Veritas : Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan
Vol 21 No 2 (2022)

Gereja yang Bertahan Hidup: Kairos dan Eskatologi dalam Paul Tillich dan Raimon Panikkar serta Eklesiologi Pascapandemi

Nindyo Sasongko (Fordham University, New York, USA)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2022

Abstract

This research investigates the relationship between the biblical notion of kairos, eschatology, and ecclesiology amid the struggle for survival in the postpandemic life. Drawing upon Paul Tillich and Raimon Panikkar, this article sketches a postpandemic ecclesiology called “kairotic ecclesiology.” The church must understand that it exists as a community that participates in, loves, and transforms life. Because of its indissoluble relation to history and reality, a kairotic community loves and defends life. This kairotic ecclesiology is an ontological search for the church to say “Yes” to life and “No” to death. Firstly, this article sketches kairos in Tillich and Panikkar. Then, this article sketches what I call the ecclesiology of survival, an ecclesiology characterized by resilience, interrelation, and irruption. Finally, I shall draw ethical implications for postpandemic churches.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Veritas

Publisher

Subject

Religion Humanities Education

Description

Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal published semiannually (June and December) by Sekolah Tinggi Teologi SAAT (Southeast Asia Bible Seminary), Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. The journal specializes in evangelical theology that focuses on the novelty ...