A study of the cultural factors in the foreign misssions thinking of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/3835 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/3835 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/3835 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/16/90 2011-06-27 12:48:56 2019-01-23 09:54:40 2011-07-19 16:40:22 thesis show 0 Hlawndo Zaichhawna Ustorf Werner 1945- University of Birmingham A study of the cultural factors in the foreign misssions thinking of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church unpub BR BV BX 10col_artl This thesis on the interaction between Mizo traditional culture and Christianity proceeds in the following five steps: Firstly, Hnatlang practices are introduced, analyzed and identified as the principle of Mizo pre-Christian socio-cultural, political, economical, and religious development. Secondly, it is argued that the Mizo nation embraced and appropriated Christianity based on the cognitive framework of Hnatlang which, in turn, shaped their understanding of church and mission. Thirdly, it is proposed that a profound process of indigenous "translation", namely, by giving Hnatlang a central place in Christian understanding, was the major factor of indigenous church growth. This interpretation challenges the perspective that church growth in Mizoram was simply the fruit of the missionaries. Fourthly, it is shown that the application of the Hnatlang principle in the mission work of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church outside Mizoram led to significant friction and cultural dislocation in the (non-Mizo) target cultures in which the Mizo-s are agents the new "European missionaries" in India (Mizo missionaries act in the same manner as most of the European missionaries). Finally, the thesis offers a theological and missiological critique of Hnatlang practices. 2011-07 2011-06 graduation eng author unchecked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 343 University of Birmingham School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion d_ph FALSE na 2011-07 graduation