RT Article
T1 Mission as "crossing frontiers"? - a New Mission Theological Reflection on the Mission Concept of David Bosch
JF Missionalia
VO 51
SP 177
OP 195
A1 Ma, Tianji 1987-
LA English
PB University of South Africa
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1851216588
AB Despite numerous appreciations, David Bosch's multidimensional and comprehensive concept of mission is still confronted with the persistent core criticism that it is too comprehensive and does not contain a criterion by which the concept of mission can be narrowed down. As a counter-thesis, K. J. Livingston argues that the aspect of "crossing frontiers" constitutes such a criterion for Bosch's concept of mission. This paper takes up this discussion and elaborates the significance of the aspect of "crossing frontiers" in Bosch's main work  Transforming Mission  and in the overall framework of his mission concept. This paper concludes that while the motif of "crossing frontiers" is a not insignificant building block in Bosch's concept of mission, it is never used in a bold, contextless, and isolated way, but is accompanied by other aspects such as love and service giving. In a systematic final reflection, Bosch's mission-theological concept is appreciated in view of its uniqueness and originality.
K1 David Bosch
K1 crossing frontiers
K1 Mission Concept
K1 Missio Dei
DO 10.7832/51-0-480