Modern theological interpretation of the sacramental dimension of missionary activity
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https://doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2017.5(151).117511Keywords:
mission theology, Protestantism, Orthodoxy, modern theology, ecclesiologyAbstract
The article carries out a systematic analysis of the sacramental dimension of missionary activity and proves that the corresponding concepts are based on modern theological concepts that interpret the mission as the work of God (Missio Dei), and not the work of the church. This interpretation of the mission is designed to overcome the crisis of missionary activity in the West and in the Ukrainian context. Transformations of the theological interpretation of the mission lead to the discovery of the significance of missionary action as a sacramental act of God-human communication. Accordingly, the theological interpretation of the mission ceases to be subjective, but draws attention to the objective and intersubjective nature of the mission as a universal activity of God and the church.
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