Abstract

Bosch’s important work, Transforming mission, is still relevant in the present missiological debate. It is clear that Bosch has a comprehensive outlook on mission and that this view is all-inclusive. A question that must, however, be asked is whether this broad view of mission does not make it impossible to focus mission on the ministry of reconciliation as outlined in 2 Corinthians 5:11-21. Although it cannot be denied that Bosch also emphasises evangelism and conversion, a tendency towards socialising mission is evident in this publication. The church as an institution is not the sole agent of renewal in the community and should not exceed the limits of its very calling. The kingdom of God must come in all its glory and though mission does proclaim that, the main focus in mission still remains the ministry of reconciliation.

Highlights

  • In his book, Transforming mission (1991), D.J

  • M ission is a multifaceted ministry, in respect o f wimess, service, justice, healing, reconciliation, liberation, peace, evangelism, fellowship, church planting, contextualization, and much more. He even admits that listing the dimensions o f mission is fraught with danger, because it constitutes an attempt to define what cannot be defined (1991:512), and that one should be carefril not to try to “incarcerate the missio Dei in the narrow confines o f our own predilections” (1991:512)

  • His view o f the church and theology o f mission uses so wide a scope that he regards the church in its mission as trying to state what justice, liberation and peace in the broad sense of word really are

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Summary

Introduction

In his book, Transforming mission (1991), D.J. Bosch investigates the philosophy o f paradigm changes and comes to the conclusion that mission has to be seen within a new paradigm as having an ecumenical nature. Bosch investigates the philosophy o f paradigm changes and comes to the conclusion that mission has to be seen within a new paradigm as having an ecumenical nature This approach supplies him with a new and more inclusive paradigm for modem mission. In this discussion Bosch’s approach and his conclusion will be scrutinised and his broad view of mission, as well as his use of the paradigm philosophy, post-modernism, and o f church and kingdom will be considered

Mission in many modes
The philopsophy of paradigm switches
Post-modernism and Bosch’s use of the concept
Towards criticism of Transforming mission
Bosch’s view of mission: critical reactions
Church and kingdom
Paradigm changes and mission
Bosch’s use of post-modernism as a basis for science
Views on mission
Mission and reconciliation
Conclusion
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