The Imperative of Diakonia for the Church and Theological Education
This article begins by arguing that diakonia is an imperative for the church, be it at the local, national, regional, or global level. It goes on to describe how diakonia has been part of the identity of the World Council of Churches during its 70 years of existence, and highlights the struggle of d...
| Subtitles: | Hope |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2019]
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| In: |
The ecumenical review
Year: 2019, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 482-491 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society FB Theological education FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDJ Ecumenism RK Charity work |
| Further subjects: | B
ecumenical diakonia
B World Council of Churches B just community of women and men B Pan-African Women's Ecumenical Empowerment Network |
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| Summary: | This article begins by arguing that diakonia is an imperative for the church, be it at the local, national, regional, or global level. It goes on to describe how diakonia has been part of the identity of the World Council of Churches during its 70 years of existence, and highlights the struggle of diakonia and development within the fellowship and ecumenical partners. The article focuses on the document Called to Transformative Action: Ecumenical Diakonia as the most recent attempt to reflect on who we are and what we do as church. It identifies one important aspect of diakonia as reflected in the Pan-African Women's Ecumenical Empowerment Network perspective on theological education. The article concludes by reflecting on the author's vision for a just community of women and men in prophetic diakonia. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/erev.12443 |