Sonea, Cristian (2022) Missionary Consciousness in Romanian Orthodox Communities: Realities, Tendencies and Responsibilities. Salt: Crossroads of Religion and Culture, 1 (1). pp. 98-119. ISSN 2732-9844
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This paper seeks to explore the understanding of missionary consciousness according to Orthodox Theology and to analyze and evaluate the way in which it is assumed and developed at the level of different Christian communities belonging to the Romanian Orthodox Church. It discusses the connection between Christian identity and missionary consciousness, as well as the characteristics of missionary consciousness in various political and social contexts. It then identifies four fundamental characteristics of the missionary consciousness: it must be universal, Christological, dogmatic and prophetic. In the final sections, the paper deals with an evaluation of the extent to which these characteristics are present in different types of Romanian Orthodox communities, both in Romania and abroad, and the way in which the missionary consciousness has been assumed, whether consciously or unconsciously, in various (and difficult) historical contexts. Finally, the paper suggests several missionary responsibilities of the Church hierarchy and missionaries that could contribute to the development of a strong missionary consciousness in the Orthodox communities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | missionary consciousness, orthodox diaspora, nationalism, universal, identity, prophetic spirit, Orthodox Theology, Missiology |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory B Mission theology/theory > Identity issues B Mission theology/theory > Missional ecclesiology B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Central Europe Central Europe > Romania |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2022 07:36 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2022 07:36 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2673 |
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