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PENDIDIKAN PERDAMAIAN SEBAGAI PANGGILAN PROFETIS GEREJA DI TENGAH KRISIS KEMANUSIAAN GLOBAL Wilson Afandi Siahaan; Riris Johanna Siagian
PeTeKa (Jurnal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dan Pengembangan Pembelajaran) Vol 8, No 4 (2025): PeTeKa : Jurnal Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dan Pengembangan Pembelajaran
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli Selatan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31604/ptk.v8i4.1348-1354

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The current global humanitarian crisis, encompassing war, ethnic violence, human rights violations, economic inequality, and environmental degradation, presents urgent moral and spiritual challenges for the church as the body of Christ. In this context, the church is called to fulfill its prophetic role, proclaiming justice, truth, and peace, while serving as a witness of God’s reconciling love in the world. Peace is understood not merely as the absence of conflict, but as the restoration of relationships between humans, God, fellow humans, and creation, as implied in the concepts of syalom and eirene. The church’s prophetic calling demands moral courage to oppose injustice, discrimination, and practices that undermine human dignity, while offering practical solutions grounded in love, justice, and reconciliation. In practice, church strategies include peace education, social advocacy, reconciliation, interfaith and cross-sector collaboration, as well as utilizing technology to disseminate messages of peace. This theological and prophetic dimension emphasizes that the church’s calling is holistic spiritual, social, and structural so that peace becomes a tangible experience for individuals, communities, and society at large. Thus, a church that lives out its prophetic calling is not only a teacher of God’s truth but also a social transformation agent relevant to global dynamics. This study employs a qualitative approach through library research, with descriptive analytical analysis of theological literature, church documents, and academic writings on peace theology. This method enables the identification of key ideas, interpretation of theological meanings, and translation of the church’s prophetic peace concepts into contemporary social contexts
THE CHURCH AS AN AGENT OF POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION: A CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGICAL APPROACH IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY Wilson Afandi Siahaan; Riris Johanna Siagian
International Journal of Social Science, Educational, Economics, Agriculture Research and Technology (IJSET) Vol. 4 No. 11 (2025): OCTOBER
Publisher : RADJA PUBLIKA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54443/ijset.v4i11.1242

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This paper examines the role of the church as an agent of political transformation through a contextual theological approach in contemporary society. Politics is not merely understood as a struggle for power but as an ethical means to realize justice, welfare, and the common good. From the perspective of Christian theology, the church's involvement in politics is part of its faith calling to manifest the signs of the Kingdom of God in the world. The church should not be trapped in pragmatic political practices but is called to play a prophetic role of rebuking injustice, defending the oppressed, and serving as the moral conscience of the nation. Through a contextual theological approach, the church can read the signs of the times and respond to socio-political realities with Gospel values ​​such as love, justice, and peace. The political transformation promoted by the church focuses on shifting the paradigm from politics of power to politics of service. The church is called to build a political ethic rooted in faith, strengthen Christian participation in the public sphere, and cultivate awareness that faith must be embodied in social praxis. In the context of a modern, pluralistic, and complex democracy, the church is expected to be a space for dialogue, a defender of justice, and a critical partner to the government in pursuing the common good. Thus, the church is not merely a spiritual entity but a transformative public force that brings the values ​​of the Kingdom of God into national life in a concrete, prophetic, and civilized manner.
Co-Authors Riris Johanna Siagian