Štech, František (2020) Mission Inter Gentes as a Consequence of Mission Ad Gentes? Reflections 55 Years After the Decree on Missionary Activity of Vatican II and Later Developments in Roman Catholic Missiology. Acta Missiologica, 14 (2). pp. 30-46. ISSN 2453-7160
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Background: This article aims at reflection on the Ad Gentes Decree on Missionary Activity of Vatican II with the benefit of more than half a century’s hindsight. First of all, it briefly reminds us about the document itself, the history of its creation, contents, and theological highlights. The second part of the article identifies some of the most significant changes and developments that happened during the decades following the Council. The most recent project of “mission inter gentes”, as suggested by Jonatan Y. Tan, is introduced in the third section. And, finally, the concluding section attempts to answer the question of whether (or to what extent) the concept of mission among nations (inter gentes) is a consequence and creative continuation of how Vatican II understood mission to the nations (ad gentes). Conclusion: The conclusion suggests that mission among nations (inter gentes) is closely linked to mission ad gentes because it represents a concrete way in which Christians can fulfil their missionary task. Ad Gentes remains an authoritative missionary document in the Roman Catholic Church but the need to go beyond this document is suggested based on explication of the inter-gentes missiological concept of Jonatan Y. Tan. Further detailed research of his work can be beneficial for both theoreticians and practitioners of Christian mission. One of the central outcomes of this article is that reflection on the missionary activity of the Church and its different concepts or projects may be relevant for researchers beyond the area of theology too, because they can study how it supports human freedom and social engagement, showing the strong potential of the Church to support functioning democratic society.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ad Gentes, Inter Gentes |
| Subjects: | A Church/mission history B Mission theology/theory B Mission theology/theory > Missio Dei B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Roman Catholic |
| Divisions: | Central Europe Central Europe > Czech Republic |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2021 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2021 18:02 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1969 |
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