 2013. Lalrinthanga, H., Church and State Relationship in the Mizo Socio-Political Life, Delhi: ISPCK, 2010. Longchar, A., Wati, An Emerging Asian Theology: Tribal Theology - Issue, Method and Perspective, Jorhat: ETC, 2000. Massey, James, Indigenous People: Dalit, Delhi: ISPCK, 1995. Minz, Nirmal, Rise Up My People and Claim the Promise: The Gospel Among the Tribes of India, Delhi: ISPCK, 1997. Thomas, V.V., Dalits and Tribal Christians of India: Issues and Challenges, Kerala: Focus India Trust, 2014.

Faculty review notes: This detailed source says Miss 16(d); the curriculum locates this option under Miss 15. Historic labels for Indigenous communities require respectful contextual review and are not adopted as descriptions of people's worth or identity.

Text reproduced from Miss 16 Understanding and Witnessing with one of the Following I d I People of Primal Religious Background.doc. Source credit values, where present, do not establish an individual registration, teaching dates or faculty approval of later changes.