Liberation ethics—the way critical theories are utilized by some theologies/missiologies today frames everything by an oppressor-oppressed binary—itself is coercive and violent. So is fundamentalism. See my reason below, from my article published last month in Mission Studies: “Since liberation ethics particularly, and critical theories more generally, frame liberation along an oppressed–oppressor axis, they are analogous…
Keep readingLin, Khee-Vun. “Missions from the Perspective of Communitarian and Narrative Ethics.” Mission Studies 43, no. 2 (June 5, 2026): 201–20. doi:10.1163/15733831-12342086. This article addresses the increasing prominence of critical theories within mission studies. The rationale behind my writing is rooted in my academic journey. I pursued my postgraduate studies in mission at Trinity College Bristol…
Keep readingMy article was published in the latest issue of Ecclesiology – a fully peer-reviewed theological journal published by Brill. It came out in June and was made available for full view and download. When I checked recently, I found that the free access to my article has ended. Here are some of my points in…
Keep readingVideo for my mission ethics class next week. If you know Peter Boghossian you know this is fun. We all live in our own ethical habitat and don’t normally welcome the idea of “understanding others” because the idea of good life (ethics) has been fed to us by the same people who are living within…
Keep readingWe were discussing ethical habitats and the understanding of a fixed moral order in the minds of a host of Western moral philosophers in class yesterday. And I saw this today. Wolfe’s points fit nicely with the understanding of virtue ethics, especially narrative ethics, one which Stanley Hauerwas champions. They are also relevant and helpful…
Keep readingThis is happening in two weeks’ time. My journey to ethics in mission begins with mission studies, which lead me to political theology, and finally to ethics. This is where the wisdom of practical theology lies. Depending on the level and the preparedness of the students, we may be able to spend some time discussing…
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