Mission of the Church Under Pressure— - An Orthodox Perspective

Mission always has focused on the constituent elements of the church, which are an intrinsic part of the church's very existence. Mission therefore is defined directly in relation to evangelism. This study aims to present briefly two of the today's missionary challenges from an Orthodox pe...

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Main Author: Dumitraşcu, Nicu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Dialog
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-196
IxTheo Classification:KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDF Orthodox Church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Ecclesiology
B Identity
B Mission (international law
B Orthodoxy
B MONASTIC life
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Summary:Mission always has focused on the constituent elements of the church, which are an intrinsic part of the church's very existence. Mission therefore is defined directly in relation to evangelism. This study aims to present briefly two of the today's missionary challenges from an Orthodox perspective. The first is how to preserve cultural and religious identity in a polymorphic society in all aspects, and how to eliminate the risk of confusing it with an ideology. The second refers to the missionary dimension of monasticism and the efficiency of the professional practice of the spiritual competences.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12174