Ott, Craig,  1952- <br/><br/>
Encountering theology of mission :  biblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues / 
Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss ; with Timothy C. Tennent. 
 - Grand Rapids, Mich. :  Baker Academic,  c2010. 
 - xxx, 383 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Encountering mission .
 - Encountering mission. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-359) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801026621 (pbk.) 0801026628 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009052484 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB046395  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015522568  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Missions--Theory.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV 2063  / .O88 2010