“Together towards Life” from an Asian Perspective
The mission document “Together towards Life” (TTL), submitted to the 10th Assembly of the WCC held in Busan, Korea, has important significance for ecumenical mission. Also, since the Assembly was held in Asia, TTL has profound value for Asian theology and mission. Using the mission thinking of some...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Exchange
Year: 2025, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-177 |
| RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations FD Contextual theology KBM Asia KDJ Ecumenism NBD Doctrine of Creation NBF Christology NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit NBN Ecclesiology RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
global mission
B ecumenical mission B mission document B Asian theology B WCC 10th Busan Assembly B Together towards Life B Asian mission |
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| Summary: | The mission document “Together towards Life” (TTL), submitted to the 10th Assembly of the WCC held in Busan, Korea, has important significance for ecumenical mission. Also, since the Assembly was held in Asia, TTL has profound value for Asian theology and mission. Using the mission thinking of some of the Asian theologians, this article seeks to examine the relevance of this document to Asia. Even though TTL describes mission focusing on the Holy Spirit and life, this article attempts to analyze and reconstruct the contents of TTL focusing on the ‘beginning of mission,’ ‘purpose of mission,’ and ‘method of mission.’ Furthermore, this article is to present two directions that Asian theology and mission should pursue, based on the contents of TTL. This article suggests that Asian theology and mission need to shift from ‘redemption-centered theology (mission)’ to ‘creation-centered theology (mission),’ and are better off pursuing glocalization beyond de-Westernization and decolonization. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-bja10099 |
