Abstract
Public debate about the role of the church within society has gained momentum especially because the contemporary changing global political and economic landscape has resulted in deeply a divided world. People are asking questions about the missional identity and vocation of the church. If the church is the broken body of Christ in the world, what are the ways in which it is expressing that brokenness in practical ways? This vulnerable status necessitates modelling the politics of Jesus that risks putting up resistance against all threats that prevent people from experiencing fullness of life. The contemporary era of global governance is characterised by ‘moral lowlifes’ in political leadership that uses judicial and executive overreach to weaken democracy and empower the wealthy elites. Furthermore, the impact of technology and computation on shaping human relations has produced a consequential decline in human trust and relationships. Therefore, the missional agenda of the church as the broken body of Christ serving a divided world, calls for building life-affirming relationships that overcome dehumanising barriers.
Highlights
The thesis of this chapter argues that the Church’s ecclesiological identity as the ‘Body of Christ’ as described by St
Paul (1 Cor 12:27; Rm 12:4–5) constitutes an important missional metaphor to interrogate its response to the emerging global challenges in a divided world
The most urgent missional agenda for the church in the world is to ensure that its identity, vocation and witness are consistently given to teaching, preaching and mission action that builds authentic human relationships modelled on the praxis of Jesus
Summary
The thesis of this chapter argues that the Church’s ecclesiological identity as the ‘Body of Christ’ as described by St. 2.Babylonian powers symbolise the world political, economic and religious forces and systems of inequality and injustice and constitute a destructive way of life for the common people and creation.
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