Open AccessLifestyles of the rich and faithful: Confronting classism in Christian mission
Author(s) -
Tizon Al
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
missiology: an international review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2051-3623
pISSN - 0091-8296
DOI - 10.1177/0091829619893391
Subject(s) - prejudice (legal term) , sociology , socioeconomic status , narrative , inequality , gospel , racism , environmental ethics , social psychology , gender studies , psychology , philosophy , theology , population , linguistics , mathematical analysis , demography , mathematics
Classism is collective prejudice formed into a system of inequality that is based on socioeconomic stratification; it is undergirded by embedded cultural narratives surrounding the poor, and then instituted by the powers that be at the expense of the poor. If Christian mission does not challenge classism, then it is complicit in it and thus undermines the work of the gospel. This article proposes an evaluative tool to help align personal lifestyles and organizational practices with an image of Christ among the classes.
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