This unique sourcebook on the history and mission of the church includes nearly 200 selections covering the two millennia of the Christian era. They represent both classic and contemporary voices of persons in mission from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe, and are key texts for understanding the mission of Christ, the vocation of the church, and the nature of Christianity.
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Why mission? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
open ecclesiology, ecumenical ecumenism, contextual evangelization, eschatological ministry, common witness, missionary motivation, missionary obligation, salvation today, world missionary conference, missionary witness, younger churches, dialogical situation, transforming mission, native church, black theology, excerpts translated, contextual theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, New York, Latin America, Orbis Books, World Council of Churches, New Testament, South Africa, Roman Catholic, Great Commission, North America, Grand Rapids, International Missionary Council, United States, Las Casas, Sri Lanka, Virginia Fabella, Catholic Church, Holy Trinity, Lumen Gentium, William Carey, Emilio Castro, Karl Barth, Martin Luther, Union Theological Seminary New!
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open ecclesiology, ecumenical ecumenism, contextual evangelization, eschatological ministry, common witness, missionary motivation, missionary obligation, salvation today, world missionary conference, missionary witness, younger churches, dialogical situation, transforming mission, native church, black theology, excerpts translated, contextual theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, New York, Latin America, Orbis Books, World Council of Churches, New Testament, South Africa, Roman Catholic, Great Commission, North America, Grand Rapids, International Missionary Council, United States, Las Casas, Sri Lanka, Virginia Fabella, Catholic Church, Holy Trinity, Lumen Gentium, William Carey, Emilio Castro, Karl Barth, Martin Luther, Union Theological Seminary New!
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- Theology of Hope by Jurgen Moltmann on 5 pages
- Church Dogmatics (14 Volume Set) by Karl Barth on 5 pages
- A Theology of the Laity by Hendrik Kraemer on 4 pages
- Friedrich Schleiermacher by C. W. Christian on 4 pages
- The Crown Of Hinduism by J.N. Farquhar on page 262, page 263, and page 264
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- Mission in Today's World by Donal Dorr on page 290, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Mission in Acts: Ancient Narratives in Contemporary Context (American Society of Missiology Ser) by Robert L. Gallagher in Front Matter, page 28, and Back Matter
- Changing Tides: Latin America and World Mission Today (The American Society of Missiology Series, No. 31) by Samuel E. Escobar in Front Matter
- Starting Right by Kenda Creasy Dean on page 87
- Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World by R. S. Sugirtharajah on page 316
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