The relevance of Christopher Joseph Herbert Wright’s concept of Missio Dei to Christian mission in Burkina Faso
Michel, Lompo
The research demonstrates that many Catholic and Protestant theologians or
missiologists have produced useful works on the concept missio Dei.
Different approaches can be found according to each scholar and school of
thought. Since the appearance of the concept in the Middle Ages, Christian
movements (Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, etc.) continue to discuss it to
the present. The concept missio Dei is an important tool in missiology. The
researcher considers that nowadays, the concept missio Dei has a primordial
place in the understanding of the Church mission. Hence, the concept needs
a deeper analysis for a dynamic Christian mission in the evangelical context.
It has been observed that evangelical churches are not actively engaged in
the discussion around this crucial topic in missiology (Wiher 2014:12).
However, Wright’s (2006) observed that the debate on the concept remains
open. Based on Wright’s Biblical approach, my reflection and focus were on
how missio Dei is seen by different scholars’ and church leaders with
emphasis on the new theory developed by Wright. In fact, the concept missio
Dei emerged around the discussion on the origin of the mission and the
missions (Zorn 2004:7), as the principal problem in the early theological
debate on the concept. Its concern is whether mission belongs to the Church
or to God. Another concern is to know if all the Scriptures talk about mission
or only some references in the Bible do so, which constitute the foundation of
mission. Consequently, the researcher points out the theological implications
of Wright’s thought for evangelical Christian mission in Burkina Faso.
Additionally, it also seeks to contribute to the reflection for the development
of Missiology as a discipline. Then, the thesis underlines the necessity of
contextualisation of Christian mission and missional theology for good
accomplishment of Christian mission everywhere.
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