Manila Manifesto

The Manila Manifesto (also called Lausanne II ) is the final document of the “International Congress for World Evangelization” in Manila . It is considered to be the continuation and updating of the Lausanne commitment , a voluntary, Christian- evangelical declaration of commitment.

history

The second “World Evangelization Congress” took place in July 1989 in Manila. The international conference was organized by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization . The congress took place for the first time in 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland .

content

The Manila Manila Manifesto is not an individual commitment, but a "public declaration of beliefs, intentions and motives." The document was written by John Stott . It takes up essential content of the Lausanne obligation again, supplements and updates it. The Manila manifesto differentiates between evangelism and social engagement.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Klaus Fiedler : Manila Manifest . In: Hans Dieter Betz u. a. (Ed.): Religion in the past and present . Concise dictionary for theology and religious studies. 4th edition. tape 8 , no. 5 . UTB, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8252-8401-5 , Sp. 743 .
^ J. Gordon Melton: Lausanne Covenant . In: Encyclopedia of World Religions . Encyclopedia of Protestantism, No. 6 . Facts of File, New York 2005, ISBN 0-8160-5456-8 , pp. 334 (English).
↑ Lausanne Movement - German Branch (Ed.): The Manila Manifesto. Authorized German version . Stuttgart 1999, p. 6 .
↑ Lausanne Movement - German Branch (Ed.): The Manila Manifesto. Authorized German version . Stuttgart 1999, p. 14 : “Our ongoing commitment to social action is not to confuse the kingdom of God with a Christianized society. Rather, it is an acknowledgment of the fact that the biblical gospel inevitably has social implications. True mission must always be 'incarnational'. That is why we must humbly seek access to the world of other people by identifying with their social reality, with their grief and suffering, with their struggle for justice against oppressive powers. "

Web links

Homepage of the Lausanne Movement
Manila Manifesto (PDF; 79 kB)

[RGG4-1] Klaus Fiedler : Manila Manifest . In: Hans Dieter Betz u. a. (Ed.): Religion in the past and present . Concise dictionary for theology and religious studies. 4th edition. tape 8 , no. 5 . UTB, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8252-8401-5 , Sp. 743 .

[EOP-2] J. Gordon Melton: Lausanne Covenant . In: Encyclopedia of World Religions . Encyclopedia of Protestantism, No. 6 . Facts of File, New York 2005, ISBN 0-8160-5456-8 , pp. 334 (English).

[3] Lausanne Movement - German Branch (Ed.): The Manila Manifesto. Authorized German version . Stuttgart 1999, p. 6 .

[4] Lausanne Movement - German Branch (Ed.): The Manila Manifesto. Authorized German version . Stuttgart 1999, p. 14 : “Our ongoing commitment to social action is not to confuse the kingdom of God with a Christianized society. Rather, it is an acknowledgment of the fact that the biblical gospel inevitably has social implications. True mission must always be 'incarnational'. That is why we must humbly seek access to the world of other people by identifying with their social reality, with their grief and suffering, with their struggle for justice against oppressive powers. "