Mission Under Scrutiny: Confronting Contemporary ChallengesFortress Press - 227 Seiten What is Christian mission in a world post-everything? This volume is a masterful rethinking of the problems and prospect of the Christian vocation to mission in light of the whole checkered legacy - religious, philosophical, colonial, and economic - of modernity.Kirk draws on his considerable experience of worldwide mission and his expertise in modern Western thought to throw light on all the most burning questions, such as: What kinds of mission initiatives are appropriate today? Is it legitimate to invite adherents of different religions to follow Jesus? What role have Christians played in advocating violence, and also in being agents of peace and reconciliation? |
Inhalt
| xiii | |
Mission as dialogue the case of secular faith | 24 |
The calling of mission in a postChristian environment | 44 |
Vindicating Scripture in a pluralist culture | 66 |
Mission as evangelism the question of religious believers | 87 |
The role of religion in conflict | 109 |
Overcoming violence with violence is it ever justified? | 131 |
Mission as prophecy a voice from Latin America | 149 |
The Gospel in context the case of same gender relations | 170 |
Mission posteverything? A postscript | 199 |
Bibliography | 218 |
Index | 223 |
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Mission Under Scrutiny: Confronting Current Challenges J. Andrew Kirk Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2006 |
Mission Under Scrutiny: Confronting Contemporary Challenges J. Andrew Kirk Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2006 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
accept Alan Kreider Andrew Kirk argue argument assumptions Bible biblical Blackwell challenge chapter Christian community Christian faith Christian mission church claims Colin Chapman committed conflict contemporary context convictions culture David Bosch debate dialogue dispute economic Eerdmans ethical Europe evangelism example existence experience force freedom God's Gospel Grand Rapids hermeneutical homo-sexual homo-sexual practices human rights ideology idolatry individual interpretation issue Jeffrey John Jesus Christ John Howard Yoder John Milbank judgement justice justified kind Latin American Lesslie Newbigin liberal Liberation Theology live London major matter means ment missiological missionary modern moral nations nature one's Oxford particular Paul peace person political possible post-Christian environment post-modern Press prophetic question reality reason recognise reconciliation relationship religion religious beliefs salvation same-gender Scripture secular belief sense sexual simply situation social society spiritual stance Testament Theology tion tradition true truth understanding universe valid values violence Western witness word
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 3 - The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
Seite 4 - Act in such a way that you always treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never simply as a means, but always at the same time as an end.