An Ecclesia and Missio Crucis: Douglas John Hall's Contribution to the Missional Church Conversation. Issue 2 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peterson, Cheryl M.
• Is Part Of: Dialog. Volume 54:Issue 2(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 162
• Page End: 170
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Theology -- Periodicals; 230.41
• DOI: 10.1111/dial.12171
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0012-2033

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Canadian theologian Douglas John Hall's contextual analysis of the church in North America has contributed significantly to the missional church conversation; however, his own constructive ecclesiology has received less attention. This article presents and critically examines Hall's proposal of a "suffering church" and offers constructive suggestions for further developing it: expanding solidarity into accompaniment; shifting from the category of representation to reconciliation as the paradigm for the church's mission; and finally, considering the theology of the cross in more pneumatological terms.</p> </abstract>