The role mission does (or does not) play in Faith and Order’s The Church

Autores/as

  • Sarah Hinlicky Wilson Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg Autor/a

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25188/2447.7443.2014v22n2.52

Palabras clave:

Ecumenism, Mission, Faith and Order Commission, Koinonia, Sin

Resumen

Mission is a popular byword in ecumenical circles today, but it remains oddly lacking in content. An examination of the recent paper “The Church” by the Faith and Order Commission reveals how despite lip service to the concept of mission, its ecclesiology is dominated by an institutionalized, inward-looking, clergy-focused approach, which simply reinforces all of the most intractable divisions between churches. Notable too is the absence of any discussion of sin or interpretation of church history. It is suggested that deeper engagement with missional practice and theology could break up the current deadlock in ecumenical ecclesiology.

Biografía del autor/a

  • Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg

    Sarah Hinlicky Wilson (Dr.) is Assistant Research Professor at the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France; a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; and the editor of the theological quarterly journal Lutheran Forum. E-mail: sarah.hinlickywilson@strasbourginstitute.org. A previous version of this paper was presented at a colloquium at the Istituto di Studi Ecumenici San Bernardino in Venice, Italy.

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Publicado

2014-12-01

Número

Vol. 22 Núm. 2 (2014): Vox Scripturae: Revista Teológica Internacional

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Artículos sobre temas teológicos e interdisciplinarios diversos

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HINLICKY WILSON, Sarah. The role mission does (or does not) play in Faith and Order’s The Church. Vox Scripturae - Revista Teológica Internacional, São Bento do Sul, SC, v. 22, n. 2, p. 91–101, 2014. DOI: 10.25188/2447.7443.2014v22n2.52. Disponível em: https://revistas.flt.edu.br/voxscripturae/article/view/52. Acesso em: 6 jun. 2026.