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Editor’S Preface, Salvador G. Agualada Jr.
Full Issue, Volume 37, Issue 2
The Mission-Vision Of John Paul Ii In Redemptoris Missio, James H. Kroeger
The Mission-Vision Of John Paul Ii In Redemptoris Missio, James H. Kroeger
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The contemporary Church's missionary consciousness has been shaped by pivotal papal documents, from Benedict XV’s Maximum Illud to Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium. This reflection focuses on Redemptoris Missio (RM), the landmark 1990 mission encyclical by St. John Paul II. Marking the broader anniversaries of modern mission theology and Vatican II's Ad Gentes, this essay offers a medium-length presentation that highlights the core tenets of RM. Despite the original text's length, this study distills its essential insights to demonstrate the enduring importance of John Paul II's vision for the Church's ongoing commitment to missionary evangelization in the contemporary world.
Editor's Preface, Felipe Fruto Ll. Ramirez
Theology Whose Heart Is Mission, Antonio M. Pernia
Theology Whose Heart Is Mission, Antonio M. Pernia
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In his address to the LST graduates last May, Antonio M. Pernia, S.V.D. called attention to the shift in demographics of the Christian population from the global North (Europe and North America) to the global South (South America, Africa, and South Asia). “It is therefore extremely important,” he said, “that in the global South there be reliable institutes of research and reflection and world-class centers of study and teaching in theology and missiology.” The Loyola School of Theology, he adds, “should see itself as one such institute and center in the global South. As such, LST must be both rooted …
Full Issue, Volume 30, Issue 1