Beyond Help: diakonia in the Contemporary Church
The argument of this paper is that, partly under the influence of a secularized conception of ethics, diakonia has often also been misconstrued as an activity done by a more privileged group to a needier one. It draws on the witness of the New Testament, and on contemporary Catholic thought, to argu...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Political theology
Año: 2019, Volumen: 20, Número: 8, Páginas: 631-642 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Neues Testament
/ diakonia
/ Servicio
/ Pobreza
/ Trabajo comunitario
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento NCC Ética social RK Diaconía |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Catholic Social Teaching
B Social Action B Ecclesiology B Diakonia B Charity B community organizing B Misión |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Sumario: | The argument of this paper is that, partly under the influence of a secularized conception of ethics, diakonia has often also been misconstrued as an activity done by a more privileged group to a needier one. It draws on the witness of the New Testament, and on contemporary Catholic thought, to argue for a vision of diakonia as a ministry exercised by, and not just for, the poorest - and offers Christian engagement in community organizing as an embodiment of that vision. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2019.1695404 |