Doing the Word
Reawakening the Church to Save Society in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3347524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimion Tagwirei (0000-0002-2109-1170, North-West University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 608 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel15050608 |
| OpenAlex | W4396925850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
Southern African societies are presently beleaguered by manifold socio-economic, political, and environmental challenges. Ordinary people long for answers to questions about how to mitigate these challenges. Meanwhile, the Church mostly preaches the gospel and establishes and grows denominations across the world. Proclaiming the gospel in word is good; however, without demonstrating the gospel with transformational deeds, the Church remains Salvationist and partially missionary. Bearing in mind that the integral mission of the Church is advancing the gospel holistically, fractional mindfulness of the gospel, hearing the words without performing the corresponding deeds, is defacing its identity. Today, this situation is problematic and helpless, as society is in dire need of a wholesome Church that acts in accordance with its own faith and values and attends to the soul, the body, and all other facets of life. Much has been published about the integral mission of the Church, though little has been said about its role in social action. By qualitatively reviewing the literature and observing the Southern African context and some biblical examples, this paper finds the integral mission to be the predominant and comprehensive purpose of the existence of the Church. While the Church could be aware of its mandate, it should be reawakened so that it becomes a doer of the Word and stands out as the salt and light of the world by contributing to addressing the needs of society
Linguistics · Political science · Christian Theology and Mission · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development
Environmental Stewardship
Serving the needy from the greedy
Searching for shalom
Rethinking the identity and economic sustainability of the Church
Holistic Mission
Weeding Syncretism from Pentecostal Wheat in Zimbabwe
Rebuilding the broken walls of Zimbabwe with the Church, leadership and followership
Miss o Integral [holistic mission or the whole Gospel ] applied
A critical assessment of Church and political engagement in Zimbabwe under the new dispensation
The political economy of the climate crisis in Southern Africa
Political and collective violence in Southern African historiography
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |