Now if the Church’s mission is to collaborate with God in his work for the wholeness of the human person, the human community and the cosmos, then th… - Kurien Kunnumpuram

" "

Now if the Church’s mission is to collaborate with God in his work for the wholeness of the human person, the human community and the cosmos, then this demands that it care for the earth, that it be concerned about life and that it be committed to people. The Church’s task is to work along with God for the creation of a new human society which is consciously rooted in God, which is characterized by freedom, equality, love, justice and peace and which lives in harmony and communion with nature.

English
Collect this quote

About Kurien Kunnumpuram

Kurien Kunnumpuram (8 July 1931 - 23 October 2018 ) was a Roman Catholic theologian and Jesuit priest of India. He was the editor of AUC: Asian Journal for Religious Studies, contributed substantially towards the formation of an Indian Church, wrote numerous books and taught for more than fifty years.

Unlimited Quote Collections

Organize your favorite quotes without limits. Create themed collections for every occasion with Premium.

Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.

Shorter versions of this quote

I wish to adopt a holistic approach to the mission of the Church. To my mind the mission of the Church is to collaborate with God in God’s work for the wholeness of the human person, the human community and the cosmos according to the pattern revealed in Jesus Christ (Kunnumpuram 2011)

Additional quotes by Kurien Kunnumpuram

The foundational God-experience of Israel was the Exodus – the experience of God in the liberation of slaves. Israel also experienced God as the one who was active on its behalf in the decisive moments of its history. And the early Christians experienced God in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, who was done to death as a political criminal. For us Christians, the human person is the privileged locus of God-experience – we encounter God first of all in Jesus of Nazareth, and then in every man, woman and child.

Loading...