Relation without Relation: Intercultural Theology as Decolonizing Mission Practise

Who is the Other? In a culturally and religiously diverse world, how does the church build just relations with the Other without breaching each others identity? InRelation without Relation, the author offers intercultural theology as a decolonizing mission practice. He employs key concepts from Emmanuel Levinas, Jacques Derrida, and Homi Bhabha to provide the philosophical foundation. He proposes an Altruistic Model of interfaith dialogue that contributes to a missiology and mission practice aimed at becoming an intercultural church.Relation without Relationoffers rich resources for becoming an intercultural church and practicing its mission with others, whether they are people of faith or not. While sustaining identities, participants create a safe, welcoming in-between third space where dialogical dialogue takes place, sharing a concern for justice.