Jonah, the Missionary Who Said "No"
What is the mission of the African church in the 21st century? How can the African church carry out this mission work? Is it possible for the poor and marginalized African societies to do mission to the rich and economically powerful nations of the North? Through the reading of the book of Jonah, th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2014
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Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 5, Pages: 287-296 |
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| Summary: | What is the mission of the African church in the 21st century? How can the African church carry out this mission work? Is it possible for the poor and marginalized African societies to do mission to the rich and economically powerful nations of the North? Through the reading of the book of Jonah, this article claims that globalization and its challenges provide the African church with a new context to carry out mission work. It further argues that the African church has not yet fulfilled God’s divine mandate to send the message of salvation to people of various contexts within this globalized world. In this case, the book of Jonah is an analogy of the way God’s mandate to do mission to great powers of this world, which has received great resistances from the African marginalized peoples. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2014.05.004 |