The New Global Mission: The Gospel from Everywhere to Everyone

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InterVarsity Press, Nov 11, 2003 - Religion - 192 pages

Christian mission is no longer a matter of missionaries from the West going to the rest of the world. Rather, the growth of Christianity in Latin America, Africa and parts of Asia is eclipsing that of the Western church. In the third millennium of the Christian era, Christian mission is truly global, with missionaries from all places going to all peoples. Veteran missiologist Samuel Escobar presents this introduction to Christian mission today. He explores the new realities of our globalized world and assesses the context of a changing mission field that is simultaneously secular and syncretistic. He also sets forth a thoroughly biblical theology of missions, considering how God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are at work around the world, with implications for how Christians are to go about the task of global mission.

 

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Contents

Series Preface
7
A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD
155
For Further Study
171
Notes
183
Scripture Index
191
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About the author (2003)

Samuel Escobar, a native of Peru and a leading Latin American theologian, was one of the key participants in the International Congress on World Evangelization at Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1974. He currently serves as professor of missiology at Palmer Theological Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and as theological consultant for the Board of International Ministries in Valencia, Spain. He is also president of the United Bible Societies and past president of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. His books include The New Global Mission.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe New Global Mission: The Gospel from Everywhere to Everyone
Christian doctrine in global perspective
AuthorSamuel Escobar
PublisherInterVarsity Press, 2003
ISBN0830833013, 9780830833016
Length192 pages
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Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions
  
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