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Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70888 Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) heaven@lantic.net Van Niekerk, Pieter Ignatius UCTD Science of Religion and Missiology Missional spirituality Embodiment Imperfection Vulnerability and grace Wholeness and brokenness Incarnational theology Theology theses SDG-03 Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2019. The aim of the study is to investigate the phenomenon of spirituality by exploring the meanings that persons with disabilities ascribe to spirituality. A theology and/or a spirituality of disability is essential to our understanding of what it means to discern who God is and to recognise what it means to be human. The lives of people with disabilities give a rich revelation of God and reveal a fuller picture of being imago Dei. An indisputable affinity exists between God and vulnerability. Imperfection is part of being human and strengthens spirituality. God’s radical embodiment, known as ‘deep incarnation’, is tied to the relational character of the Triune God. The deep and interdependent relationship of the Triune God imitates the relationships among persons (imago Trinitatis). The implications of Jesus’ co-suffering with creation, specifically Jesus’ solidarity and compassion with the oppressed and marginalised are emphasised. The Divine Spirit’s empowering, life-giving agency and the significance of the Spirit’s realm of vulnerability are reflected upon. A spirituality of vulnerability, imperfection and marginality is the primary modus of mission and humanity. A qualitative phenomenological research process was followed. The basic framework of Henri Nouwen’s three movements of spiritual life, representing a person’s ‘inward (self)’, ‘outward (others)’ and ‘upward (God)’ relations, were employed in a semi-structured interview schedule of open-ended questions. Thirteen participants shared their unique experiences of disability and spirituality. In a post-Christendom era followers of Christ should (re)discover the existence of the church as defined by mission. The missio ecclesiae should focus on mission from the margins and not on self-preservation, power and perfection. Both mission and spirituality require a process of transformative reconstruction to form a missional spirituality (missio spiritualis), as incarnational, embodied, relational, Trinitarian, cruciform, this-worldly, diaconal and liberative – it embraces kenotic love, acknowledges imperfection and is justice orientated. It is at the margins that the vibrant centre of the Triune God’s presence and work in the world (missio Dei trinitatis) is to be found. Some recommendations, which could serve in the implementation and continuous development of a missional spirituality, are provided to missional communities. University of Pretoria ae2025 Science of Religion and Missiology PhD Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2019-08-05T10:33:35Z 2019-08-05T10:33:35Z 2019-09-05 2019 Thesis Van Niekerk, PI 2019, Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70888> S2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70888 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf audio/mpeg University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Science of Religion and Missiology Missional spirituality Embodiment Imperfection Vulnerability and grace Wholeness and brokenness Incarnational theology Theology theses SDG-03 Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection |
| title | Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection |
| title_full | Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection |
| title_fullStr | Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection |
| title_short | Missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection |
| title_sort | missional spirituality and the embodiment of imperfection |
| topic | UCTD Science of Religion and Missiology Missional spirituality Embodiment Imperfection Vulnerability and grace Wholeness and brokenness Incarnational theology Theology theses SDG-03 Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70888 |