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The Spirituality of the Nicene Creed and Its Missionary Implications in the Parish Community

International Review of Mission, Volume 113, Issue 2, Page 324-340, November 2024.
Abstract This article explores the missionary implications of the Nicene Creed in Orthodox parishes, focusing on trinitarian theology, incarnation, and decolonizing mission. Through the lens of the Nicene Creed, the article highlights how Orthodox parishes reflect trinitarian communion and engage in eucharistic mission to transform society. The article
Cristian Sonea
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The Impact of Evangelical Revivals on Global Mission: The Case of North American Evangelicals in Brazil in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries [PDF]

, 2010
The aim of the current article is to show that an important element behind the establishment of evangelical missions to Brazil – particularly during the pioneering stages – was evangelical revival, especially that which occurred in North America during ...
Smither, Edward L
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A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination

Ecclesial Futures, 2020
David Bosch’s ecclesiology remains one of the most influential in missiological circles globally. This article sought to interrogate Bosch’s creative imagination, with particular reference to his missional ecclesiology and in particular his view on the ...
Thinandavha Derrick Mashau
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Revisiting the Quest for a Just, Participatory, and Sustainable Society

The Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 398-412, October 2024.
Abstract The themes of justice, participation, and sustainability emerged from the 5th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Nairobi in 1975 in the context of addressing global inequalities and promoting a more equitable society, and were brought together in the search for a “Just, Participatory and Sustainable Society.” While underlining the ...
Ernst M. Conradie
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“Of All Nations … ”: For the Catholicity of the Churches

The Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 192-204, July 2024.
Abstract In November 2023, the Groupe des Dombes, a Francophone ecumenical group, published its new study “De toutes les nations … ”: Pour la catholicité des Églises (“Of All Nations … ” For the Catholicity of the Churches). Its central affirmation, following a common reading of history, and as a result of the biblical exploration that group has ...
Elisabeth Parmentier
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Welcoming Africa's children: The nature and implications of being a missional church

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2016
This article presents a brief overview of the historical development of the missional church from the understanding of the missio Dei. From this perspective, it attends to the African context.
Johannes J. Knoetze
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Anti‐Racism and the Fight against Discrimination Today

The Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 182-191, July 2024.
Abstract This article explores the efforts of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in combating racism and discrimination, emphasizing the importance of anti‐racism rather than non‐racism. The article underlines the intersection of racism with climate change and economic inequality, including its compounded impact on marginalized groups.
Jerry Pillay, Masiiwa Ragies Gunda
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The Work for the People Reforming at People\u27s Church? [PDF]

, 2017
(Excerpt) The aim of this presentation is to give a picture of the place of liturgy in the life of an old folk church and in its identity process. What is the role of the Christian liturgy in ELCF today?
Haapiainen, Timo-Matti
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Pentecostal Spirituality

Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology
This paper explores dimensions of Pentecostal spirituality, considering its individual, collective, and missional aspects and how they intersect with late systematic theologian Clark H. Pinnock’s theology of the Spirit and the church.
Øystein Udnes
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Where Now for Visible Unity?

The Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 245-260, July 2024.
Abstract Against the background of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, which will take place in 2025 around the theme “Where now for visible unity?” this article explores the marks of visible unity set out in the Gospel of John and the Letter to the Ephesians. The two texts show an astonishing convergence.
Ulrich Heckel
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