Postcolonial studies has challenged the Eurocentric frameworks and methodologies in the fields of biblical studies and theology. Postcolonial Practice of Ministry is a groundbreaking anthology that enables a new engagement between postcolonial and practical theologies, focused on three key areas of the practice of ministry: pastoral leadership, liturgical celebration, and interfaith engagement. Postcolonial Practice of Ministry will make an impact in at least two areas of theological reflection: first, among postcolonial scholars, it will stretch postcolonial theology into an area where it has been neglected; second, it will provide a comprehensive resource for rethinking the practice of ministry. Contributors to this volume are well-known scholars from different racial, national, and denominational backgrounds, bringing with them experiences of hybrid identities and multicultural churches. Many of them are pioneers in introducing postcolonial discourse to their fields.
Introduction: Postcolonial Practice of Ministry, Stephen Burns I. Pastoral Leadership 1. "Borrowed Clothes Will Never Keep You Warm": Postcolonializing Pastoral Leadership, Emmanuel Yartekwei Lartey 2. Literacies of Listening: Postcolonial Pastoral Leadership in Practice, Melinda A. McGarrah Sharp 3. Metropolitan Community Church as Messy Space for Revisioning the Other Side of Pastoral Ministry, Mona West 4. In Conversation: Womanist/Postcolonial/Pastoral, Stephanie Mitchem II. Liturgical Celebration 5. Postcolonial Practices on Eucharist, HyeRan Kim-Cragg 6. Table Habits, Liturgical Pelau, and Displacing Conversation: A Postcolonial Excursion, Michael N. Jagessar 7. Prayer Books, Postcolonialism, Power, and Politics: Some Thoughts from an Antipodean Indigenous Laywoman, Jenny Te Paa Daniel 8. Church Music in Postcolonial Liturgical Celebration, Lim Swee Hong 9. Praying Each Other's Prayers: An Interreligious Dialogue, Claudio Carvalhaes III. Interfaith Collaboration 10. Postcolonial Interreligious Learning: A Reflection from a North American Christian Perspective, Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook 11. Dynamics of Interfaith Collaborations in Postcolonial Asia: Prospects and Opportunities, Jonathan Y. Tan 12. Postcolonializing "Mission-Shaped Church": The Church of England and Postcolonial Diversity, Jenny Daggers 13. Womanist Interfaith Dialogue: Inter, Intra, and All the Spaces in Between, Melanie L. Harris Epilogue: Kwok Pui-lan
