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Mission as Accompaniment

A Response to Mechanistic Dehumanization
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Mechanistic dehumanization occurs when human beings are objectified and exploited as a means to an end, comparable to expendable components of a machine. This misconstruction of human value is a source and sustainer of overproduction, an excess of consumption, and the pursuit of unrestrained economic growth, damaging both people and the planet.The notion of mission as accompaniment promotes solidarity among church companions that embodies interdependence and mutuality. Grounded in the New Testament expression of koinonia, Mission as Accompaniment is affirmed in this study as a suitable foundation to counteract mechanistic dehumanization.Through this research with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) Theology and Development program, Brian E. Konkol incorporates economics, ecology, anthropology, and postcolonial missiology. He maintains that two particular elements-the African concept of Ubuntu, and an Olive Agenda-when integrated into mission as accompaniment, will equip the ELCA Global Mission with an advocacy-driven trajectory in response to mechanistic dehumanization.
Brian E. Konkol is dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University, New York.
Key Concepts1. Introduction2. Mechanistic Dehumanization3. Mission as Accompaniment4. The Olive Agenda5. Ubuntu6. Towards a Response to Mechanistic Dehumanization7. ConclusionsBibliographyIndex
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