Synopses & Reviews
A Constructive Revision Of Trinitarian missio Dei theology, John Flett's Witness of God argues that the neglect of mission as a theological locus has harmful consequences for understanding both the nature of God's connection with the world and the corresponding nature of the Christian community. Flett maintains that mission/witness is an integral part of God's being, not a secondary characteristic, and contends that the church - if we truly seek to reflect the fullness of God's being - must reflect this truth by becoming a missionary community.
Synopsis
The Witness of God is a constructive revision of Trinitarian missio Dei theology. In it John G. Flett argues that the neglect of mission as a theological locus has harmful consequences both for understanding the nature of Gods connection with world and the corresponding nature of the Christian community.
Table of Contents
Introduction -- The problem that is missio dei -- German missions and dialectical theology, 1928-1933 -- Tributaries to the IMC Willingen Conference, 1952 -- The missionary connection -- The Trinity is a missionary God -- The calling of witness -- Missio dei revisited.