Perspectives on the World Christian Movement : A Reader [Paperback]

Ralph D. Winter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (Third Edition) is a collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization. Writings from more than 90 mission scholars and practitioners introduce lay people and students to the astounding potential of the global Christian movement. Each of the 125 articles offers practical wisdom enabling Christians to labor together in bold, biblical hope to finish the task of seeing Christ named and followed among all the peoples of the earth.

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"1999- 3rd edition"

Product Details

• Paperback: 782 pages
• Publisher: William Carey Library Pub; 3rd edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878082891
• ISBN-13: 978-0878082896
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #97 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Ministry & Church Leadership > Church Institutions & Organizations

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Want your life completely changed by a book?!, January 21, 1999

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Brian Hogan "author of "There's a Sheep i... (McKinleyville, California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement : A Reader (Paperback)

This book completely blew my world view apart! It ended up propelling my family to the wilds of Outer Mongolia for three years during which time we planted a church movement among the Mongols - all by using principles learned thru Perspectives! A MUST READ FOR EVERY ONE WHO PROFESSES TO LOVE CHRIST!

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worldview Stretcher!, April 29, 2004

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G. Gilbert "G. Gilbert" - See all my reviews
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I first bought this book as a required text for my seminary class "Intro to Global Missions," and I can honestly say that out of the many many books I've had to buy for my seminary career, this book remains as one of the single most important.

The book is broken into four major sections, labeled:

The Biblical Perspective
The Historical Perspective
The Cultural Perspective
The Strategic Perspective

Each of these then has dozens of articles written by authors such as Brother Andrew, Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Greg Boyd, John Piper, John R. W. Stott, Hudson Taylor, and many other excellent authors.

Not to use a cliche, but you'll both laugh and cry as you read through this volume and read incredibly diverse accounts of the Christian experience around the world like you can in no other book I know of. This book definitly helped me break out of my very limited frame of reference, and really opened my eyes up to the state of the world...

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifechanger, July 26, 2001

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MARK ALAN RICHARDSON (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement : A Reader (Paperback)

Back in 1981 when this book was compilled at the US Center for World Missions. My class reviewed and help determine which articles would be in the final copy. This book changed my life. I went to India as a missionary and applied the information in this reader. Anyone who wants to truly understand missions and the World Christian movement this book is a MUST. If you read with an open mind it will change your life as well.