Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterology
This article responds to a book edited by Prof PGJ Meiring in 1996 on the religions of South Africa. It appreciates the integration between the fields of Religious Studies and Theology of Religions in the book, but suggests that a missiological approach should explore the inter-religious encounter,...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
| Published: |
AOSIS
2008-06-01
|
| Series: | Verbum et Ecclesia |
| Online Access: | http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/31 |
| _version_ | 1828395919173746688 |
|---|---|
| author | J N J Kritzinger |
| author_facet | J N J Kritzinger |
| author_sort | J N J Kritzinger |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This article responds to a book edited by Prof PGJ Meiring in 1996 on the religions of South Africa. It appreciates the integration between the fields of Religious Studies and Theology of Religions in the book, but suggests that a missiological approach should explore the inter-religious encounter, rather than merely what others believe or what we believe about the possibility of their being saved. An approach of �encounterology� requires: a) a holistic and reflexive process that considers seven different dimensions of the encounter; b) a dialogical approach in which a Christian enters into a journey of mutual witness with a follower of another faith. The article uses a seven-point praxis cycle to indicate what such an encounterology could look like. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-10T08:21:31Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-ab1c9d85030846eca5f61318569e326f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1609-9982 2074-7705 |
| language | Afrikaans |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-10T08:21:31Z |
| publishDate | 2008-06-01 |
| publisher | AOSIS |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Verbum et Ecclesia |
| spelling | doaj.art-ab1c9d85030846eca5f61318569e326f2022-12-22T01:56:20ZafrAOSISVerbum et Ecclesia1609-99822074-77052008-06-0129376479010.4102/ve.v29i3.3128Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterologyJ N J Kritzinger0University of South AfricaThis article responds to a book edited by Prof PGJ Meiring in 1996 on the religions of South Africa. It appreciates the integration between the fields of Religious Studies and Theology of Religions in the book, but suggests that a missiological approach should explore the inter-religious encounter, rather than merely what others believe or what we believe about the possibility of their being saved. An approach of �encounterology� requires: a) a holistic and reflexive process that considers seven different dimensions of the encounter; b) a dialogical approach in which a Christian enters into a journey of mutual witness with a follower of another faith. The article uses a seven-point praxis cycle to indicate what such an encounterology could look like.http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/31 |
| spellingShingle | J N J Kritzinger Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterology Verbum et Ecclesia |
| title | Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterology |
| title_full | Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterology |
| title_fullStr | Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterology |
| title_short | Faith to faith � Missiology as encounterology |
| title_sort | faith to faith � missiology as encounterology |
| url | http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/31 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jnjkritzinger faithtofaithmissiologyasencounterology |