عنوان

Churches as Healing Communities:

Number

LA110362

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Churches as Healing Communities:

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[Article]

Other Title Information

Impulses from the South for an Integral Understanding of Healing

First Statement of Responsibility

Wout van Laar

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

For several reasons in missionary ecumenical circles healing could become the new paradigm for mission. One of the main reasons is that in churches in the Southern hemisphere healing is the central focus of the local Christian community. Church life is characterized by the conviction that not the mere change of political structures will lead to a better world. Liberation from evil, forgiveness, medical care, mutual acceptance and common socio-political engagement, all are inspired by the integral message of the gospel. The author gives several examples of African Christian communities in the Netherlands that may be called healing communities and are an inspiration for new forms of living the Christian faith, badly needed for the white middle class congregations that are weakened by secularism and Enlightenment. For several reasons in missionary ecumenical circles healing could become the new paradigm for mission. One of the main reasons is that in churches in the Southern hemisphere healing is the central focus of the local Christian community. Church life is characterized by the conviction that not the mere change of political structures will lead to a better world. Liberation from evil, forgiveness, medical care, mutual acceptance and common socio-political engagement, all are inspired by the integral message of the gospel. The author gives several examples of African Christian communities in the Netherlands that may be called healing communities and are an inspiration for new forms of living the Christian faith, badly needed for the white middle class congregations that are weakened by secularism and Enlightenment.

Date of Publication

2006

Physical description

226-241

Title

Exchange

Volume Number

35/2

International Standard Serial Number

1572-543X

Wout van Laar

Call Number

10.1163/157254306776525708

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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Y