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撮要

本文旨在簡介莫特曼的教會觀，這方面的探討在整個莫特曼的研究中尚在起步階段。本文先指出「上帝國度的神學」是貫穿莫特曼神學的中心主題，然後在這個神學處境下關聯到教會的本質與使命。教會是一個被基督救贖的群體，以三一上帝的愛作為運作原則，目的是在此世中預示上帝的國度，顯出三一上帝的形象。在這個大方向下，本文進一步指出莫特曼神學有兩方面的轉向——從時間到空間，及從基督論到聖靈論；並且討論這些轉向如何使他的教會觀出現矛盾與共融的張力。雖然如此，莫特曼的神學仍能提供一個極具整合性、兼容性、開放性與多元性的框架，讓我們在思考福音派教會論的問題上，有一個扎實的依據。

ABSTRACT

This article introduces Jurgen Moltmann’s ecclesiology, a topic not thoroughly investigated in the studies of Moltmann theology. It emphasizes that the ‘Kingdom of God theology’ is an overarching theme of Moltmann’s theology and it goes on to discuss the nature and mission of church under this theological context. The church is basically a Christ – redeemed community, operating under the principle of trinitarian love, having a purpose of prefiguring the kingdom of God and portraiting the image of Trinity in this world. This article also highlights two important turns in his theology – from time to spatial aspect, and from christology to pneumatology, and it explains how these turns inevitably create tension between contradiction and communion in his ecclesiology. Nevertheless, one should appreciate his contributions in providing a very integrative, inclusive, open and diversified framework for us to contemplate further on the subject of evangelical ecclesiology.

原載於《建道學刊》26期（2006年7月），頁107-127。