Abrahamic Blessing

Is the Abrahamic blessing of Genesis 12:1-3 still active in the world today? Does God still extend his blessing to the nations through his people? The author found the answer to these questions in one of the most isolated regions of the world, Papua New Guinea. In this book Sarita D. Gallagher compares the missional nature of the Abrahamic blessing motif in Scripture to a national revival that took place in Papua New Guinea. By identifying the shared missional patterns, she illustrates the continued fulfillment of the Abrahamic blessing through the Old and New Testaments and the contemporary Papua New Guinean Church. The significance of this research is multifaceted: the text contributes new insights to the global Church's understanding of the missio Dei, records an unexplored chapter of Melanesian indigenous mission history, and impacts the foundational motivations and methodology of contemporary mission praxis.

About the author

Sarita D. Gallagher is Assistant Professor of Religion at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. She previously served as a missionary with the CRC Churches International in Australia and Papua New Guinea where she taught missiology, biblical theology, and anthropology.

Product details

• Authors: Sarita Gallagher, Sarita D. Gallagher
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2014
• EAN: 9781610979283
• ISBN: 978-1-61097-928-3
• No. of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 407 g
• Series: American Society of Missiology Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works