A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination
David Bosch’s ecclesiology remains one of the most influential in missiological circles globally. This article sought to interrogate Bosch’s creative imagination, with particular reference to his missional ecclesiology and in particular his view on the church as an alternative community from a deco...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Radboud University Press
2020-12-01
|
| Series: | Ecclesial Futures |
| Online Access: | https://ecclesialfutures.org/article/view/12041 |
| _version_ | 1827374664434843648 |
|---|---|
| author | Thinandavha Derrick Mashau |
| author_facet | Thinandavha Derrick Mashau |
| author_sort | Thinandavha Derrick Mashau |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
David Bosch’s ecclesiology remains one of the most influential in missiological circles globally. This article sought to interrogate Bosch’s creative imagination, with particular reference to his missional ecclesiology and in particular his view on the church as an alternative community from a decolonial perspective. What prompted this study is the ambiguity and at times, contradictory posture or even what seems to be a betrayal of Bosch’s thought in comparison with his praxis. This article discovered that Bosch was not just a prisoner of his creative imagination, but also a prisoner of his faith, his views on truth, unity of the church, transformation, violence and reconciliation and of hope.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T11:37:07Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-2ef14d5ddbfc4363ab85800dd17b5831 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2770-6656 2770-6664 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T11:37:07Z |
| publishDate | 2020-12-01 |
| publisher | Radboud University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Ecclesial Futures |
| spelling | doaj.art-2ef14d5ddbfc4363ab85800dd17b58312024-01-25T11:36:59ZengRadboud University PressEcclesial Futures2770-66562770-66642020-12-011210.54195/ef12041A Prisoner of His Own Creative ImaginationThinandavha Derrick Mashau0Professor of Missiology; Chair of the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa David Bosch’s ecclesiology remains one of the most influential in missiological circles globally. This article sought to interrogate Bosch’s creative imagination, with particular reference to his missional ecclesiology and in particular his view on the church as an alternative community from a decolonial perspective. What prompted this study is the ambiguity and at times, contradictory posture or even what seems to be a betrayal of Bosch’s thought in comparison with his praxis. This article discovered that Bosch was not just a prisoner of his creative imagination, but also a prisoner of his faith, his views on truth, unity of the church, transformation, violence and reconciliation and of hope. https://ecclesialfutures.org/article/view/12041 |
| spellingShingle | Thinandavha Derrick Mashau A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination Ecclesial Futures |
| title | A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination |
| title_full | A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination |
| title_fullStr | A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination |
| title_short | A Prisoner of His Own Creative Imagination |
| title_sort | prisoner of his own creative imagination |
| url | https://ecclesialfutures.org/article/view/12041 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT thinandavhaderrickmashau aprisonerofhisowncreativeimagination AT thinandavhaderrickmashau prisonerofhisowncreativeimagination |