Abstract
Missiology for the third millennium Not only missions, but also the study of the Science of Mission, Missiology, continually finds itself under close scrutiny. Reacting to the many questions in this regard, the author reflects on three main themes: 1) What place - if any - should be awarded to Missiology within a Theological curriculum?; 2) What constitutes Missiology's unique nature and content?; 3) Which are the challenges facing missiologists on the eve of the Third Millennium? Referring to the last theme, five specific issues to be published as Part Il of the article in a next edition of this magazine, are tabled: Missiology's theological point of departure, its relationship with the church, its context (in this case, Africa), the quest for a relevant agenda, and the methods it chooses to apply.
Highlights
Missions, and the study of the Science ofMission, Missiology, continually finds itself under close scrutiny
Reacting to the many questions in this regard, the author reflects on three main themes: 1) ~t place - if any - should be awarded to Missiology within a Theological curriculum?; 2) What constitutes Missiology's unique nature and content?; 3) Which are the challenges facing missiologists on the eve of the Third Millennium? Referring to the last theme, five specific issues to be published as Part Il of the article in a edition of this magazine, are tabled: Missiology's theological point of departure, its relationship with the church, its context, the quest for a relevant agenda, and the methods it chooses to apply
Een van die belangrikste hofsittings van die eeu sou 'n aanvang neem
Summary
Maar voordat die uitspraak bekend gemaak word, is dit nodig om - sy dit buite die hofsaal - op 'n wandeling te gaan. Met onverminderde sendingywer was en is duisende mans en vroue - korttermyn en langtermynsendelinge - die afgelope dekades besig om die evangelie van Jesus Christus te verkondig, nie net in Afrika, Asie en Latyns-Amerika nie, maar ook weer in die Weste, in die lande van die ou "Christelike" Europa, wat stelselmatig in 'n "post-Christelike" Europa verander het. Net soos dit die geval met die sending van die kerk was, ook die Sendingwetenskap in ons tyd voor die hof gedaag word. Om enigsins vir 'n gunstige oordeel te beding - sy dit dan nie voor die Raad van Wyse Manne van die OAE nie, maar wel voor die Wyse Manne van die Akademie en die Kerk in wie se diens die vak beoefen word - sal daar vir ten minste drie vrae antwoorde gesoek moet word: Eers, het die Sendingwetenskap hoegenaamd 'n plek binne die teologiese wetenskap? Om enigsins vir 'n gunstige oordeel te beding - sy dit dan nie voor die Raad van Wyse Manne van die OAE nie, maar wel voor die Wyse Manne van die Akademie en die Kerk in wie se diens die vak beoefen word - sal daar vir ten minste drie vrae antwoorde gesoek moet word: Eers, het die Sendingwetenskap hoegenaamd 'n plek binne die teologiese wetenskap? Tweedens, wat presies is die inhoud en die eie aard van die Sendingwetenskap? En derdens, watter belangrike uitdagings wag daar op die Sendingwetenskap op weg na die jaar 2000?
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