Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century
Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century
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USDThis study provides a much-needed historical overview of the main developments in the theory and practice of Christian mission in this century. Part 1 describes the great missionary conferences of Edinburgh 1910, Jerusalem 1928, and Tambaram, Madras 1938, with particular emphasis on Christian responses to Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and secular interpretations of religious life. In Part 2, the developing pluralism of the modern world is addressed by way of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and evangelical documents, and through diverse contemporaneous thinkers.
- Superb, single-volume overview of Christian mission in this century
- Widely and appreciatively reviewed
- Voted 'one of the best books on mission for 1994' by the prestigious International Bulletin of Missionary Research
Reviews & endorsements
"Voted One of the best books in Mission for 1994" by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research
"A superbly readable digest of twentieth century missiological themes and movements, together with an engaging account of the formative persons most closely linked to them ..." International Bulletin of Missionary Research
"This fine work offers a synthetic account of the development of the Christian mission in the present century. Yates is careful, ironic, and judicious in his handling of the material. His writing is clear and the book is effectively organized." Missiology
Product details
April 1996Paperback
9780521565073
292 pages
216 × 140 × 17 mm
0.385kg
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Table of Contents
- 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.
