Ep77. Questions of Context, Henning Wrogemann and John Flett

In a wide ranging discussion about contextualisation, culture, the gospel, and mission John Flett and Henning Wrogemann detail what can be learnt from (predominately the mistakes) of a century of German mission theology. I was surprised by the manifold ways contemporary language around church, mission, and culture finds its roots in articulations that were developed within and embraced by German National Socialism. The conversation begins with some quick takes on common mission catchphrases and ends with the idea of mission as being - in part - about living together with the stranger.

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Henning Wrogemann (DTheol, DHabil, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg) is a world-renowned missiologist and scholar of religion. He holds the chair for mission studies, comparative religion, and ecumenics at the Protestant University Wuppertal/Bethel in Germany, where he also heads the Institute for Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies. He is the author of the three volume Intercultural Theology (IVP Academic). Previously, Wrogemann served as a pastor in northern Germany, as the senior lecturer for missiology and comparative religion at the Mission Seminary Hermannsburg, and as a member of the mission board of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Lower-Saxony, Germany. John Flett is professor of missiology and intercultural theology at Pilgrim Theological College, Melbourne, Australia, außerplanmäßiger Professor at the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethal, Stellvertretender Institutsleiter am Institut für Interkulturelle Theologie und Interreligiöse Studien, Wuppertal, Germany, co-editor of the book series Beiträge zur Missionswissenschaft / Interkulturellen Theologie, LIT Verlag, and contributing editor to the International Bulletin of Missionary Research. John specialises in constructive theologies of mission set in conversation with intercultural and ecumenical theologies. His publications have explored such ranging topics as the doctrine of the Trinity, apostolicity, intercultural hermeneutics, migrant Christianity, ecclesiology, ecumenical theologies of mission, Karl Barth, Lesslie Newbigin, and missional church. He has lived and taught in the USA, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, South Korea, Germany, the DRC, Romania, and Australia. He previous books include Apostolicity (IVP Academic) and The Witness of God (Eerdmans). Follow the show: @RinseRepeatPod // Follow me: @liammiller87 Find More: www.loverinserepeat.com/podcast Also, I mention this (in a bumbling/stumbling kind of way) in the intro, but Love, Rinse, Repeat is being supported and is becoming apart of the Uniting Mission and Education family. We will have more on this partnership over the next few weeks, but One thing to keep in mind is their upcoming PreachFest 21, June 1st to 3rd, some amazing preachers and teachers, you can sign up at ume.nswact.uca.org.au click upcoming events and then click Preachfest! https://ume.nswact.uca.org.au/calendar/preachfest-2021/