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Mission and reconciliation
Author(s) -
Jović Rastko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/irom.12350
Subject(s) - forgiveness , worship , liturgy , sociology , identity (music) , task (project management) , event (particle physics) , work (physics) , environmental ethics , epistemology , law , theology , aesthetics , philosophy , political science , management , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , economics
Conflicts and wars often occur, with devastating consequences in society. Attaining reconciliation is a challenging task, especially if each side in the conflict articulates its identity in terms of victimhood through education, history, and memories. Can theology offer an adequate answer and help overcome conflicts and bring forgiveness? Each time we serve the liturgy, we are reminded to remember the future and remember Christ’s ultimate forgiveness. In that sense, worship as a communal and God‐oriented event can remind us of our mission, which is participation in God’s salvific work. This paper offers some theological insights as guidelines for Christians and their respective communities to pursue. Hopefully, theology will prove its ability and strength to foster reconciliation and unity in a suffering world.