Return to Love

Diaconal Service as a Missiological Response in the Face of Hatred

Abstract

This article first unveils how the coloniality of power taking hold in the United States colludes with the Christian faith to reconstruct the knowledge system that reinforces the ideology of nationalist imperialism. Second, it explores the concept of basileia tou theou (the reign of God) to demonstrate love’s reign, and how love as a unifying force can unsettle the life-denying powers. The article culminates in a call for ecumenical solidarity as a form of diakonia-missiological resistance.