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Missional Congregations in Civil Society: An Imagination for God's World
Author(s) -
Dreier Mary Sue Dehmlow
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/dial.12170
Subject(s) - civil society , perspective (graphical) , sociology , environmental ethics , political science , law , art , philosophy , politics , visual arts
This article provides glimpses of the emerging missional church within the civil society arena from the perspective of congregational case studies. Civil society studies offer five potential community contributions that provide congregations expanded possibilities for discerning and fulfilling their missional vocations in their communities. Framed within trinitarian missional theology, these create a meaningful framework for congregations to expand their imaginations and strengthen their public participation with God's mission in today's world.