There can be no ‘neutral’ Schweitzer interpretation. Schweitzer’s thoughts changed over the years, as is the case with most human beings. He was too considered to make one-sided statements. Those that may, at first sight, seem so are qualified by context. He contextualised and balanced such statements with self-critique and an appeal to our conscience.African …
In a presentation to the Lausanne Younger Leaders’ gathering in Indonesia during August 2016 on the state of the church, Jason Mandryk, of Operation World, asserted that bythe year 2020, 80% of the world’s Christians would come from what is known as the Global South (Africa, Asia and Latin America). In the year 1900, there were reportedly around 9 million Christians …
Bagi sebagian besar dari kita, pandemi covid-19 pada awalnya hanyalah berita yang ada di TV dan forward-an di grup WA. Angka-angka korban melintas sejenak dalam kesadaran kita tapi biasanya cepat menguap. Memang kita terkena langsung. Sekolah dan kantor diliburkan, banyak rencana berantakan, bisnis praktis mati suri. Tetapi palingpaling kita hanya mengeluh bosan, bingung menyapa umat yang tidak…