Reconciliation and Renunciation of Status as Gods Final Aim for Humanity:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Reconciliation and Renunciation of Status as Gods Final Aim for Humanity: "
Matthias Wenk

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1079532
Doc. No	:	LA123161
Call No	:	‭10.1163/174552510X489964‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Matthias Wenk
Title & Author	:	Reconciliation and Renunciation of Status as Gods Final Aim for Humanity: [Article] : New Testament Thoughts on the Churchs Mission and Unity\ Matthias Wenk
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Pentecostal Theology
Date	:	2010
Volume/ Issue Number	:	19/1
Page No	:	44–58
Abstract	:	Not infrequently the concern for unity (both ecumenical and social) and the concern for mission are played off against each other among Pentecostals. In this article it is argued that these two topics neither oppose each other nor do they simply reflect the two sides of the same coin. Rather, the Missio Dei precisely is to bring back to unity all aspects of life in a world suffering from division and alienation. By analyzing the relation of mission and unity in some of the New Testament books, it is argued that the mission of the church is inseparably linked to the topic of unity; division cannot take place without harming the church's mission to be a visible demonstration of God's renewing power in this world. Some concluding implications for a Pentecostal theology of missions are outlined. Not infrequently the concern for unity (both ecumenical and social) and the concern for mission are played off against each other among Pentecostals. In this article it is argued that these two topics neither oppose each other nor do they simply reflect the two sides of the same coin. Rather, the Missio Dei precisely is to bring back to unity all aspects of life in a world suffering from division and alienation. By analyzing the relation of mission and unity in some of the New Testament books, it is argued that the mission of the church is inseparably linked to the topic of unity; division cannot take place without harming the church's mission to be a visible demonstration of God's renewing power in this world. Some concluding implications for a Pentecostal theology of missions are outlined.
Descriptor	:	CHRISTIAN UNITY
Descriptor	:	MISSIO DEI
Descriptor	:	PENTECOSTAL MISSIONS
Descriptor	:	THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/174552510X489964‬