Kovačević, David (2020) Capetownski iskaz o predanju – graditi Kristov mir u podijeljenom i slomljenom svijetu – biblijski pogled na pitanje naroda s posebnim osvrtom na hrvatski kontekst [Cape Town Commitment – Building Christ’s Peace in a Divided and Broken World – A Biblical Perspective on the Question of Nations with Special Reference to the Croatian Context]. Kairos: Evangelical Journal of Theology, 14 (1). pp. 97-111. ISSN 1846-4599
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This article looks at the concept of nation from a biblical perspective, analyzing the emphases emphasized by the Cape Town Commitment, especially in the chapter “Building Christ’s Peace in a Divided and Broken World”. Special attention will be given to the topic of nation and nationalism in the Croatian context. The first part provides an introduction to three basic theories of nationalism, the second part analyzes the biblical understanding of the nation. After that, attention is focused on the document Cape Town Statement of Commitment and the topic of building peace and justice among nations, and the last part offers an interpretation of the relationship between nations and nationalisms in the Croatian context from a Roman Catholic and evangelical perspective. The aim and purpose of the article is to analyze the biblical and theological emphases of the document on the issue of nation, to bring them into interaction with other documents and theological voices, and to understand their application within the Croatian context with the purpose of contributing to the evangelical movement in Croatia in its mission of proclaiming the Gospel in the Croatian context. The article concludes that there are biblical foundations that positively value the existence of nations. They should be viewed positively from the perspective of God's creative act, negatively through the acceptance of the reality of the fall that also affected the existence of nations, and positively from the perspective of God's eschatological future where nations also have their place.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | nation; nationality; reconciliation; justice; political power |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Peacemaking and Reconciliation B Mission theology/theory > Missio Dei G Christian traditions/Denominations > Evangelical |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries > Croatia |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2026 12:15 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2026 12:15 |
| URI: | https://ceamol.osims.org/id/eprint/3328 |
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