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035			_a(Sirsi) i9780199328215
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050	0	0	_aBR 500 .A1 B35 2014
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100	1		_aBakker, Janel Kragt.
245	1	0	_aSister churches : _bAmerican congregations and their partners abroad / _cJanel Kragt Bakker.
264		1	_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c[2014]
264		4	_c�2014
300			_aviii, 298 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-292) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Side by side, shoulder to shoulder -- Christendom turned upside down: the global context of sister church partnerships -- Beginnings: the history and development of the sister church model among North American Christians -- Tales of twelve sister church relationships -- Profiles: congregations and individual participants in sister church relationships -- Frames: the sentiments that propel sister church relationships -- Outcomes: the effects of sister church relationships on individuals and congregations -- Challenges: the hurdles for sister church relationships -- Opportunities: the sources of strength for sister church relationships -- Conclusion: The confluence of civilizations.
520			_a"The growth of Christianity in the global South and the fall of colonialism in the middle of the twentieth century caused a crisis in Christian mission, as many southern Christians spoke out about indignities they had suffered and many northern Christians retreated from the global South. American Christians soon began looking for a fresh start, a path forward that was neither isolationist nor domineering. Out of this dream the 'sister church' model of mission was born. Rather than Western churches sending representatives into the 'mission field,' they established congregation-to-congregation partnerships with churches in the global South. Janel Kragt Bakker draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews with participants in these partnerships to explore the sister church movement and in particular its effects on American churches. Because Christianity is numerically and in many ways spiritually stronger in the global South than it is in the global North, while the imbalance in material resources runs in the opposite direction, both northern and southern Christians stand to gain. Challenging prevailing notions of friction between northern and southern Christians, Bakker argues that sister church relationships are marked by interconnectivity and collaboration."--Back
650		0	_aChristianity _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aMissions, American _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aChristian union.
650		0	_aMissions and Christian union.
650		7	_aChristian union. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00859554
650		7	_aChristianity. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00859599
650		7	_aMissions, American. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01023860
650		7	_aMissions and Christian union. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01023840
651		7	_aDeveloping countries. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01242969
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