Christian Missions and Churches - Between Racism and Respect
The history of Europe's worldwide missionary activities is ambivalent: there are examples of respectful encounters as well as Western arrogance or even racist behaviour. How are mission history and today's church relations perceived from perspectives in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe? We will discuss with experts from four continents what we can learn from history in order to deal with racism and discrimination today.
Session 1
Racism in mission history and its impact on churches today, with a focus on Africa and Asia
Saturday, 11. September 2021
Talks
- Indigenous African Perceptions of a European Mission in Africa
Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, University of Ghana, Accra
Paper (PDF, EN)
Paper (PDF, ES)
- Missionaries' Encounter with Casteism/Racism: An Indian Perspective
Rev. Prof. Dr. P. T. George, United Theological College, Bangalore, India
Paper (PDF, EN)
Paper (PDF, ES)
- Rev. Dr. Felix Kang Esoh, Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Kumba, Cameroon
- Rev. Prof. Dr. Bouba Mbima, Université Protestante de l’Afrique Centrale, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Rev. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dauda A. Gava, EYN Kulp Theological Seminary, Nigeria
- Dr. Tong Wing-sze, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
- Rev. Dr. Yusak B. Setyawan, PERSETIA, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Judy Berinai, Sabah Theological Seminary, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Session 2
Aspects of racism in church relations, with a focus on Europe and Latin America
Tuesday, 14. September 2021
Talks
“Is it easier to ‘go’?” The Complexitites of the Protestant Church in Europe and Migrant Mission
Rev. Dr. Winelle Kirton-Roberts, Moravian Fellowship Genf, Switzerland
Paper (PDF, EN)
Präsentation (PDF, EN)From the coloniality to the interculturality of theology: a feminist look at racism in the religious realm
Prof. Dr. María Cristina Tirsa Ventura, National University of Costa Rica, San José
Paper (PDF, EN)
Paper (PDF, ES)
- Rev. Dr. Almut Nothnagle, Evangelische Mission Weltweit, Hamburg, Germany
- Rev. Ravinder Salooja, Leipziger Mission, Leipzig, Germany
- Josefina Hurtado, Mission 21, Basel, Switzerland
- Rev. Nicolas Monnier, Département Missionnaire, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Godoy, Comunidad Teológica Evangélica de Chile
- Prof. Dr. Karla Koll, Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana, San José, Costa Rica
- Rev. Ofelia Ortega and Moraima Gonzáles, coordinadoras del trabajo de ICEG, Cuba
- Rev. Javier Ulloa Castellanos, Director General del Seminario Bautista de México
Session 3
Learning from history to deal with racism and discrimination today
Friday, 17. September 2021
Pannel Discussion
Talks
- True Reconciliation: How To Deal With Racism In The Church?
Rev. Dr. Scotty Williams, All Souls Protestant Church, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Paper (PDF)
Reports
SRF – Perspektiven
25. September 2021