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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808376103321

Autore

Rommen Edward <1947->

Titolo

Come and see : an Eastern Orthodox perspective on contextualization / / Edward Rommen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pasadena, Calif. : , : William Carey Library, , 2013

ISBN

0-87808-671-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 219 pages)

Disciplina

261

Soggetti

Christianity and culture

Missions - Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Contextualization and the challenge of the gospel-as-person : Theological roots of the gospel-as-person ; On human personhood ; On contextualization 2. The place of divine presence : Church as the place of divine presence ; Sacrament as concretization of the field of divine presence ; Implications for the process of contextualization 3. The core context of mission : Holy Scripture ; Apostolic succession ; Liturgical structures ; Councils ; Hagiography ; Iconography 4. The conditions of communion : Spiritual state of the inviter ; Human-to-human communion ; Human-to-divine communion 5. Engaging the fields of personal presence : Preliminary observations ; Can the invitational context exist in cyperspace? Conclusions: A reversal of perspective : Basic principles of contextualization ; The task of contextualization