A guardiã do tempo: o papel da narrativa na comunicação do evangelho

Abstract

This research consists of investigating the role that narrative plays in the joint mission of the church and theology defined in terms of the communication of the gospel. It starts from the problem of the distance between theology and church, for which it proposes a possibility of rapprochement based on three partnerships and the definition of a common objective, which is the communication of the gospel. For this, it presents the concept of gospel communication from its origin in German practical theology, according to the work of Christian Grethlein. It emphasizes Jesus' three modes of communication, divided between verbal and non-verbal as can be seen in his ministry and destiny, taking them as a model and impetus for the church's action in the present. It presents and analyzes the meaning of narrative from its function in life, and then works on its theoretical foundation according to the work of Paul Ricoeur. Based on Enio Mueller, it shows that the Bible tells a grand narrative of reconciliation, whose central point is the gospel of the kingdom of God brought to the reality of life in Jesus Christ. It seeks to defend, in the light of Alister McGrath, that the gospel is a metanarrative that encompasses, positions and gives meaning to other narratives that make up life in the present, since reconciliation, as a message and service, consists of reconnecting life to its source. eternal life and meaning. Seen in this way, gospel communication consists of telling this story in a variety of ways based on this narrative structure, which provides support for both the Bible and life. Throughout the work, we sought to bring biblical hermeneutics closer to homiletics and indicate ways to practice the communication of the gospel through a narrative approach.