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Called To Unity For The Sake Of Mission, John Gibaut, Knud Jorgenson
Called To Unity For The Sake Of Mission, John Gibaut, Knud Jorgenson
Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series
The purpose of this volume on mission and unity is to bring to public attention a broad overview on the history, development and perspectives on the role of mission in the pursuit of unity and the central biblical focus on unity as a prerequisite for an authentic witness in mission. The volume raises concrete questions: If the churches can agree on unity for mission, then does this visible unity go any further than the 'mutuality, partnership, collaboration and networking' of the Edinburgh 2010 Common Call? Does the call to unity or communion imply common touch stones, structures or ministries to …
Foundations For Mission, Emma Wild-Wood, Peniel Rajkumar
Foundations For Mission, Emma Wild-Wood, Peniel Rajkumar
Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series
This volume provides an important resource for those wishing to gain an overview of significant issues in contemporary missiology whilst understanding how they are applied in particular contexts. Contributors from around the globe and from different Christian traditions explore foundations for mission. The chapters examine in what ways experience, the Bible, and theology are foundational for mission and how they together inform the missional thought of different traditions. The book also raises questions about the continued use of foundations as a helpful metaphor mission reflection and impetus.
Edinburgh 2010: Witnessing To Christ Today, Daryl Balia, Kirsteen Kim
Edinburgh 2010: Witnessing To Christ Today, Daryl Balia, Kirsteen Kim
Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series
The Edinburgh 2010 study process is unique. Set up to mark the centenary of the World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, it is a project of churches worldwide which is multi-regional, cross-denominational and poly-centric. It involves all the major Christian world bodies, including Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical and Pentecostal, with study events taking place in every continent that involve hundreds of Christians in different parts of the world. This volume, the second in the Edinburgh 2010 series, includes reports of the nine main study groups on different themes which will be used as the raw material for discussions at the conference …