Is god's mission (missio dei) the church's mission? for an ecclesial practice

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https://doi.org/10.19141/1809-2454.kerygma.v18.n1.pe01383

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Mission, Missiology, Missio Dei, Ecclesiology, Missional Ecclesiology

Abstract

Missiological studies have occupied an important space both in academic debates and in field practices themselves, achieving global and cross-cultural interest. Based on a bibliographical review, this essay dialogues with some authors considered exponents in the field of missiological studies, with modest expectations of contributing to the continuity of this dialogue. It presents an approach to missional ecclesiology based on the concept of missio Dei, with missiology being a field of study in theology as well as practice in the life of the church. Starting with a brief historical-conceptual narrative of missiology, the text advances to the concept of God's mission and its direct relationship with the Church, amalgamated in the proposal of missional ecclesiology.

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Edenis Cesar Oliveira, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, São Paulo, (Brasil)

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul - USCS, São Paulo, (Brasil). Docente na Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, São Paulo.

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2023-09-20

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OLIVEIRA, E. C. Is god’s mission (missio dei) the church’s mission? for an ecclesial practice. Kerygma, Engenheiro coelho (SP), v. 18, n. 1, p. e1383, 2023. DOI: 10.19141/1809-2454.kerygma.v18.n1.pe01383. Disponível em: https://revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/1383. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2023): Fluxo contínuo

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Dossier on Contemporary Theology and Religious Practice

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