Article summarizes Pope Francis's Apostolic Letter on the contextual and missionary aspects of theology, highlighting its significance for missiology.
This article summarizes and reflects on Pope Francis’s 2023 Apostolic Letter Ad Theologiam Promovendam , a document that emphasizes the missionary and contextual nature of theology. After a short introduction to the document, the article summarizes and reflects on it in five points: Theology is (1) missionary and synodal; (2) contextual; (3) interdisciplinary; (4) communal; (5) wisdom oriented. Francis’ perspective on theology is an important one for understanding the importance of the discipline of missiology today.
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