Evangelism from the Margins: Experiences of the Ironic in Evangelism in Cardiff, UK
This article arises from a presentation to the CWM/WCC Consultation, Explorations in Evangelism which took place in Sydney from 5 to 13 September 2015. There I shared the street art evangelism of my own congregation. However, in this article I want to explore how this street art evangelism is pointi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2016]
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International review of mission
Year: 2016, Volume: 105, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-42 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KBF British Isles KDD Protestant Church KDJ Ecumenism RH Evangelization; Christian media |
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| Summary: | This article arises from a presentation to the CWM/WCC Consultation, Explorations in Evangelism which took place in Sydney from 5 to 13 September 2015. There I shared the street art evangelism of my own congregation. However, in this article I want to explore how this street art evangelism is pointing us to the need for an appreciation of the ironic nature of evangelism, and consider evangelism from the margins. I explore this here as an aspect of the liberation missiology of the WCC's new ecumenical affirmation of mission: Together towards Life. But also show how it describes the historical roots of evangelism in the early church and captures the possibilities of evangelism now in a post-Christian context like the UK. The article explores ideas and artwork as they invite an ironic appreciation of the countercultural nature of Christ's call to life, a call that questions the empires of Caesar and the church. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6631 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International review of mission
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/irom.12137 |