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An Ecclesia and Missio Crucis : Douglas John Hall's Contribution to the Missional Church Conversation
Author(s) -
Peterson Cheryl M.
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.12171
Subject(s) - ecclesiology , conversation , constructive , solidarity , theology , sociology , representation (politics) , philosophy , religious studies , political science , law , communication , computer science , process (computing) , politics , operating system
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.