Conversion in Post-secularity
This article takes the post-secular mind-set as a heuristic lens to see the concept of conversion in a new, and perhaps refreshing, way. Missiology, taken here as the theological and therefore critical study of Christian mission, has always had a keen eye on conversion as a concept covering manifold...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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| Dans: |
Mission studies
Année: 2016, Volume: 33, Numéro: 3, Pages: 275-298 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Postsécularisme
/ Mission
/ Conversion (Religion)
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| Classifications IxTheo: | CH Christianisme et société RJ Mission |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
post-secularity
conversion
missiology
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Volltext (Maison d'édition) |
| Résumé: | This article takes the post-secular mind-set as a heuristic lens to see the concept of conversion in a new, and perhaps refreshing, way. Missiology, taken here as the theological and therefore critical study of Christian mission, has always had a keen eye on conversion as a concept covering manifold experiences of change in religious faith, behaviour, and allegiance. However, the modern secular outlook has not been able to cater for a good missiological explanation and understanding of ongoing conversions. We will assess the work of two outspoken missiologists of our day, Marion Grau and Bryan Stone, in order to find out what a post-secular outlook on conversion may bring to light. Post-secularity may encourage missiologists to move beyond the secular imaginary of conversion as only a socioeconomic phenomenon on the one hand, and beyond the religious imaginary of conversion as only an answer to a divine call on the other hand. Post-secularity opens up to see the complex contextual entanglement of the religious and the secular realm involved in conversion.1 |
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| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Contient: | In: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341464 |
