Who do you think you are? A theological reflection on identity and mission in the Anglican diocese of Mauritius

TY - JOUR

T1 - Who do you think you are? A theological reflection on identity and mission in the Anglican diocese of Mauritius

AU - Dunlop, Andrew

N1 - AndrewDunlopis Lecturer in Context-based Training and Pioneering at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, andis currentlyfinishing a PhD through the University of Roehampton looking at the ecclesiology of themixed ecology in the Church of England. His teaching and research interests include contextualmission and ministry, contemporary ecclesiology, church planting, and theological reflection

PY - 2024/1/6

Y1 - 2024/1/6

N2 - This theological reflection uses O’Neill and Shercliff’s four sources approach to reflect on a visit to the Diocese of Mauritius in the Anglican Province of the Indian Ocean. The inciting incident for the reflection was a comment made by a member of the clergy during a diocesan retreat which the author was leading. In the reflection, aspects of the author’s Mauritian heritage are held together alongside Anglican tradition, the history of Anglican work on the island, and postcolonial theology. Through engagement with Willie James Jennings’ work on languages and the historical missionary work of the diocese, the author makes suggestions to further the ministry and mission of the Anglican Church in Mauritius derived from mixed-race and postcolonial identity. This may be through further engagement with the lingua franca on the island, Mauritian Creole, alongside an in-depth knowledge of the culture and customs of this multi-ethnic society in order to create a posture of mission and ministry that is derived from the culture rather than imposed upon it through colonial legacy.

AB - This theological reflection uses O’Neill and Shercliff’s four sources approach to reflect on a visit to the Diocese of Mauritius in the Anglican Province of the Indian Ocean. The inciting incident for the reflection was a comment made by a member of the clergy during a diocesan retreat which the author was leading. In the reflection, aspects of the author’s Mauritian heritage are held together alongside Anglican tradition, the history of Anglican work on the island, and postcolonial theology. Through engagement with Willie James Jennings’ work on languages and the historical missionary work of the diocese, the author makes suggestions to further the ministry and mission of the Anglican Church in Mauritius derived from mixed-race and postcolonial identity. This may be through further engagement with the lingua franca on the island, Mauritian Creole, alongside an in-depth knowledge of the culture and customs of this multi-ethnic society in order to create a posture of mission and ministry that is derived from the culture rather than imposed upon it through colonial legacy.

KW - Theological Reflection

KW - Practical Theology

KW - postcolonialism

KW - postcolonial theology

U2 - 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2299509

DO - 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2299509

M3 - Article

SN - 1756-073X

JO - Practical Theology

JF - Practical Theology

ER -