WHITE SAVIOUR COMPLEX NARRATIVES

Panel discussion at Greenbelt festival 2018 with Rebecca Boardman, Anthony Reddie and Evie Vernon. Have missionaries had their day? Do they carry too many vestiges of imperialism, colonialism and conforming ‘others’ to a western culture? Does this simply perpetuate the ‘White Saviour’ complex or might there still be a space for the missional movement of people in the 21st century? Chaired by Richard Bartlett, Director of Mission Engagement for USPG, a 300-year-old mission agency seriously rethinking mission.