Description: While the concept of partnership between churches in
the Global North and South has been an ecumenical goal for well
over eight decades, realizing relationships of mutuality,
solidarity, and koinonia has been, to say the least, problematic.
Seeking to understand the dynamics of power and control in these
relationships, this work traces the history of how partnership has
been lived out, both as a concept and in practice. It is argued
that many of the issues that are problematic for partnerships today
can find their antecedents during colonial times at the very
beginnings of the modern missionary movement. For those interested
in pursuing cross-cultural partnerships today, understanding this
history and recognizing the use, as well as the misuse, of power is
crucial as we seek genuine relationships of care and friendship in
our fractured and divided world. Endorsements: "In reviewing the
history of Protestant mission work, Barnes exposes major themes or
issues that cause those of us from the West to continually fall
short in realizing mature ecumenical relationships, and through
this analysis helps us see new possibilities for these
relationships in the future." --Graham Duncan, Professor of Church
History and Church Polity, University of Pretoria "Power and
Partnership is a salutary text on partnership within the
international ecumenical scene, for at least three reasons. First,
as a book tracing the contours of partnership, it provides insights
into a concept that has been closely associated with the modern
ecumenical movement. Second, it highlights the need for a new
impetus in both theory and practice of partnership. Third, while
the focus is on historical analysis, it also lifts out key issues
still dogging the global ecumenical journey--notably the
contestation of power within partnerships." --Des van der Water,
past General Secretary of the Council for World Mission "With
historical clarity, political insight, and missiological acuteness,
Barnes traces the complex dynamics of cross-cultural partnerships.
He provides . . . a deep, sophisticated, and accessible analysis of
the achievements, struggles, and unfinished agenda for what will
continue to be, at all levels of the Christian church, the most
common experience of North-to-South relationships. Barnes's work
contributes to the reshaping of global denominational policy and
congregational short-term mission practices." --Carlos F.
Cardoza-Orlandi, Professor of Global Christianities and Mission
Studies, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University
About the Contributor(s): Jonathan Barnes is Executive of Mission
Interpretation for Global Ministries, a common witness of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of
Christ. He previously served Global Ministries in South Africa and
Mozambique.
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