The Mission of the Church in the Contemporary World in Light of the Decisions of the Holy and Great Council

This article discusses the place of mission in the Orthodox Church. The document “The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World,” which was approved by the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church held in Crete in 2016, is still in the process of reception, as are the other documents...

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Auteur principal: Targoviste, Metropolitan Nifon of (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: [2020]
Dans: The ecumenical review
Année: 2020, Volume: 72, Numéro: 3, Pages: 452-460
Classifications IxTheo:KAJ Époque contemporaine
KCC Conciles
KDF Église orthodoxe
NBC Dieu
RJ Mission
Sujets non-standardisés:B Orthodox Church
B Holy and Great Council
B Holy Trinity
B Mission
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Résumé:This article discusses the place of mission in the Orthodox Church. The document “The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World,” which was approved by the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church held in Crete in 2016, is still in the process of reception, as are the other documents, but it constitutes, without doubt, a new era in Orthodox missiology - as indeed the Great and Holy Council in Crete represents a new era in Orthodoxy. The interrelatedness of unity and mission is not a question of methodology or strategy. It is an ontological one: it is related to the very essence of koinonia as fellowship in the triune God, and to the specific aspect of κοινονια as participation in God's economy in and for the world. Mission is commitment to the work of the triune God incarnated in Jesus Christ. Both are God’s gift and command. It is only in unity with the Holy Trinity that the church is able to fulfil its vocation.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contient:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12528