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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963951503321

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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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

Sommario/riassunto

An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Contextualization The mission of the Church is to introduce the person of Christ to individual human beings who by faith enter into communion with God.