Participating in God's Mission Gocs - A Theological Missiology for the United States

Explores how the church has engaged--and should engage--the American context
What might faithful and meaningful Christian witness look like within our changing contemporary American context?
After analyzing contemporary challenges and developing a missiological approach for the US church, Craig Van Gelder and Dwight Zscheile reflect on the long, complex, and contested history of Christian mission in America. Five distinct historical periods from the beginning of the colonial era to the dawn of the third millennium are reviewed and critiqued.
They then bring the story forward to the present day, discussing current realities confronting the church, discerning possibilities of where and how the Spirit of God might be at work today, and imagining what participating in the triune God's mission may look like in an uncertain tomorrow.

About the author

Craig Van Gelder is professor emeritus of congregationalmission at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. His otherbooks include The Missional Church inPerspective and The Ministry of the MissionalChurch.,

Product details

• Authors: Craig Van Gelder, Craig Van Gelder, Craig/ Zscheile Van Gelder, Dwight Zscheile
• Publisher: Eerdmans wm b pub
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780802874986
• ISBN: 978-0-8028-7498-6
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: The Gospel and Our Culture Series (GOCS); Gospel and Our Culture Series; The Gospel and Our Culture Series (GOCS); Gospel and Our Culture Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Christentum