The Gospel of Reconciliation and the Promise of a New Identity
Reconciliation is a fundamentally theological reality grounded in the being, work, and aims of the triune God. In light of this, how ought the reconciling ministry of Jesus inform and shape the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:17-21) to which Christians are called? In this article, I argue that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2021
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International review of mission
Year: 2021, Volume: 110, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-230 |
| Further subjects: | B
ambassadors of reconciliation
B Theology and Development B Lutheran missiology B theology of reconciliation B gospel and reconciliation B mission and reconciliation |
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| Summary: | Reconciliation is a fundamentally theological reality grounded in the being, work, and aims of the triune God. In light of this, how ought the reconciling ministry of Jesus inform and shape the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:17-21) to which Christians are called? In this article, I argue that a sufficiently robust gospel of reconciliation has dynamic, identity-shaping power, informing a rewarding mission and ministry of reconciliation. My classical theological approach will use “promise” to interrelate gospel, reconciliation, and identity, situating reconciliation within the overarching biblical narrative plot. In doing so, I will distinguish my proposal from a progressive Christian “alter-globalism” approach, identifying and constructively critiquing the latter’s shortcomings. These include truncating the reconciliation and the flourishing life to an immanent vision, reducing reconciliation to concepts and tasks of justice work, insufficiently connecting reconciliation to its larger soteriological framework, and failing to use the gospel for identity formation. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6631 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International review of mission
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/irom.12384 |