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The Common Task

A Theology of Christian Mission
  • By M. Thomas Thangaraj
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Christian mission takes place today in the context of a pluralistic world, one in which the adherents of the various religious traditions are increasingly aware of and in dialogue with one another. What is needed now, argues Thangaraj, is an understanding of Christian mission that has for its starting point a moral imperative shared by all the world's religions. The author finds this common task in what he calls the mission of humanity: those obligations to one another and the world which all humans share. For Christians the common task will be a cruciform one; it will display
the self-sacrifice and vulnerability of the cross, rather than the grasping after power and influence of the world. It will be a liberative reality, marked by the gospel's concern for the poor and oppressed. Finally, the mission of humanity will be for Christians eschatological in nature, formed by a vision of the fullness of the reign of God which is both present
now and yet to come. Having established this specifically Christian interpretation of the common task, Thangaraj goes on to ask how it can inform our reading of Scripture and our understanding of Christian missions, and how it can motivate Christian congregations for mission today.
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    Product Specs
    • SKU: 9780687001446
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • Language of Text: English
    • ISBN 13: 9780687001446
    • UMPH: 001447
    • ISBN 10: 0687001447
    • Publication Date: 02/01/1999
    • Format: Paperback
    • Author: M. Thomas Thangaraj
    • Page Count: 168
    • Width: 6.02 inches
    • Height: 0.44 inches
    • Length: 9.04 inches
    • Weight: 0.04 pounds

     
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