Park, Sung-Kon (2021) The History and Missiological Tasks of the Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia. Mission and Theology, 53, 53 (2). pp. 127-165. ISSN 1229-2133
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The Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia(RCCS) is a Protestant church rooted in the ecclesiastical tradition of the Reformed Church in Hungary(RCH). Due to its ethnic characteristics, the direction and goal of its mission work has been focused solely on the ethnic Hungarian community in Slovakia. This demonstrates a lack of solidarity in mission with the other Protestant churches of Slovakia and hinders the RCCS from developing a missional ecclesiology grounded on the Universal Church. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to present missiological tasks that will aid the RCCS in becoming a missional church, transcending any cultural and ethnic boundary. This paper consists of three parts. The first surveys the history of the RCCS from the Hungarian Reformation to the Czechoslovakia era and the current Slovak Republic. It then deals with the diasporic characteristics and a critical appraisal of mission works of the RCCS. Finally it presents four missiological tasks: mission as reconciliation and forgiveness, missional church emphasizing the Reformed(Jean Calvin) theological tradition, strengthening of missiology, and ecumenical solidarity in mission with world Christianity. This paper uses literature, some other primary resources, and a personal conversation with a church historian in the RCCS. It encourages the RCCS to be a missional church, not only spreading the gospel among the ethnic Hungarian community but also among all nations regardless of their cultures and ethnicities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | A Church/mission history G Christian traditions/Denominations > Reformed, Presbyterian |
| Divisions: | Central Europe > Slovakia |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2025 19:05 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2025 19:05 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/3163 |
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