Bargár, Pavol (2017) Pondering "The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World": A Protestant Missiological Reflection. International Review of Mission, 106 (2). pp. 389-399. ISSN 1758-6631
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The article explores “The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World” (MOCT), one of the six official documents issued by the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church that took place on the island of Crete in 2016. It is the first official Orthodox statement on mission ever published. The aim of the present article is to offer a reflection of MOCT from a Protestant missiological perspective. The article argues that MOCT interprets mission as the service of the church to the world, motivated by love. It goes on to discuss six major thematic areas of the statement, namely, the dignity of the human person; freedom and responsibility; peace and justice; peace and the aversion of war; the attitude of the church toward discrimination; and the mission of the Orthodox Church as a witness of love through service. The article seeks to provide a constructive critique of MOCT, assessing both its weaknesses and its assets. It concludes by saying that despite certain theological question marks, the new Orthodox mission document represents an invaluable contribution to the ecumenical discussion on mission and evangelism.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World, MOCT, Peace, Justice, Freedom |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel E Evangelical and Ecumenical Networks and Dialogues in Central Eastern Europe > Dialogue initiatives > Ecumenical dialogue G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries Central Europe Former Soviet Union |
| Depositing User: | Users 5 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2018 08:17 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2018 08:18 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1528 |
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