Bargár, Pavol (2017) Misia Pravoslávnej cirkvi v súčasnom svete: misiologická reflexia dokumentu svätého a veľkého koncilu Pravoslávnej cirkvi [Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World: Missiological Reflection of the Document of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodoy Church]. Acta Missiologica, 11 (1). pp. 23-31. ISSN 2453-7160
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This contribution examines the document entitled Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World – MOCT), one of six documents published by the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church which took place in Crete in 2016. It is the first official Orthodox declaration related to mission. The aim of this paper is to analyse MOCT from the perspective of Protestant missiology. It is stated that MOCT perceives mission as a service of the Church provided to the world motivated by love. The paper analyses six main thematic areas of the document, namely human dignity, freedom and responsibility, peace and justice, peace and resistance to war, the attitude of the Church towards discrimination, and the mission of the Orthodox Church as a testimony of love through service. The aim of this paper is to provide constructive criticism of MOCT by analysing its positive impact and shortcomings. In the final part, it is stated that the new Orthodox document related to mission represents a valuable contribution to the ecumenical dialogue dedicated to mission and evangelization, despite certain shortcomings in the theological area.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Council of the Orthodox Church, Protestant Perspective, World Missiology, Love, Peace, Justice, Human Dignity, Freedom, Responsibility |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Peacemaking and Reconciliation B Mission theology/theory > Missio Dei B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2021 09:14 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 09:14 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1964 |
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