TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ott,Craig
AU  - Strauss,Stephen J.
AU  - Tennent,Timothy C.
TI  - Encountering theology of mission: biblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues 
T2  - Encountering mission
SN  - 0801026628
U1  - 266 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - Baker Academic
KW  - Missions
KW  - Theory
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -