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A world religions textbook spotlighting global missionary activity
This comparative introduction explores the mission obligation as it is expressed across seven traditions: the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Mormonism, and nonreligion.
In a structure that facilitates side-by-side comparison and contrast, the book examines the philosophies, practices, and texts that inspire the worldwide propagation of a plurality of religious and nonreligious teachings.
Topics explored include proselytization, conversion, translation, religious education, colonialism, cultural adaptation, humanitarianism, interfaith encounter, secularism, and transnational growth.
The first edition of World Religions and their Missions was fundamental in establishing comparative mission studies. This revised second edition features expanded chapters, updated data, and entirely new chapters.
List of contents
List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - Contributors - Aaron J. Ghiloni: A Plurality of Missions - Traditions - Robin Mihrshahi: The Global Mission of the Bahá'í Faith: Individual and Collective Transformation Through Spiritual Education - Glenys Eddy: Trends in Buddhist Mission from the Time of Shakyamuni Buddha to the Era of Globalization - Atola Longkumer: Christian Mission: Between the Great Commission and the Great Commandment - Ferdinando Sardella: The History of Mission in Hinduism: The Spread of Bhakti from India to the West - Mehmet Ozalp: Da'wah and Conversion in Islamic Theology and Practice - Zahra N. Jamal: Justice as Mission: An Islamic View of Individual, Social, and Institutional Duties - David Golding: Mormon Mission in Concept and Practice: From Apocalyptic Gathering to Teaching Salvation - Jesse M. Smith: Nonreligion and Its Mission Impulse: From Support and Inclusion to Advocacy and Institutional Growth - Comparisons - Aaron J. Ghiloni: Studying Mission Comparatively: From Max Müller to Max Universalism - Brian J. Adams: Mission and Interreligious Dialogue: A Deliberative Democratic Framework - Index.
About the author
Aaron J. Ghiloni is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Religious Studies at the University of Queensland.
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PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION
"As a parallel or sub-discipline of the field of comparative religion, comparative missiology is in its infancy. At present, Aaron Ghiloni's World Religions and their Missions serves as a foundational work for the emerging field of comparative missiology." -Missionalia
"This is a most timely, comprehensive and valuable collection All in all, it is a most useful resource, and a gathering of highly insightful analyses, for those involved in Christian theology, in the theologies of other religions and in inter-faith relations." -Pacifica
"L'objectif est d'amorcer ce qu'on pourrait appeler une missiologie comparative...Destiné notamment aux acteurs de l'éducation interreligieuse, cet ensemble aborde un thème plutôt délaissé jusqu'ici." -Nouvelle revue théologique
"Z uwagi na rozwój zainteresowania i studiów nad innymi religiami potrzeba nam równiez refl eksji nad ekspansja/misjami innych religii. Redaktor tej ksiazki podjal sie wiec bardzo waznego i ciekawego zadania... Ghiloni ukazuje, ze zyjemy nie tylko w czasach pluralizmu religijnego, ale równiez pluralizmu." -Annales Missiologici Posnanienses
"Considering the growing academic interest in comparative religion and interreligious dialogue, it is surprising that until recently there were no significant studies comparing attitudes to mission in the various religions around the globe. This volume...is therefore a very welcome contribution to the field of comparative religion." -Entangled Religions
