Encountering theology of mission : biblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues / Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss ; with Timothy C. Tennent.
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TextSeries: Encountering missionPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2010.Description: xxx, 383 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0801026628
- 9780801026621
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| 266 NEIL Call to mission, | 266 NEVI The planting and development of missionary churches / | 266 ONE One world, one task : report. | 266 OTT Encountering theology of mission : | 266 PATO Christian missions and the judgment of God. | 266 PAYN The growth of the world Church : | 266 PESK The message of mission : |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part I: Biblical foundations of mission. God and the nations in the Old Testament -- God and the nations in the New Testament -- The justification of mission : missio dei -- The purpose and nature of mission -- The task of missions : convictions and controversy -- The task of missions : convergence and conclusions -- Part II: Motives and means for mission. The motivation for missions -- The church and mission -- The missionary vocation -- Spiritual dynamics and mission -- Part III: Mission in local and global context. Contextualization and mission -- Christian encounter with other religions : toward an evangelical theology of religions -- The necessity of mission : three uncomfortable questions.
The authors discuss biblical theology of mission, provide historical overviews of the development of various viewpoints, and address theologically current issues in global mission from an evangelical perspective. --from publisher description