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52 Carte Blanche for 'Witness' Developments in the Terminology and Theology within the World Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic. Church ARIE L. MOLENDIJK "'Witness' is a fashionable theological word" (1). R. Schippers 1938 "A frequent use of the word 'witness' and its derivatives belongs to the ecclesiastical and ecumenical fashion of today" (2). Hendrikus Berkhof 1963 1. Introduction If it is true that the witness terminology is fashionable, then it is also clear that the fashion trend is not quickly outdated (3). From the International Mission Conference in Tambaram in 1938 (The Witness of the Church) to the Sixth Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Vancouver in 1983 (Witnessing in a Divided World) the witness terminology plays a prominent role. The question could be asked if the frequent use of the t.erminology is a proper measure of its theological importance (4). The question we want to deal with here is in which documents of the WCC and the Vatican the witness terminology plays an important role theologically. Also we will indicate how the use of the witness terminology developed historically from 1948 to 1985. For details and general background I must refer the reader
Mission Studies – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1987
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