Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article summarizes and reflects on Pope Francis’s 2023 Apostolic Letter Ad Theologiam Promovendam , a document that emphasizes the missionary and contextual nature of theology. After a short introduction to the document, the article summarizes and reflects on it in five points: Theology is (1) missionary and synodal; (2) contextual; (3) interdisciplinary; (4) communal; (5) wisdom oriented. Francis’ perspective on theology is an important one for understanding the importance of the discipline of missiology today.
Author: Stephen Bevans
Institution: Catholic Theological Union
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7162786401
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