Abstract/Sommario: The article tries to outline a vision of the mission of the church in the Hindu milieu of North India. The main Themes are: The Relation between Evangelization and the Religious-cultural Situation; The Incarnational Missionary, Incarnated Evangelizer - The Guru; Jesus Guru is the Ideal of every Missionary; The Relation between Guru and Shishya; Incarnation and Language; Evangelization in the Context of Religious realities; Evangelization in the Context of Hindu Sacred Places and Sacr ...; [Leggi tutto...]
The article tries to outline a vision of the mission of the church in the Hindu milieu of North India. The main Themes are: The Relation between Evangelization and the Religious-cultural Situation; The Incarnational Missionary, Incarnated Evangelizer - The Guru; Jesus Guru is the Ideal of every Missionary; The Relation between Guru and Shishya; Incarnation and Language; Evangelization in the Context of Religious realities; Evangelization in the Context of Hindu Sacred Places and Sacred Times ( Pilgrimages and Festivals); The Evangelizer's Prophetic Role; Evangelization in the Socio-Economic and Political Fields; Dialogue with Hindus
Abstract/Sommario: From the title of the article one might have expected to know whether it is lawful to use money in mission work and whether one can continue to get foreign money for this purpose. Such an expectation is based on the constant accusation of Hindu fundamentalists that Christians are getting foreign money in order to convert the socially and economically downtrodden people by offering money as allurement and incentive. That is not the way Christians understand money or help in any form com ...; [Leggi tutto...]
From the title of the article one might have expected to know whether it is lawful to use money in mission work and whether one can continue to get foreign money for this purpose. Such an expectation is based on the constant accusation of Hindu fundamentalists that Christians are getting foreign money in order to convert the socially and economically downtrodden people by offering money as allurement and incentive. That is not the way Christians understand money or help in any form coming from outside: they are sharing all that the community has with others who may be in need. However, one should be aware of the other side of the coin: too much of material possession and money could become a stumbling block to mission. Dependence on such help may be counter-productive in the long run. For this reason the slow building up of a local self-reliant Christian community may be a more authentic contribution to both evangelization and development