http://sandhyajha.com/2009/10/aizwal-mizoram-tribal-theologies-and-gratitude-for-the-gospel/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:01:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://sandhyajha.com/2009/10/aizwal-mizoram-tribal-theologies-and-gratitude-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Rachel Rev Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:49:17 +0000 http://sandhyajha.com/?p=95#comment-26 I recall a very random meeting of a woman who had previously worked at (and been born in) the hospital built by my great-grandparents in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia), where they had served as missionaries for 50+ years. At the time I met her, I was just beginning to understand the concepts of colonialism and imperialism (and just what a racist a-hole Cecil John Rhodes was). I, in all my liberal whiteness, felt guilty for the oppressive sins of my ancestors. But the woman expressed that she felt it was a great honor to meet a descendent of those missionaries who had done such good work for her community. She had grown up hearing the stories of my family who had "converted" her family to their vibrant, empowering Christian faith. I recall a very random meeting of a woman who had previously worked at (and been born in) the hospital built by my great-grandparents in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia), where they had served as missionaries for 50+ years. At the time I met her, I was just beginning to understand the concepts of colonialism and imperialism (and just what a racist a-hole Cecil John Rhodes was). I, in all my liberal whiteness, felt guilty for the oppressive sins of my ancestors. But the woman expressed that she felt it was a great honor to meet a descendent of those missionaries who had done such good work for her community. She had grown up hearing the stories of my family who had “converted” her family to their vibrant, empowering Christian faith.

]]> http://sandhyajha.com/2009/10/aizwal-mizoram-tribal-theologies-and-gratitude-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Allan Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:48:14 +0000 http://sandhyajha.com/?p=95#comment-25 My mother met Thomas Thangaraj while she was doing a masters in divinity (MD? Surely not) at Emory. She spoke very highly of him, and liked both _The Crucified Guru_ and another book called _Relating to People of Other Religions: What Every Christian Needs to Know_. My mother met Thomas Thangaraj while she was doing a masters in divinity (MD? Surely not) at Emory. She spoke very highly of him, and liked both _The Crucified Guru_ and another book called _Relating to People of Other Religions: What Every Christian Needs to Know_.

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