Commentary on Faith Integration - Viv Grigg Portfolio

This portfolio discusses four decades of work contrinbuting to a new academic domain of Urban Poor Missiology, and responds to a request to review the faith integration dynamics within that process.  It was developed as a form of self-evaluation for a committee wanting to know if I was truly a professor, so does not well include other contributors to the global domain formation (See page on Co-laborers).  There are also many authors contributing to issues of US or UK poverty or community development or social work or public policy engaging these Western contexts.  This is focussed on mission in the midst of global urban poverty of the global slums, favelas, bidonvilles, squatter areas, shantytowns, though not ignorant of Western poverty issues, responses, developments.       

1. Estabishing a New Domain

This portfolio discusses four decades of my personal work contributing to establishment of a new domain of Urban Poor Missiology, and the faith integration dynamics within that process.
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2. Six Paradigms, Six Artifacts

The reflections are based around six artifacts: a monograph, two books, one of several new fields of knowledge, the creation of a global Commission ...

3. Differentiating the Domain

Developing a Domain of Knowledge draws from parallel and overlapping domains.  Is there adequate basis for defining Urban Poor Misssiology as a new domain?
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4. Creating New Theologies

Development of a new missiological paradigm for theological engagement with urban issues. Based on processes with over 35 consultations with city leaders and urban poor workers, this is interfaced with a theory of "knowledge as webs" to generate a process used by urban workers ...

5. Conclusions

I was asked for a self analysis of my role. Has the discussion adequately demonstrated significant engagement in the formation of a domain (recognizing the score of other major contributors)? Has it demonstrated professional skills of faith integration at a professorial level? ...

6. Sources and Productivity

Published Works

Masters Courses Developed