Ep. 105 - Colonialism, Conquest or Cultural Demolition?

What exactly is Christian mission? Is it inevitably linked to empire, to neocolonialism, to power dynamics? Do missionaries inevitably trample on the host culture with ethnocentric arrogance? Shouldn't we just leave others alone, with some kind of detached pluralistic indifference or vague anthropological notion of 'pristine' tribal people who ought not to have contact with or influence from outsiders?

This episode with author, Will Maxson addresses these questions, as we reflect on his latest book about mission and colonisation.

Will spent a few years in Afghanistan and now resides in the States. You can find more about his books here: https://www.willmaxson-author.com/

To dig deeper on this topic, check out this 8 part series on Mission & Empire (called Polyphonic) from our friends at Missio Nexus. https://missionexus.org/category/podcast/polyphonic/

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