Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century

Klappentext 'Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century ought to become the standard text for the teaching of missiology! a discipline without which no training for the Christian ministry can be considered adequate for today's world.' --Lesslie Newbigin Zusammenfassung This widely acclaimed book gives historical focus and perspective to developments in Christian mission this century. The author concentrates on the leading figures of each decade! beginning with events leading up to the 1910 Edinburgh Conference and includes treatment of the other great missionary conferences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. 1900-1940: Introduction; 1. Mission as expansion 1900-1910; 2. Mission as the church of a people (Volkskirche) 1910-1920; 3. Mission appraised (1): 1920-1940; 4. Mission appraised (2): 1920-1940; Part II. 1940-1990: Preface to Part II; 5. Mission as presence and dialogue 1950-1960; 6. Mission as proclamation, dialogue and liberation 1960-1970; 7. Mission as proclamation and church growth 1970-1980; 8. Pluralism and enlightenment 1980-1990; Appendix; Select bibliography; Index.

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• Autori: Timothy Yates, Yates Timothy
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.04.1996
• EAN: 9780521565073
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56507-3
• Pagine: 292
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Teologia pratica; 20th Century, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Religion, Church history, Religious mission and Religious Conversion