Reading Romans in a Globalized and Increasingly Urban World
There have been many studies on urbanization, migration, and globalization in recent years. While the Scripture is often used in these studies, it is not common that Paul’s letter to the Romans is the primary focus of discussion. But Rome was the largest urban center in the ancient world, with a mul...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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| In: |
Mission studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Pages: 321-341 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Romans
/ Roman Empire
/ Multi-cultural society
/ Globalization
/ Mission (international law
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society HC New Testament KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Globalization
migration
mission
multiculturalism
Romans
urban mission
urbanization
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | There have been many studies on urbanization, migration, and globalization in recent years. While the Scripture is often used in these studies, it is not common that Paul’s letter to the Romans is the primary focus of discussion. But Rome was the largest urban center in the ancient world, with a multicultural society that is not unlike many cities today. This means that Romans is very relevant to our globalized and increasingly urban world. This paper will show that Romans provides important resources for urban mission practitioners. In particular, it will propose that Paul envisions a love-centered multicultural community of shalom that is called to fulfil the mission of God by living out the death and life of Jesus in a world of chaos. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Contains: | In: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341588 |