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Christianity Encountering World Religions – The Practice of Mission in the Twenty–first Century


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The current religious climate poses unique challenges to those engaged in mission. Thus the authors of this book propose a new, yet very biblical, model for interacting with people of other faiths. They term this model giftive mission, as it is based on the metaphor of free gift. We bear the greatest gift possible--the gospel message. Adopting this perspective not only has the potential for greater missionary success but also enables us to more closely imitate God's gracious activity in the world. The core of the book explores eleven practices that characterize giftive mission. Each practice is illustrated through the story of a figure from mission history who embodied that practice. Further discussion shows how to incorporate these practices in specific mission settings.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part 1: Context, Text, and Pre-Texts 1. The Context of World Religion Today 2. Text: What the Bible Says 3. Pre-Texts: Theology and Personality Part 2: Practices: Beyond Competition and Cooperation 4. Universality: Reaching Out to All, Including Christians 5. Fellowship: Belonging Precedes Believing 6. Localization: Focusing on Questions and Concerns of the Local Community 7. Commitment: Holding Ideas with Conviction; Acting Decisively on Those Ideas; Not Letting Those Ideas Be Divisive 8. Freedom: Honoring the Principle of Religious Choice as Free and Uncoerced 9. Effectiveness: Allowing the Context to Determine the Form of Witness 10. Consistency: Striving for Consistency between Methods and Goals 11. Variety: Communicating the Gospel in Many Forms, Verbal and Nonverbal 12. Respect: Not Disparaging Others in Order to Champion Your Own; Not Disparaging Your Own in Order to Respect Others 13. Charity: Loving Those to Whom We Witness 14. Missional Ecumenicity: Practicing Mission as the Joint Project of the Church, Not an Occasion for Competition 15. Jesus, Mission Innovator: Jesus' Model of Giftive Mission Part 3: Method: How Do We Do It? 16. The Spiral of Knowledge Acquisition: Learning about New Cultures and New Religions 17. Experiencing: The Influence of Our Personal Histories 18. Bracketing: Putting Convictions on Hold 19. Encountering: Learning from a New Culture and Religion 20. Evaluating: Appraising the New Culture and Religion from Our Christian Point of View 21. Integrating: Reshaping Our Own Views and Mission Practices Part 4: Giftive Mission 22. Metaphors for Mission 23. The Four Gifts 24. Giftive Mission Appendix A: Biblical Inter-Religious Encounters Appendix B: Inter-Religious Encounter Mode Instrument Reference List Scripture Index Subject Index

About the Author :
Terry Muck (PhD, Northwestern University) is dean of the E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author of nine books, including Ministry and Theology in Global Perspective: Contemporary Challenges for the Church. Frances S. Adeney (PhD, Graduate Theological Union) is William A. Benfield Jr. Professor of Evangelism and Global Mission at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. She has authored and contributed to many books, including Christian Women in Indonesia: A Narrative Study of Gender and Religion and Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780801026607
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
  • Height: 227 mm
  • No of Pages: 416
  • Returnable: 00
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 165 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0801026601
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 598 gr


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