Diaconia under Mission Drift

Reiner Anselm (Diaconia 2/2011) claims that the German diaconia has to concentrate more on its Biblical roots like compassion, etc. For Anselm the German diaconia has become part of a social welfare system with few or no connections to the specificity of what diaconia means. The article opposes Anse...

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Published in:	Diaconia (Göttingen, Germany) Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 58 - 65
Main Author:	Johannes Eurich
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage 01-06-2012
Subjects:	diaconia german church german diaconia mission drift reiner anselm state welfare theological foundation of diaconia third way
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Summary:	Reiner Anselm (Diaconia 2/2011) claims that the German diaconia has to concentrate more on its Biblical roots like compassion, etc. For Anselm the German diaconia has become part of a social welfare system with few or no connections to the specificity of what diaconia means. The article opposes Anselm. Biblical diaconia cannot only stick to the pious part of the tradition. The Old Testament favours social justice for all the poor. Social justice is not something external to diaconia. This is also supported by theology and modern ethics.
ISSN:	1869-3261 2196-9027
DOI:	10.13109/diac.2012.3.1.58