There is an urgent need for a deeper evangelical understanding of the theology of the cross with regard to suffering, persecution and martyrdom for Christ and its relevance for the global church in mission. Therefore 24 participants from at least 18 different countries of origin and residence met from 16 to 18 September 2009 in Bad Urach, Germany, for a consultation on ?Developing an evangelical theology of suffering, persecution and martyrdom for the global church in mission?. This was organized by the International Institute for Religious Freedom, sponsored by the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission, together with the Theological Commission and Mission Commission, and the Lausanne Theological Working Group in preparation towards the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Cape Town 2010. As an outcome of their consultation the participants sent a message in October 2010 to the whole body of Christ and to their fellow evangelicals in particular, the Bad Urach Statement. It comes from some of those evangelicals from different parts of the globe and various contexts who have possibly most advanced in formulating an evangelical theology of suffering, persecution and martyrdom. It is not addressed from ?the West? to ?the rest?, or ?from traditional sending countries? to ?mission fields?, nor from the ?non-persecuted? to the ?persecuted?. It has rather been designed by evangelicals from contexts with various levels of persecution reading the Bible together, sharing their own contextually relevant theologies, and considering some of Christian theology and tradition together. A short popularized summary of some of the points, entitled The Bad Urach Call, is also reproduced in this volume.
Dieser Band stellt 19 globale Erklärungen von 1948 bis 2016 zusammen, die Staatenverbände oder religiöse Gruppierungen zur Religionsfreiheit und Menschenrechte verabschiedet haben.
Suffering, Persecution and Martyrdom: The Bad Urach Consultation in 2009 worked on ?Developing an evangelical theology of suffering, persecution and martyrdom for the global church in mission?. This volume presents the resultant Bad Urach Statement and most of the papers connected to this study process.
In my global travels, I encounter persecution and religious liberty issues as a prime challenge to the Christian church.
Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe, International Director, World Evangelical Alliance
Mission is being done in the context of suffering and persecution and to undergird it with a solid biblical and theological foundation is the need of the hour.
Godfrey Yogarajah, Executive Director, Religious Liberty Commission, World Evangelical Alliance
From the perspective of reflective practitioners in church and mission leadership, we thank God for the Bad Urach Statement.
Bertil Ekström, Executive Director, WEA Mission Commission
Dr William Taylor, Global Ambassador, WEA and the Mission Commission
The dimensions of persecution and martyrdom are at the heart of the biblical faith in both Testaments, and need to be given much more theological attention, such as this consultation did.
Rev Dr Christopher JH Wright, Chair, Lausanne Theology Working Group
The Religious Freedom Series is dedicated to the scholarly discourse on the issue of religious freedom in general and the persecution of Christians in particular. It is an interdisciplinary, international, peer reviewed, scholarly series, serving the interests of religious freedom. The Religious Freedom Series is produced by the International Institute for Religious Freedom,
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