몰트만의 만유구원론과 선교

Abstract

Convergence, consilience, and hybridity are very prevalent in this time. This article will try to interdisciplinary in theology focusing on missiology and systematic theology. Especially, this article will articulate Jürgen Moltmann’s notion of universal salvation and Mission. Among missiological concepts, this article will concentrate on ‘missio dei’ and ‘wholistic mission.’ Moltmann’s universal salvation denies the eternal aspect of Hell which is one of the most important doctrine in Christian tradition. According to the universal salvation, God wants to save all creations, all lives will be saved finally. Moltmann insists that the traditional understanding of the Last Judgement suggests human being as the subject of salvation. However, the universal salvation establishes God as the subject of salvation like missio dei. The missio dei which was formed by Willingen IMC and K. Hartenstein clearly declaims the subject of mission as God rather church. In this point, the universal salvation and missio dei have common ground. Therefore, the first missiological implication of the universal salvation is that the central point of mission should be God’s love rather than God’s judgement. The wholistic mission is dominant in modern missiology. It tries to deconstruct the dualistic structure which means the evangelical mission and the ecumenical mission. The evangelical mission emphasizes an individual repentance and sanctification, but the ecumenical mission emphasizes social aspect of the Gospel. Similarly, the universal salvation deconstruct the dualistic structure which defines the eternal life and the eternal fall. Therefore, this article will suggest that the wholistic mission should develop the wholistic perspective which deconstruct the dualistic structure divided into the eternal life and the eternal fall. Finally, this article will suggest that Christian mission should be developed under ‘the opened identity.’