Transforming Discipleship

The nature of oikoumene has constantly challenged a Christendom-oriented lineal understanding of mission. The environment of doing theology of mission has changed from the denominational to the ecumenical era, from the Eurocentric to the global context, and from the mechanistic domination of the wor...

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Main Author: Hong-jung, Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: International review of mission
Year: 2016, Volume: 105, Issue: 2, Pages: 321-335
RelBib Classification:BB Indigenous religions
CD Christianity and Culture
KBM Asia
RJ Mission; missiology
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Summary:The nature of oikoumene has constantly challenged a Christendom-oriented lineal understanding of mission. The environment of doing theology of mission has changed from the denominational to the ecumenical era, from the Eurocentric to the global context, and from the mechanistic domination of the world to the age of ecological worldwide community; and the paradigm of mission has changed from evangelization to shalom, from missio ecclesiae to missio Dei, and from monologue to dialogue. Critically thinking of the dominant milieu of the people which challenges the church to transform her way of participation in the world, the church must discern the socio-political and religio-cultural biographies of the people as the most important language of people- and life-centric missio Dei. The primary missiological question should be, then, not what God is doing with the church, but rather what God is doing with the people and creation. In the course of answering this question, the church may discern where the Spirit is at work and how to respond to it. The following article is an attempt to seek a Korean way of imitatio missionis Christi in terms of finding a contextualized spirituality and a strategy of a transforming discipleship.
ISSN:1758-6631
Contains:Enthalten in: International review of mission
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/irom.12153