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Theology And Missions By David Bosch: Chapter Analysis
The reading of this week’s chapter in the Transforming Missions; Paradigm Shifts of Theology and Missions by David J. Bosch was insightful. Bosch particularly points out important issues in Chapter 7. He categorizes parts of this chapter in a manner that will be acceptable and understandable by the reader. I particularly like portions of the text speaking to “Mission between Church and State.” At issue in this text was the controversial notion about “supremacy and independence” of the spiritual power over the secular authorities.
For instance, on the portion on “Mission between Church and State” Bosch speaks of the relationship between the current empire and Christianity. As we have learned in prior chapters, this relationship can be
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