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The Chinese church and its mission : a dialogue with Moltmann’s ecclesiology
Kwok, Wai-Luen
Kwok, Wai-Luen
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"In this paper, I will discuss Jürgen Moltmann’s eschatological ecclesiology with reference to two themes so as to explore the mission of the Chinese church in the contemporary context. They are, firstly, eschatological hope and the exodus church; and secondly, the Holy Spirit and the mission of the Chinese church for a deeper integration of Christian faith and Chinese culture. I will start by arguing that the present political combination of ancient Chinese culture and the communist revolutionary idea of “leading everything” are at odds with Moltmann’s ecological conception of equilibrium and progress. It is a realized eschatology rather than Christian eschatological hope. By becoming an exodus church with eschatological hope, the Chinese church can keep a critical distance from any version of realized eschatology while demonstrating solidarity with its neighbors. In Moltmann’s thought the eschatological messianic hope of the church is realized in a charismatic ecclesiology. Prioritizing an ecclesiology of eschatological hope in the Holy Spirit over an ecclesiology heavily shaped by Logos Christology can help the church gain new perspective and vision for its mission in Chinese society."
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"Paper presented at the Forum jointly held by The Institute of Sino-Christian Studies and The Divinity School of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong at Yasumoto
International Academic Park, CUHK, in mutual dialogue with Prof. Dr Jürgen Moltmann, world-renowned theologian and professor emeritus of systematic theology at the University of
Tübingen, Germany, who visited Hong Kong in Spring 2018."
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2019
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Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture, Chung Chi College, Shatin, Hong Kong