Missional Formation for Life-giving Interfaith Encounter

Our world is characterized by a plurality of religions and cultures, including people who do not profess any religious faith or belief. Each religion cherishes and reveres its norms and ethos and seeks to uphold and project its sacredness both publicly and privately. If the multiplicity of religious...

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Main Author: Ezekiel, Lesmore Gibson (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: International review of mission
Year: 2017, Volume: 106, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-79
IxTheo Classification:CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
FB Theological education
KDJ Ecumenism
RJ Mission; missiology
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Summary:Our world is characterized by a plurality of religions and cultures, including people who do not profess any religious faith or belief. Each religion cherishes and reveres its norms and ethos and seeks to uphold and project its sacredness both publicly and privately. If the multiplicity of religious expressions is not accepted as a gift, it may fuel and sustain unhealthy rivalry. With this understanding in mind, the need for pedagogy that prepares Christian missioners and workers to engage in life-affirming dialogue and cooperation with people of other belief systems remains crucial. This article seeks to reinforce the case for a missional formation that includes and mainstreams basic aspects of interfaith knowledge, knowing full well that mission activities are not carried out in a vacuum, but among human beings in their social and communal locations.
ISSN:1758-6631
Contains:Enthalten in: International review of mission
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/irom.12165