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GM De Lange Orcid.Org 0000-0003-4319-1452 Secularism as opportunity to expose Turkish Muslims in Ris-Orangis to the Biblical gospel GM De Lange Orcid.org 0000-0003-4319-1452 Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Theology in Missiology at the North West University Supervisor: Dr J Carstens Co-Supervisor: Prof HG Stoker Graduation ceremony: May 2019 Student number: 23453516 ABSTRACT The Gospel is for all peoples and this includes the Turks. Turkey prides itself on having been modelled on the secular democracies of Western Europe but it nonetheless re- mains a profoundly Islamic country with diversified cultures. This in turn influences efforts to proclaim the Biblical Gospel1. With the migration of Turks to Europe, and more specifically to the southern suburbs of Paris, the evangelical church in France is presented with new opportunities to share the Gospel. Migration presents the Christian church with opportunities to engage with Turkish migrants, who are now living in diaspora, away from home and its formative structures. Although they are an unreached2 people group (Joshua Project, 2016) and have deep roots in Islam and a strong Turkish Muslim culture, they are exposed to alternative influences such as secularism. The French evangelical church is not missionally equipped to reach out to this unique people group. This study therefore identified a need in this field for more knowledge to enable the church to plant vibrant communities of Jesus followers among Turkish migrants. Studying the influence of secularism on the world view of Muslim Turks in Ris-Orangis, key elements were identified empowering the French evangelical church to effectively plant churches among this people group. These elements were identified using quali- tative research and relying on auto-ethnography as a method3. The results in this study will enhance the French evangelical church’s ability to fulfil its missiological obligation towards the Turkish people living within France’s borders. Key words: Secularism, Secularisation, Turkish Muslims, Islam, Evangelism, France, Church planting, Contextualisation, Biblical gospel, Ris-Orangis. 1 The good news that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, born from the Virgin Mary, the One that died on the cross to pay the debt for the sin of all mankind, the One that rose from the dead on the third day and went up into heaven from where He will come back one day to take all of those who believe in Him into heaven forever. The good news is that Jesus Christ came to redeem mankind. 2 People group with no indigenous believing Christians or inadequate resources to evangelise the people group. 3 The comments and observations of the author are identified in the texts by cursive writing as they are found in sections 3.6.1 and 3.6.2. i OPSOMMING Die Evangelie is vir alle mense en dit sluit die Turke ook in. Turkye roem daarop dat hulle hulself gemodelleer het op die sekulêre demokrasie van Westerse Europa, alhoewel dit nog steeds ‘n grondige Islamitiese land bly, met diverse kulture. Dit beïnvloed dan ook pogings om die Bybelse Evangelie4 te verkondig. Met die verhuising van Turke na Europa, en meer spesifiek na die suidelike voorstede van Parys, is die evangeliese kerk in Frankryk nuwe geleenthede aangebied om die Evangelie te deel. Verhuising bied die Christelike kerk geleenthede om met die Turkse immigrante, wat nou in diaspora woon (weg van huis en die vormende strukture), kontak te maak. Alhoewel hulle ‘n onbereikte5 groep mense is (Joshua Project, 2016) en diep wortels in Islam, asook ‘n sterk Turkse Moslem kultuur het, is hulle blootgestel aan alternatiewe invloede soos sekulariteit. Die Franse evangeliese kerk is nie sendinggereed om uit te reik na hierdie unieke mense groep nie. Daarom het hierdie studie ‘n behoefte ge-identifiseer in hierdie veld, vir meer kennis om die kerk in staat te stel om kragtige gemeenskappe van Jesus volgelinge tussen Turkse immigrante, te plant. Met die bestudering van die invloed van sekulariteit op die wêreld visie van die Moslem Turke in Ris-Orangis, is sleutel elemente ge-identifiseer wat die Franse evangeliese kerk bekragtig het om effektief kerke in hierdie mense groep, te plant. Hierdie elemente is ge-identifiseer met die gebruik van kwalitatiewe navorsing en gebruik van auto-etnografie6 as ‘n metode. Die resultate van hierdie studie, sal help om die Franse evangeliese kerk se vermoëe om sy missionele verantwoordelikheid teenoor die Turkse mense wat binne sy grense woon, te vervul. Sleutel woorde: Sekularisme, Verwêreldlik, Turkse Moslems, Islam, Evangelisme, Frankryk, kerkplanting, Samehangendheid, Bybelse evangelie, Ris-Orangis. 4 Die goeie nuus dat Jesus Christus, die seun van God, gebore van die maagd Maria, die Een wat aan die kruis gesterf het om die sondeskuld te betaal vir die ganse mensdom, die Een wat uit die dood opgestaan het op die derde dag, die Een wat opgevaar het na die hemel vanwaar Hy eendag sal terug keer om almal van in glo Hom saam te neem om vir ewig saam met Hom te wees in die Hemel. Die goeie nuus is dat Jesus gekom het om die ganse mensdom te verlos 5 ‘n Mens groep met geen inheemse Christene en geen bronne om die mens groep te evangeliseer nie 6 Die kommentaar en waarnemings van die outeur is aangebring in kursiewe teks soos gevind in seksies 3.6.1 en 3.6.2 ii PREFACE The author of this study has been directly involved with sharing the Gospel to Turkish speaking people since 1993. He gained extensive experience in the Turkish language and culture and was directly involved in planting four churches in the South East of Turkey. These churches were planted in Mersin, Tarsus and Malatya respectively. Due to increasingly difficult political challenges in Turkey and mounting pressure on the Protestant church the author was deported, with his family, back to his home coun- try of South Africa. The mission agency Operation Mobilisation, with which the author has been affiliated since 1993, invited him to start an outreach and church planting project among the Turkish-speaking people living in France. Since 2012 the author has been living in France with his wife. They were directly involved in the planting of six churches among Turkish speaking people in France. The nearly 1 million Turks living in France present an opportunity to the local church to share the Gospel of Jesus with them. Due to the comprehensive experience of the author in church planting among Turkish Muslim people, his knowledge of both the Turkish and French languages and cultures, he is in a unique position to give a deep and solid academic insight into the field of church planting among Turkish Muslim peo- ple in France. This is especially important at this moment in Europe with the growing interest of Turks wanting to settle in Western Europe, filled with hope of a better future for their children. If the local church could be equipped and mobilised to make use of this opportunity presented to her, it will enable the church to complete the task of reaching out to the Turkish speaking people in Western Europe with the good news. iii DEDICATION There is an old African saying that, if you want to walk fast you need to walk alone, but if you want to walk far, you need to walk with someone. One can understand that it means you need support and encouragement if you want to go the distance. Working on this thesis took a long time and I could not have done it without the sup- port of some key people around me. I would therefore first dedicate this work to my dear partner, the love of my life and my ever-present support, my wife. Pikkewyn thank you for everything. Thank you to Dr Johan Carstens for your wisdom, input and encouragement as I worked on this. Your insight was very helpful and as mentor I appreciate you. Thank you to the leadership of OM France that gave me the freedom to work on this in the midst of a heavy ministry load. To God be the glory Martin de Lange iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT……………………………………….…………………………………………i OPSOMMING………………………………………………………………………………. ii PREFACE…………………………………………………………………………………...iii DEDICATION…………………………………………………………………………...…. iv CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………….…1 1.1 Background, problem statement and research questions…………....…1 1.2 Problem statement…………………………………………………………...….4 1.2.1 Research question……………………………………………………………...…4 1.2.2 Secondary questions…………………………………………………………...…5 1.3 Research problem aim and objectives……………………………….......….5 1.3.1 Research problem …………………………………………………….…….…....5 1.3.2 Aim……………………………………………………………….………….…. … 6 1.3.3 Objectives……………………………………………………….………….…. ….7 1.4 Literature review…………………………………………...……….………….…7 1.5 Central theoretical argument……………………………………….….….….11 1.6 Research methodology……………………………………………….….……11 1.7 Ethical consideration……………………………………………………..……12 1.8 Classification of chapters……………………….…………………...……….12 1.9 Definition of key terms …………………………………………………..…….13 1.9.1 Secularism………………………………………………………………….…….13 1.9.2 Turkish Muslim……………………………………………………….…….…….14 CHAPTER 2: SECULARISM IN FRANCE AND TURKEY……………….………….15 2.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………….….15 2.2 Secularisation, a forerunner to secularism……………………………….17 2.2.1 Definition of Secularisation……………………………………………….……20 2.2.2 Origin of Secularisation…………………………………………………….…..21 2.2.3 The influence of Secularisation…………………………………….…….……21 2.2.3.1 The influence of Secularisation in France…………….…………………..….25 2.2.3.2 The influence of Secularisation in Turkey………………………………..…..31 2.3 Secularism…………………………………………………………………..….31 2.3.1 General overview of Secularism…………………………………………..…..32
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