Abstract
In recent years, Orthodox views on trinitarian theology have enriched the Evangelical discourse on mission and spirituality. Very few sources of Orthodox thought have influenced this discourse more than the hesychastic beliefs and praxis of the medieval Russian spiritual leader Sergii of Radonezh, as expressed by his disciple, the famous icon painter Andrey Rublev. This article discusses the theology of Rublev, follows its spirituality and explores a correlation between the inner-trinitarian spirituality and God´s mission, establishing what is called a trinitarian cycle of the missio Dei .
Highlights
Christian spirituality and Christian mission refer to God as Trinity: the Father (Mt 6:9–13), Son (Jn 1:1.14) and Holy Spirit (Jn 14:16.26), the Lord of mission (2 Cor 3:17)
Mission is central to the theology of the New Testament (Marshall 2004:36; Wright 2006:50), and as such it is trinitarian in nature
The missio Dei is a missio trinitatis
Summary
Christian spirituality and Christian mission refer to God as Trinity: the Father (Mt 6:9–13), Son (Jn 1:1.14) and Holy Spirit (Jn 14:16.26), the Lord of mission (2 Cor 3:17). In the Orthodox tradition, the angels are believed to be the three persons of the Holy Trinity: God the Father, Jesus – the Son and the Holy Spirit. But instead of words, stories; it uses meditation, emotions, as if the author wanted to say – you cannot describe God’s divine nature, his everlasting love and his self-denial in mission in words.
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