Mission in Christ's Way - Softcover

Yannoulatos, Anastasios

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2825415413 ISBN 13: 9782825415412

Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2018

Synopsis

A collection of fifteen significant essays on Orthodox Christian Mission prepared by the author over his ministry. They demonstrate that mission is the work of the entire Christian Church, not just a specialized interest of a few experts. The papers have been edited to avoid repetitions, but they show the development of Orthodox Christian thinking on missions and evangelism. Prepared for various occasions over the years, from ecumenical conferences to Orthodox publications, each essay is introduced by its extensive publication history.

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About the Author

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres, and All Albania is the leading Orthodox thinker on Christian mission. Since becoming the Archbishop of Albania, he has overseen the resurrection of the Orthodox Church in that country, and has played an important role in the overall development of Albania. He is the founder of the Inter-Orthodox Mission Center, Porefthendes, in 1961. He has served as a missionary in East Africa and was the Orthodox Bishop of East Africa. He has been a Professor at the University of Athens. His writings have been translated into at least twelve languages.

Review

There are some persons who, by virtue of their faithful and effective leadership, transcend their particular church community to become leaders for all Christians. Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos is such a figure. This collection of his essays deserves to be read by all Christians who care about the theology and practice of mission. Many readers, especially those involved in the ecumenical movement, will be heartened by his passionate insistence that mission is an essential characteristic of the church and by his emphatic call for common witness. Some readers may be surprised by his strong endorsement of inter-religious dialogue, his concern for new forms of poverty, destitution, injustice, and violence, or his courageous willingness to confess the wounds and errors that have diminished Orthodox commitment to mission. All readers will surely be challenged by the Archbishop s vision of mission in Christ s way. --Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary National Council of Churches in Christ, USA

In this remarkable volume Archbishop Anastasios brings together over five decades of his reflections and writings on mission and the multifaceted theological and spiritual concerns associated with it. As a preeminent practioner of mission himself, he sets out here a clear, comprehensive, and compelling case for an authentic mission as few others have been able to do. --Prof. S. Wesley Ariarajah, Professor of Ecumenical Theology Drew University School of Theology

Archbishop Anastasios has been the central voice in reawakening the mission consciousness of the Orthodox Church over the past fifty years, through the witness of his dynamic missionary activity in East Africa and Albania since 1981 and through his inspired writing since the 1950s. This book combines some of his exceptional work in missiology, explaining the foundation and motivation for mission work. As he has proclaimed for the past five decades, Indifference to missions is a denial of Orthodoxy. Missions is a part of the DNA of our Church s genetic makeup. --Rev. Luke A. Veronis, Executive Director Missions Institute of Orthodox Christianity

Edition details

• Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 2825415413
• ISBN 13: 9782825415412
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 338