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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rommen, Edward, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orthodox Eastern Church--Doctrines.

Orthodox Eastern Church.

Christianity and culture.

Missions--Theory.

Missions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 219 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pasadena, Calif. : William Carey Library, 2013.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-87808-671-4

OCLC:

1090424410