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100 1 _aOtt, Craig,
_d1952-
245 1 0 _aEncountering theology of mission :
_bbiblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues /
_cCraig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss ; with Timothy C. Tennent.
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bBaker Academic,
_cc2010.
300 _axxx, 383 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
490 1 _aEncountering mission
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 0 _aPart 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.
520 _aThe 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
650 0 _aMissions
_xTheory.
700 1 _aStrauss, Stephen J.,
_d1955-
700 1 _aTennent, Timothy C.
830 0 _aEncountering mission.
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_cBOOK