Call to Mission and Perceptions of Proselytism
Title | Call to Mission and Perceptions of Proselytism PDF eBook |
Author | John Baxter-Brown |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2022-04-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1532658796 |
Proselytism remains one of the most divisive issues in global Christianity, jeopardizing many ecumenical initiatives and projects. Almost all traditions accuse others of proselytism, but none readily confess to it, as one tradition's mission and evangelism is another's proselytism. This work brings together, for the first time, significant formal statements from Christian bodies and churches alongside articles from leading commentators in this hotly contested issue. It gives clergy, academics, and students a vital resource in understanding the perspectives of different traditions, and therefore the opportunity to study and understand viewpoints and opinions from competing perspectives. The volume originates in a process of work commissioned by the World Pentecostal Fellowship, the World Council of Churches, the World Evangelical Alliance, and the Roman Catholic Church, under the auspices of the Global Christian Forum. We discovered that there are no easy answers that resolve the tensions and debates about proselytism, but through listening and understanding different voices, new opportunities for establishing constructive relationships can and do emerge.
The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Wainwright |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 705 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199600848 |
This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online. For more information, please read the site FAQs.
The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Kirsteen Kim |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 769 |
Release | 2022-04-28 |
Genre | Missions |
ISBN | 0198831722 |
The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies represents more than a century of scholarship related to the theology, history, and methodology of the propagation of Christian faith and the engagement of Christians with cultures, religions, and societies worldwide. It contains more than 40 articles by experts from different disciplinary and ecclesial perspectives, who are from all continents. It not only offers a broad overview of key approaches and issues in mission studies but it also highlights current trends and suggests future developments. The Handbook builds on renewed interest in mission studies this century generated by recent key statements on mission from ecumenical, evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox sources, and by a spate of academic works on the topic. Western church leaders now apply insights from foreign missions (such as, inculturation, liberation, interfaith work, and power encounter) to today's multicultural societies. Meanwhile, there are new initiatives in mission from the Majority World, where most Christians live, so that sending is not only 'from the west to the rest' but 'from everywhere to everywhere'. Therefore, this volume aims to reflect the voices of the receivers of mission as well as its protagonists and to raise awareness of new movements. In a time of growing recognition of 'religions' more generally, this work examines and theorizes the missional dimensions of the world's largest religion: its agendas, growth, outreach, role in public life, effect on cultures, relevance for development, and its approaches to other communities.
Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom
Title | Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom PDF eBook |
Author | Huibert van Beek |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 295 |
Release | 2018-04-09 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1532653654 |
The Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom: Following Christ Together global consultation was convened and organised by the Global Christian Forum, together with the Catholic Church (Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity), the Pentecostal World Fellowship, the World Council of Churches and the World Evangelical Alliance.
A Visible Unity
Title | A Visible Unity PDF eBook |
Author | Josiah Baker |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2024-09-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1978717202 |
The work of uniting churches is slow, challenging, and multifaceted; and it changes in each generation and location. In this book, Josiah Baker studies the efforts of believers towards reconciliation as something significant for how we understand the church. He offers a theology for laborers, people for whom unity is not only an idea but a calling and sure hope. A Visible Unity is a study in systematic theology on the relation of ecumenical methodology to ecclesiological convergence, how acting together results in the churches being together. Ecumenical work informs ecclesiology because it involves the actions of Christians together in accordance with their shared views of the church. Whenever this work changes, the partnering churches change their relations and further resolve their divisions. Baker studies ecclesiology by telling stories about a person—the Pentecostal ecumenist Cecil Robeck—for Robeck’s decades of leadership in American and global ecumenical settings. By narrating his activities and analyzing his thought, the book offers a window into the interrelation of different portions of the ecumenical movement and how the movement has changed over the years. Baker compiles archival materials and personal interviews to tell stories about ecumenism never before published.
World Christianity and Interfaith Relations
Title | World Christianity and Interfaith Relations PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2022-10-25 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 150644850X |
In this landmark volume, a rich array of voices make the case that religion is not partitioned off from the secular in the Global South the way it is in the Global North. Authors work at the intersections of freedom and Nationalism, peace and reconciliation, and gender, ecology, and ethnography to contend that religion is in fact deeply integrated into the lives of those in the Global South, even though "secularism"--a political philosophy that requires the state to treat all religions equally--predominates in many of the regions. World Christianity and Interfaith Relations is part of the multi volume series World Christianity and Public Religion. The series seeks to become a platform for intercultural and intergenerational dialogue, and to facilitate opportunities for interaction between scholars across the Global South and those in other parts of the world by engaging emerging voices from a variety of indigenous Christianities around the world. The focus is not only on particular histories and practices, but also on their theological articulations and impact on the broader societies in which they work.
Let Mutual Love Continue
Title | Let Mutual Love Continue PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Miller |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 411 |
Release | 2021-06-10 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1666719595 |
The Global Christian Forum brings together the widest variety of global church families as an open space to foster mutual respect and address common challenges. Its Third Global Gathering of leaders took place in Bogota, Colombia in April 2018, at a time of increasing diversity and change in global Christianity. This book contains the papers, perspectives, and prayers from this significant event.