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dc.contributor.author | Paas, Stefan![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-06T10:24:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-06-06T10:24:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | There is a particular vulnerability to mission in the secularized societies of Western Europe. Much of this has to do with a loss of confidence, which hinders participation in the mission of God. This article presents an analysis of this vulnerability that comes from a loss of heart, and it offers possible solutions for a bold minority mission as participation in the missio Dei. This includes the de-instrumentalization of mission and rooting it in a doxological approach. Furthermore, the biblical metaphors of exile and priesthood are explored to redefine what it means to do mission from a position of joyful weakness. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | La misión en las sociedades secularizadas de la Europa occidental sufre una vulnerabilidad particular. Mucho de esto tiene que ver con una pérdida de confianza que dificulta la participación en la misión de Dios. Este artículo presenta un análisis de esta vulnerabilidad que proviene del desánimo, y ofrece posibles soluciones para una misión minoritaria audaz como partícipe en la missio Dei. Esto incluye la des-instrumentalización de la misión y el su enraizamiento en un enfoque doxológico. Además, las metáforas bíblicas del exilio y del sacerdocio se exploran para redefinir lo que significa hacer la misión desde el lugar de la debilidad gozosa. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Science of Religion and Missiology | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2022 | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/15733831 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Paas, S. 2021, 'Missional Christian communities in conditions of marginality : on finding a ‘missional existence’ in the post-Christian west', Mission Studies, vol. 38, pp. 142-160. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0168-9789 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1573-3831 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1163/15733831-12341778 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85693 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brill Academic Publishers | en_US |
dc.rights | © Stefan Paas, 2021. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. | en_US |
dc.subject | Marginality | en_US |
dc.subject | Post-Christianity | en_US |
dc.subject | West | en_US |
dc.subject | Secularization | en_US |
dc.subject | Doxological mission | en_US |
dc.subject | Priesthood | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Theology articles SDG-01 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-01: No poverty | |
dc.subject.other | Theology articles SDG-10 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-10: Reduced inequalities | |
dc.subject.other | Theology articles SDG-16 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions | |
dc.title | Missional Christian communities in conditions of marginality : on finding a ‘missional existence’ in the post-Christian west | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |