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Articles by Jim Harries:

Jim's PhD Thesis: Pragmatic theory applied to Christian mission in Africa: with special reference to Luo responses to 'bad' in Gem, Kenya (80,000 words).

God, the Christian Faith, and Social/Cultural Change in the Context of African "Poverty". Harries, Jim, 2013. Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Bulletin, 5(6), June 2013. (7760 words).

Understanding and Responding to the Prosperity Gospel in Africa. Harries, Jim. 2013, Global Missiology. 3(10), (5570 words).

African Pentecostalism in Intercultural Linguistic Context. Harries, Jim. 2013. The Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association. 33(1) 91-104. (5,150 words).

An ‘Impact Model’ of Language, Mission and Development in East Africa. (7,460 words).

The Need for Indigenous Languages and Resources in Mission to Africa in Light of the Presence of Monism/Witchcraft. Harries, Jim. 2013. Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis 4, vol. 1 (February 2013) (8000 words).

The Biblical Injunction to Give, and Holding Donors Accountable in the 21st Century. Harries, Jim, 2010. Lausanne Conversations. (1530 words).

Critiquing the Holistic Gospel. Harries, Jim, 2013. Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Bulletin, 5/4, April 2013. (2590 words).

Why be Vulnerable? Development and Mission in Africa. Harries, Jim. 2013. Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Bulletin, 5/4, April 2013. (1310 words).

The Need for use of Local Languages and Resources in Mission to Africa. Harries, Jim, 2013. Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Bulletin, 5/4, April 2013. (1420 words).

Gagged. Harries, Jim, 2013. Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Bulletin, 5/4, April 2013. (1180 words).

The Top Shelf in the Bible College Library. Harries, Jim, 2011. African Journal of Evangelical Theology. 30 (1), 2011, 90-92. (1,300 words).

The Immorality of the Promotion of Non-Indigenous Languages in Africa. Harries, Jim. 2013. Global Missiology Vol 2, No 10 (2013): Language, Culture and Mission. (6,900 words).

Witchcraft, Envy, Development, and Christian Mission in Africa. Harries, Jim. 2012. Missiology: An International Review 40(2): 129–139. (5,600 words).

Health Care Interculturally and Interlinguistically. Deal, Jeff, and Harries, Jim, 2012. In: Anthropology News. 14/11/2012. (1000 words).

The Contribution of the Use of English in Africa to Dependency in Mission and Development. Harries, Jim. 2012. In: Exchange, Journal of Missiological and Ecumenical Research, 41/3, 279-294. (6,800 words).

How One Scholarship in One Language Cannot Cross Continents: between Europe and Africa. Harries, Jim. 2012. In: William Carey International Development Journal, 1(3), July 2012. (5000 words).

African Development and Dependency in the light of Post-Modern Epistemology. Harries, Jim. 2012. In: William Carey International Development Journal , 1(3), July 2012. (1430 words).

The Prospects for Mother Tongue Theological Education in Western Kenya. 3-16 Harries, Jim, 2010. In: Africa Journal of Evangelical Theology, 29 (1), 2010, (5,360 words).

"Westerners" Involvement in Projects in Africa: Hindrance, Help or Necessity? Harries, Jim. 2012. Encounters Mission Journal. Issue 40. April 2012. (1340 words).

An interview between Michael Badriaki and Jim Harries is recorded in Cultural Encounters (7/2).

Deliverance Ministry in an African Cultural Perspective Harries, Jim, 2011. In The Pneuma Review. Volume 14, Number 1, Winter 2011, 16-30. (4,800 words)

Racism in Intercultural Context. Harries, Jim. 2011. at Ezine Articles. (1183 words)

Is it Post Modern, or is it just the Real Thing? Challenging Inter-cultural Mission - a Parable Harries, Jim, 2011. In: Global Missiology Vol 3, No 8 (2011): April). (7660 words)

Third World: Mission and Development. Harries, Jim, 2011. In: Evangelicals Now. February 2011 p10.

Ghosts and Cleansing amongst the Luo People of Kenya in 2000. Harries, Jim. 2001. Unpublished. [pdf] (6,900 words).

Mission in a Post Modern World issues of language and dependency in post-colonial Africa. Harries, Jim, 2010. In: Exchange, Journal of Missiological and Ecumenical Research, 39(4), 309-330. [pdf] (9,900 words)

Theory to Practice in Vulnerable Mission: An Academic Appraisal by Jim Harries. Order here: Wipf and Stock Publishers..

Vulnerable Mission by Jim Harries. The book contains 14 articles. Order here: William Carey Library. Also available in UK/Europe from Veronica.

Three Days in the Life of an African Christian Villager by Jim Harries. Order here: authorsonline.

Magic, Science and Theology in African Development Harries, Jim, 2011. In: Evangelical Review of Theology. 35:1, 17-30. [pdf] (6,400 words)

The Necessity of the Use of African Languages in African Church and Society, presented at: Blessing the Nations | WCIU Symposium 2010 November 24 8:00am - 12:00pm (Broadcast Live). (4,100 words) Video of same presentation.

Understandings of Pneuma in East Africa, that point to the Importance of 'Vulnerable Mission' Practices from the West (Also published by the Pneuma Foundation). [pdf] (6,600 words)

The Perceived Nature of God in Europe and in Africa: Dealing with "Difference" in Theology, Focusing on "Altered States of Consciousness." an article by Jim in Missiology: an international review. Vol. 38/4 pp. 395-409 October 2010. [pdf] (8,100 words)

Witchcraft, Culture, and Theology Pertaining to African Development: an article by Jim in African Nebula Vol. 1, No. 2, August 2010. (8,100 words)

Translation and The Language of Implementation of Third-World Development - a Study on Sustainability in Africa. Found in Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa Vol. 12, No. 3, Summer 2010. [pdf] (6,700 words)

Ducking Missionary Conflict in Africa and Beyond. As Published: Harries, Jim, 2009. 'Ducking Missionary Conflict in Africa and Beyond.' 272-274 In: Evangelical Missions Quarterly. July 2009. Vol. 45, No. 3. (1,000 words)

'Giving' or 'Listening' - in mission in Africa, (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

Importance of Using Indigenous Languages in Africa, (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

Prosperity Gospel: Blessed Charity or Corruption? (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

An Enchanted World in Africa (and Prosperity Gospel), (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

Jealousy and Witchcraft: Africa and the World, (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

Biblical Giving, Holding Donors Accountable, (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

Language Choice in Theological Education: Africa, (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

The Deception of Language and African Theology, (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

About African belief in 'Spirits', (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

Getting Alongside, (posted at The Lausanne Movement: Global Conversation)

Summary Report: Eight Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Conferences, January and March 2009 in the USA, Britain, and Germany [pdf] (5,700 words)

Is Mission Diverse, or is it all just Money? An Examination of Western Mission to Africa. Harries, Jim and Lewis, Fred in Evangelical Review of Theology, 36/4, 347-355. 2012 (4,100 words)

International Development Without Money? Some Theological Reflections. [pdf] Published as: Harries, Jim, (2009.) 'International Development Without Money? Some Theological Reflections.' 175-187 In: Snodderly, Beth, (ed.) The Goal of International Development: God's Will on Earth as It Is in Heaven. Pasadena: WCIU Press. ($9.03 from Amazon) (3,600 words)

Empowerment or Impoverishment? An Evalution of the Impact of Development Agencies and Church-Missionary Activity in the Northwest Province of Zambia [pdf] (19,000 words)

The Kingdom of God; The Pearl, and the Visitor Centre? The Idea of Vulnerable Mission (900 words)

'The Name of God in Africa' and Related Contemporary Theological, Developmental and Linguistic Concerns [pdf] (9,300 words)

Mzungu! Mzungu!: an appeal for vulnerable western missionaries to Africa [pdf]

You Don't Know Kiswahili: reflections on a student's comment [pdf]

Vulnerable Mission: a 'normalisation' of Christian mission practices in anticipation of a post-colonial situation [pdf]

Inter-cultural Communication in the African Mission Context: an examination of practice. This article is published by the Edinburgh 2010 conference organisation, under their transversal topics listings, at this location. [pdf]

The Great Delusion: post-colonial language policy for mission and development in Africa reviewed. Harries, Jim. in Transformation, an international journal of holistic mission studies 29/1, January 2012, 44-61.

Talking for Money, Looking for Money: the donor industry as fulfillment of ancient African religious ideals, in missiological perspective. Harries, Jim. 2011. 'Talking for Money: the Donor Industry as Fulfillment of Ancient African Religious Ideals.' Missio Dei: a journal of missional theology and practice, 2/2. http://missiodeijournal.com/md-2-2/82 (4617 words)

Heart Led Development: An East African Study [pdf]

Visits to African Indigenous Churches [pdf]

Visits to African Indigenous Churches Number 2. 2008. [pdf]

Imitation in Cross-Cultural Mission: Discussions in an African Context.(1936 words)

The Immorality of Aid to the 'Third World' [pdf]

Biblical Hermeneutics in Relation to Conventions of Language Use in Africa (Publication Location) (4852 words)

Course For Yala and Siaya Theological Centres [pdf]

Pragmatic Linguistics applied to Bible Translation, Projects and Inter-cultural Relationships: an African focus [pdf] (Publication Location)

Language in Education, Mission and Development in Africa: Appeals for Local Tongues and Local Contexts (5427 words)

The Effectiveness of Short-term Mission to Africa in Respect to Westernising, Christianising and Dependence Creation (5621 words)

Compromising on Missionary Vulnerability: A Response to Critics (9555 words)

Mission to the South, Words to the North: Reflections on Communication in the Church by a Northerner in the South [pdf] (Publication Location)

Providence and Power Structures in Mission and Development Initiatives [pdf]

'Material Provision' or 'Preaching the Gospel': Reconsidering 'Holistic' (Integral) Mission [pdf] (Publication Location)

Issues of Race in Relating to Africa: Linguistic and Cultural Insights that Could Avoid Traps (9272 words)

Difficulties in Giving: What to give, how to give, why to give, who to give, when to give, if to give?

European Theology Hits Africa: When the Theological Rubber Hits the African Road - How Europe Can be an Aid to African Development (6838 words)

Vulnerable Mission as an Alternative to Failing Aid Paradigms: Facing Reality on Reaching Africa (Seminar Series) [pdf]

Elder's Counsel (7237 words)

Overcoming 'Dependency' in the African Church: The Role of African Languages (2025 words)

Intercultural Dialogue: An Overrated Means of Acquiring Understanding - Examined in the Context of Christian Mission to Africa [pdf]

Pasipo Kujua Mila yake Huwezi Kujadiliana na Mtu Barabara (1773 words)

African Economics, and its Implications for Mission and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa [pdf] (Publication Location)

Power and Ignorance on the Mission Field or 'The Hazards of Feeding Crowds' [pdf] (Publication Location)

The Magical Worldview in the African Church: What is Going On? [pdf] (Publication Location)

Mzungu alisema, Mwafrika alisema: sera za lugha zinazotakikana kanisani kwa Bara ya Afrika [pdf]

Uvumbuzi wa Isimu Amali - kwa Wajaluo, Kenya uhusiano wa lugha na utamaduni wake [pdf]

Is Secularism a Mystical Religion? Questions of Translation in Relation to Millennium Goals and Mission in Africa [pdf]

A Linguistic Case for the necessity of Enculturation in Theological and Economic Teaching based on the Shape of Words: including a case study comparing Sub-Saharan Africa with the West. (Go to issue 18.) (5206 words)

Good-by-Default and Evil in Africa [pdf]

Partnership, Cooperation and Vulnerability: building a solid foundation for mission praxis in Africa [pdf] (Publication Location)

Kumbe, Maneno yanayo Umbo! [pdf]