MM Thomas - Life, Legacy and Theology

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THEOLOGY OF MADATHILPARAMPIL MAMMEN THOMAS Newbigin that sharpened the latter’s thinking on the issue of the church and its evangelistic task (1971c:72ff.)….. A debate between M. M. Thomas and Hendrikus Berkhof in a discussion on the witness of Christians to men in the secular world pointed to the growing differences between the older and newer understandings of mission. Thomas argued that the task of mission was to discern where Christ is present in the quest for humanization and nation-building and identify oneself with that struggle through full participation in what was truly human. Berkhof believed that taking our clue to understanding God’s will for humankind from the events of history rather than what God has done in Jesus Christ could lead to serious misunderstanding (1993h:195; cf. Loffler 1968). In any case, there was agreement that the structures of the congregation must be reformed and Mexico endorsed the study project on the missionary structure of the congregation as the means to discover “the forms of missionary obedience to which Christ is calling us” (Orchard 1964:158). 161
THEOLOGY OF MADATHILPARAMPIL MAMMEN THOMAS Contemporary Missiology: An Introduction By Johannes Verkuyl Translated and edited by Dale Cooper. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1978. The fourth section centers on religions and ideologies. With Newbigin, M. M. Thomas, Vicedom, and others, Verkuyl makes the trinitarian confession the touchstone for a theology of religions. He points to God's Spirit at work in other religions, but rejects the positions of Rahner, Schlette, and Panikkar as well as Troeltsch, Hocking, and W. Cantwell Smith. He urges dialogue for understanding, for cooperation, and also for witness. Here he relates himself to Kenneth Cragg and D. T. Niles. In addition, he holds that one of missiology's most basic tasks today is assessing the world's ideologies-the "powers." They can neither be denied to be important by an apolitical pietism nor be substituted for the gospel. Rather, they pose a challenge to missio politica ecumenica, the clear-headed service of justice wherever injustice exists. 162
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