The Global Challenges of the Church of the Future
This article presents the global challenges that matter to the Church of the future. The first part traces the different facets of the Church as a global phenomenon. It complicates the prevailing view that Christianity is moving to the global south. The second part focuses on two challenges: generat...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
[2018]
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2018, Issue: 4, Pages: 37-46 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Future
/ Globalization
/ Social inequality
/ Intergenerational relations
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KDB Roman Catholic Church NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Christianity |
| Summary: | This article presents the global challenges that matter to the Church of the future. The first part traces the different facets of the Church as a global phenomenon. It complicates the prevailing view that Christianity is moving to the global south. The second part focuses on two challenges: generational shifts and global inequality. While not exhaustive, the discussion will provide some nuances regarding the issues at stake at a global level. The character of the Church of the future rests on how it responds to these present-day issues that will linger in the years ahead. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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