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To All Nations: An Exegetical Analysis Of The Parables Of The Lord In Luke, James A. Mann
To All Nations: An Exegetical Analysis Of The Parables Of The Lord In Luke, James A. Mann
Faculty Dissertations
This dissertation provides students of the New Testament and missions a biblical foundation for missions as revealed in the Gospel of Luke, and especially that foundation revealed in the parables found in this gospel. The study first examines the Gospel of Luke and the theme of universal missions found within it. Next, the history and theory of parable research and interpretation are examined. From this point the parables of the double and triple traditions are compared and contrasted in order to determine if Luke reveals his theme of universal missions in these parables.
Ultimately, this study focuses on an exegetical …
Hong Kong And The 1997 Crisis: Danger Or Opportunity? : Strategies For Baptist Mission And Growth In A Climate Of Political Transition, Eddie Kin-Ming Ma
Hong Kong And The 1997 Crisis: Danger Or Opportunity? : Strategies For Baptist Mission And Growth In A Climate Of Political Transition, Eddie Kin-Ming Ma
ATS Dissertations
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"Mixed Messages" : A Study Of Southern Baptist Missionaries In East Asia And Their Attempt To Interpret And Apply The Concept Of Ministering Incarnationally, Flint J. Miller
ATS Dissertations
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The Shadow Side Of The Vincentian Mission, John Prager C.M.
The Shadow Side Of The Vincentian Mission, John Prager C.M.
Vincentian Studies
John Prager reflects on the elements of the missionary vocation as well as its challenges, or as he calls it, “the shadow side of the mission.” To be a missionary is to “accompany Jesus into the world of the poor.” It requires insertion (the assumption of the poor’s lifestyle and the discarding of security), inculturation (entering into and learning from the worldview of the poor), and new evangelization (cooperating with God’s love in many ways, especially ministering with the perspective of the poor in mind). Vulnerability, insecurity, doubts, confusion, fear, anger, and loneliness are all part of the shadow side …