Encountering theology of mission : biblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues / Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss ; with Timothy C. Tennent.
By: Ott, Craig.
Contributor(s): Strauss, Stephen J | Tennent, Timothy C.
Material type: BookSeries: Encountering mission: Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2010Description: xxx, 383 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780801026621 (pbk.); 0801026628 (pbk.).Subject(s): Missions -- TheoryDDC classification: 266.001Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Byang Kato Research Library | BV2063.O88 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | 001012308 | |
Books | Byang Kato Research Library | BV2063.O88 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | 001012307 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-359) 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.
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