Encountering theology of mission : biblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues / Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss ; with Timothy C. Tennent.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Encountering missionPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2010.Description: xxx, 383 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801026621 (pbk.)
  • 0801026628 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV 2063 .O88 2010
Contents:
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 -- Motives and means for mission. The motivation for missions ; The church and mission ; The missionary vocation ; Spiritual dynamics and mission -- 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.
Summary: 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
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-359) and indexes.

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

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 -- Motives and means for mission. The motivation for missions ; The church and mission ; The missionary vocation ; Spiritual dynamics and mission -- 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.

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