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| Titre : | Christian Mission in Eschatological Perspective : Lesslie Newbigin's Contribution |
| Auteurs : | Jürgen Schuster, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Nürnberg [Allemagne] : VTR Publications (Verlag für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft), 2009 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-3-941750-15-9 |
| Format : | 275 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | IX (Mission : principes et méthodes) |
| Résumé : |
This book examines the implications of Newbigin’s understanding of the Kingdom of God for his theology of mission. Newbigin’s theological thinking is based on an eschatologically oriented historical understanding of revelation. The gospel tells God’s story with his world. In Christ the reign of God has been revealed on earth, yet its final consummation is still to come.
Five areas are explored which are affected by this eschatological framework: (1) It provides the reference point for an integrative understanding of mission as witness in both word and deed. (2) The historical character of the revelation makes the gospel part of public truth in contrast to private truth. The gospel is neither a religious way for private salvation nor the establishment of a world immanent theocracy. (3) The church does not constitute the kingdom but is called to be “firstfruits, instrument, and sign” of God’s reign. (4) The verification of the truth the church witnesses to occurs only at the end of time. (5) In the meantime the credibility of the biblical tradition can only be advocated provisionally and witnessed to in the religiously pluralistic context the church finds itself in. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Foreword (Tite Téenou) - Abbreviations - Acknowledgments - Introduction CHAPTER 1 - Introducing the Research Topic - 1. Research Topic: 1.1. Research Concern / 1.2. Problem Statement / 1.3. Research Questions - 2. Precedent Literature: 2.1. Historical Framework: Mission and the Kingdom of God in the Twentieth Century / 2.2. Theological Framework: Theology and the Kingdom of God / 2.3. Works on Lesslie Newbigin / 2.4. Hermeneutical Considerations - 3. Data and Analysis: 3.1. Primary Data / 3.2. Data Analysis / 3.3. Structure of the Dissertation CHAPTER 2 - The Kingdom of God in Newbigin’s Writings (Diachronic Analysis of His Early Writings) - 1. Early Emphases - 2. “The Kingdom of God and the Idea of Progress” (1941): 2.1. Lecture I / 2.2. Lecture II / 2.3. Lecture III / 2.4. Lecture IV / 2.5. Summary - 3. The Unity and Mission of the Church (1948-1953): 3.1. “The Reunion of the Church” (1948) / 3.2. “The Duty and Authority of the Church to Preach the Gospel” (1948) / 3.3. “The Evangelization of Eastern Asia” (1950) / 3.4. “The Household of God” (1953) / 3.5. Summary - 4. The Christian Hope (1951-1953): 4.1. Eschatological Hope - Cosmic and Universal / 4.2. Death and Resurrection - Radical Discontinuity / 4.3. Decisive Victory and Consummation / 4.4. Real End of History / 4.5. Eschatological Hope as Motivating Force for the Present - 5. The Unity of God’s Story with His World (1954-1960): 5.1. God ’ s Story with Humankind / 5.2. Salvation as Historic Fact / 5.3. All Nations Drawn into One Story / 5.4. The Evaluation of Secularization CHAPTER 3 - The Kingdom of God in Newbigin’s Writings (Synchronic Analysis of His Later Writings) - 1. The Kingdom of God: 1.1. God’s Action-No Human Program / 1.2. The Presence of the Kingdom - The Announcement of a Fact / 1.3. The Cross as Victory over the Powers / 1.4. The Sign of the Cross as Mark of Authenticity / 1.5. Eschatological Tension between the Presence and the Future of the Kingdom / 1.6. The Lordship of Christ and the Kingdom - 2. The Unity and Mission of the Church: 2.1. The Church as Community of Reconciliation / 2.2. The Unity of the Church as Ongoing Challenge / 2.3. The Structures and Ministries of the Church in Light of Its Missionary Calling / 2.4. The Unity of the Church as Missionary Witness / 2.5. The Church as Hermeneutic of the Gospel / 2.6. The Church as Servant Community / 2.7. The Church as Sign, Instrument, and Foretaste of the Kingdom - 3. The Eschatological Hope - God’s Story with His World: 3.1. History as Real Story / 3.2. History as God’s Story / 3.3. History, Church, and World CHAPTER 4 - The Kingdom of God in Newbigin’s Writings (Systematic Description) - 1. Universal Story - God, the Father - 2. Particular Salvation - Jesus Christ, the Son - 3. Witness to the World - God, the Holy Spirit - 4. Election for Responsibility - The Church as Bearer of the Witness. - 5. The Kingdom of God — Christ’s Lordship in Eschatological Perspective: 5.1. The Future Kingdom - A New Creation / 5.2. The Present Kingdom - The Prolepsis of the End - 6. A Comprehensive View of Christian Mission in Kingdom-Perspective CHAPTER 5 - Implications of Newbigin’s Eschatological Framework for His Understanding of Mission - 1. Holistic Understanding of Mission in Eschatological Tension: 1.1. Hidden, not Yet Manifest / 1.2. Mission in Word and Deed / 1.3. Suffering as the Primary Form of Witness to Jesus Christ - 2. The Gospel as Public Truth: 2.1. Truth Claims in a Postmodern Context / 2.2. Presenting the Gospel as Meta-Narrative to the World / 2.3. Bringing All Aspects of Life Under the Lordship of Christ. - 3. The Church in Eschatological Tension: 3.1. A Christian Vision for Society-Avoiding the Fall into the Constantinian Trap / 3.2. Ministers in the Secular World — The Tension between an Anabaptist Model and a Reformed Model of the Church / 3.3. The Church as Provisional Body in Eschatological and Cultural Tension / 3.4. The Church Called to Mission in Unity - 4. Bearing the Witness of the Spirit in a Pluralist Context: 4.1. Religious Pluralism / 4.2. Religion / 4.3. Continuity and Discontinuity / 4.4. Critical Engagement of Proposed Solutions / 4.5. Summary: The Gospel and the Religions - 5. Epistemology in the Eschatological Context CHAPTER 6 - Conclusion - 1. Retrospect - 2. Summary - 3. Outlook: 3.1. The Story Character of the Gospel / 3.2. The Gospel as Public Truth / 3.3. Mission in Tension / 3.4. Proclaiming Truth as Wisdom - 4. Final Word - Reference List - Primary Literature / Secondary Literature |
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