Synopsis: In the midst of partial, competing, and often hostile
forms of human solidarity, David Bosch challenged the church to be
the Alternative Community called to live in the in-between of
various opposing socio-political, economic, and ecclesiastical
polarities. Girma Bekele explores and renews that call in the
context of Ethiopia. Acute poverty and the lingering question of
the balance between ethnic distinctiveness and national unity,
together constitute a two-edged challenge to Christian identity.
Constructive dialogue that fosters unity is intrinsic to effective
response to the plight of the poor. This means a turning away from
institutional self-preservation towards a contextually relevant
mission that crosses all human-made frontiers. Taking Ethiopia as
the immediate context, Dr. Bekele offers important insight to the
church in the majority world and beyond. Endorsements: "This is a
remarkable book, vast in scope and rich in content. It offers a
developed model of the interaction of the general and the
particular. On the one hand, it is a comprehensive study of the
great encyclopedic mission theologian of the twentieth century,
David Bosch; on the other, a sensitive interpretation of Ethiopian
Christianity, past and present, in both its Orthodox and
Protestant-Evangelical expressions, and of what Bosch would have
called their paradigm shifts. These two themes are kept in constant
and illuminating dialogue, and their wide relevance for today's
worldwide church is made evident. A book not to be missed." -Andrew
F Walls University of Edinburgh and Liverpool Hope University "In
this thought provoking and courageous work, Dr. Bekele critically
and creatively reads David Bosch and his socio-political and
ecclesiastical context to address pressing missiological issues,
particularly in Ethiopia. It persuasively calls Christians
everywhere to be the in-between people. Well presented " -Kevin
Livingston Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry Tyndale
Seminary "Girma Bekele's work combines the commitments and
sensitivities of an evangelist, an ecumenist, and a social
activist. His theology is missiological holism at its best, and I
warmly commend it." -George Sumner, Principal and Helliwell
Professor of World Mission, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
"If you have a heart for Africa and its suffering people this book
will inspire you with Christian hope . . . Dr. Bekele understands
the history and the tremendous challenge for the Ethiopian church
in the twenty-first century well, and he engages it with Christian
hope and practical experience. This is how theology should grow out
of a real and living context " -Charles J. Fensham, Associate
Professor of Systematic Theology, Knox College, University of
Toronto "This book offers a startling glimpse into a world alien to
most Western Christians: the suffering church of Christ in Ethiopia
. . . Employing the missional theology of David Bosch, Grima Bekele
lays out an eloquent vision of the church as witness to Christ and
agent of reconciliation. A fascinating and important work " -Joseph
Mangina, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Wycliffe
College, University of Toronto Author Biography: Girma Bekele,
Adjunct Professor of Missions and Development Studies at Wycliffe
College in the University of Toronto, is a Missions and Church
Leadership Consultant.
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