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Encountering theology of mission : biblical foundations, historical developments, and contemporary issues / Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss ; with Timothy C. Tennent.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Encountering missionPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, [2010]Copyright date: â„—â™­2010Description: xxx, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801026621 (pbk.)
  • 0801026628 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 266.001 22 OTT
LOC classification:
  • BV2063 .O88 2010
Contents:
Biblical foundations of mission. God and the nations in the Old Testament ; God and the nations in the New Testament ; The justification of mission : missio Dei ; The purpose and nature of mission ; The task of missions : convictions and controversy ; The task of missions : convergence and conclusions -- Motives and means for mission. The motivation for missions ; The church and mission ; The missionary vocation ; Spiritual dynamics and mission -- Mission in local and global context. Contextualization and mission ; Christian encounter with other religions : toward an evangelical theology of religions ; The necessity of mission : three uncomfortable questions.
Summary: The authors discuss biblical theology of mission, provide historical overviews of the development of various viewpoints, and address theologically current issues in global mission from an evangelical perspective. --from publisher description
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Books GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE Ministry & Mission 266.001 OTT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available 015864

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-359) and indexes.

Biblical foundations of mission. God and the nations in the Old Testament ; God and the nations in the New Testament ; The justification of mission : missio Dei ; The purpose and nature of mission ; The task of missions : convictions and controversy ; The task of missions : convergence and conclusions -- Motives and means for mission. The motivation for missions ; The church and mission ; The missionary vocation ; Spiritual dynamics and mission -- Mission in local and global context. Contextualization and mission ; Christian encounter with other religions : toward an evangelical theology of religions ; The necessity of mission : three uncomfortable questions.

The authors discuss biblical theology of mission, provide historical overviews of the development of various viewpoints, and address theologically current issues in global mission from an evangelical perspective. --from publisher description

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