Open AccessThe Annunciation of the Gospel
Author(s) -
Raymond Downing
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
christian journal for global health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2167-2415
DOI - 10.15566/cjgh.v5i1.202
Subject(s) - gospel , trainer , institution , sociology , political science , aesthetics , history , visual arts , art , law , archaeology , computer science , programming language
ABSTRACT
Fifty years ago, Ivan Illich – then a trainer of missionaries – declared that the Church should withdraw from its current role in third world development and focus instead on “the annunciation of the gospel.” This would be the church's “contribution to development which could not be made by any other institution.” Since then church institutions have instead greatly expanded their role in relief and development. This article examines why we need to listen to Illich.