A Eucharistic Understanding of "Fresh Expressions"
Fresh expressions of church are a growing and important example of emerging missional churches. They can be viewed theologically through the lens of eucharistic ecclesiology. This is because they mirror the theological logic of the eucharist - its nature as a gift, the dispersal of this gift, the ap...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2019]
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International review of mission
Year: 2019, Volume: 108, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-224 |
IxTheo Classification: | KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NBN Ecclesiology NBP Sacramentology; sacraments RH Evangelization; Christian media RJ Mission; missiology |
Further subjects: | B
Fresh Expressions
B Ecclesiology B Poison B Eucharist B Mission (international law |
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Summary: | Fresh expressions of church are a growing and important example of emerging missional churches. They can be viewed theologically through the lens of eucharistic ecclesiology. This is because they mirror the theological logic of the eucharist - its nature as a gift, the dispersal of this gift, the appropriate sharing of the gift (appropriate to the context and the tradition), the eucharistic action of handing over the gift, the incorporation of worshippers into the whole church by means of the gift, the dying-and-rising transformation the gift makes possible, and the return gift to God in thanksgiving. The birth of these new Christian communities gives discipleship a eucharistic shape. The implication is that just as the eucharist is central to the church's life, so should be these new communities. |
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ISSN: | 1758-6631 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International review of mission
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/irom.12280 |