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dc.rights.licenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licenseen_US
dc.contributor.advisorRingma, Charles R. (Advisor)en
dc.contributor.authorFranklin, Patrick S.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-03T18:34:55Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2021-06-03T18:34:55Z
dc.date.copyright2004
dc.date.issued2004-04
dc.identifier.citationFranklin, Patrick S. “Bonhoeffer for the Missional Church: An Exposition and Critique of the Missional Church Movement’s Ecclesiology in Light of the Ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.” Th.M., Regent College, 2004.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollections.tyndale.ca/handle/20.500.12730/674
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 259-274.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the question: what are the implications of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s ecclesiology for the ecclesiology of the Missional Church Movement? It begins with a discussion of the development of the Missional Church Movement, showing that it built upon the foundational ideas of Lesslie Newbigin regarding the gospel and Western culture. Next, it includes an exposition of the ecclesiology of the Missional Church Movement, followed by an exposition of the ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (particularly the relational, Christological, and missional elements of his ecclesiology). Subsequently, the congruencies between Bonhoeffer and the Missional Church Movement are discussed. Finally, a critique of the ecclesiology of the Missional Church Movement is offered, in light of Bonhoeffer’s ecclesiology. The findings of this paper demonstrate that Bonhoeffer’s ecclesiology supports the Missional Church Movement advocates in their efforts to embody the gospel and to rethink it in light of current cultural shifts. However, Bonhoeffer’s ecclesiology also exposes the following weaknesses in the Missional Church Movement’s conception of the church: i) the methodology employed by the Missional Church Movement is highly contextual and not sufficiently grounded in the Word of God; ii) the movement’s literature emphasizes certain biblical metaphors for the church while neglecting others; iii) in its critique of the North American church, the Missional Church Movement creates or intensifies a number of false dichotomies; iv) by subjugating church to mission, there is a danger of the Missional Church Movement conception leading to an overly functional or task-oriented ecclesiology, in which the church is regarded merely as a means to an end; and v) in its development of a missional ecclesiology, the Missional Church Movement does not sufficiently address multicultural, multiethnic, or minority voices.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsIntroduction – Missional Church Movement Development – Missional Church Movement Ecclesiology – Bonhoeffer’s Ecclesiology: Part One – Bonhoeffer’s Ecclesiology: Part Two – A Critique of the Missional Church Movement’s Ecclesiology.en_US
dc.format.extentviii, 275 pagesen_US
dc.format.mediumPaperen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf/uaen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRegent Collegeen_US
dc.rightsCopyright, Patrick S. Franklin, managed by Regent College. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subject.lcshBonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945--Ecclesiologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshEcclesiologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshNewbigin, Lesslieen_US
dc.subject.lcshMissional Churchen_US
dc.subject.lcshMissional Church movementen_US
dc.subject.lcshMissions--Theoryen_US
dc.subject.lcshReligion and cultureen_US
dc.titleBonhoeffer for the Missional Church: An Exposition and Critique of the Missional Church Movement’s Ecclesiology in Light of the Ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoefferen_US
dc.title.alternativeAn Exposition and Critique of the Missional Church Movement’s Ecclesiology in Light of the Ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoefferen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationTyndale Universityen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStackhouse, John Gordon, 1960- (Committee Member)en
dc.contributor.departmentSeminaryen_US
dc.contributor.repositoryTyndale University, J. William Horsey Library, 3377 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON, M2M 3S4, Canada. Contact: repository@tyndale.caen_US
dc.publisher.placeVancouver, B.C.en_US
dc.rights.holderThis Work has been made available by the authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and may not be copied or reproduced except as permitted by the copyright laws of Canada without the written authority from the copyright owner.en_US
dc.subject.keywordBonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945en_US
dc.subject.keywordMissional churchen_US
dc.subject.keywordNewbigin, Lesslieen_US
dc.subject.keywordMissional Church movementen_US
dc.subject.keywordMission of the churchen_US
dc.subject.keywordReligion and cultureen_US
dc.subject.keywordEcclesiologyen_US
dc.subject.keywordChurchen_US
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dc.degree.levelMastersen
dc.degree.nameMaster of Theology (Th.M.)en
dc.description.degreeThesis (Th.M)--Regent College, 2004.en


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