RT Article
T1 The Strategic Task of the Church in Creating Spaces for Spirituality
JF Transformation
VO 40
IS 1
SP 3
OP 15
A1 Olivier, Isak Jacobus
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1832162230
AB The self-revelation of God through His Manifested Presence occurred in a variety of natural, cultural and historical spaces. This manifested in the liturgical communion of His people during public worship events, which in the Old Testament took place in the Tabernacle and the Temple. In the New Testament the role of the Temple changed, and the Church as God’s community became the space where believers experienced spirituality. The historical development of the Church was supported by spaces that were created for spiritual experience and liturgy. In these spaces, spirituality was aided by liturgical activities, music, art, education and other aesthetic symbols. With the dawning of the 21st century the world has changed drastically. The Pentecostal experience after Azusa street gave emphasis to the spreading of the gospel into a variety of missionary and apostolic spaces. Therefore, the Church must think strategically regarding the spaces created to experience spirituality.
K1 Strategy
K1 Aesthetics
K1 Liturgy
K1 Spirituality
K1 Spaces
DO 10.1177/0265378820931125