The Missiological Challenge of the Anonymous Missionary in the Nordic Context
At the intersection of international development and Christian mission, are we in an era of the “anonymous missionary”? Karl Rahner proposed the “anonymous Christian” for understanding the religious other. Analogously, can a secular development professional, employed by a Christian mission agency, b...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage Publishing
2023
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International bulletin of mission research
Année: 2023, Volume: 47, Numéro: 1, Pages: 98-106 |
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Theology of Development
B missionary identity B anonymous missionary B faith-based organizations B mission praxis B Mission and Development |
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| Résumé: | At the intersection of international development and Christian mission, are we in an era of the “anonymous missionary”? Karl Rahner proposed the “anonymous Christian” for understanding the religious other. Analogously, can a secular development professional, employed by a Christian mission agency, be considered an “anonymous missionary”? Can a professional hold a personal, secular identity while publicly representing an employer’s Christian identity? Is such hybrid identity missiologically tenable? In this article, I will constructively critique this growing trend, highlight its missiological incoherencies, identify the missiological challenges it poses, and underscore the indispensable role of missionary faith and spirituality. |
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| ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/23969393221096756 |