Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century / Edition 1

by Timothy Yates

Overview

This study provides a much-needed historical overview of the main developments in the theory and practice of Christian mission in this century. Part 1 describes the great missionary conferences of Edinburgh 1910, Jerusalem 1928, and Tambaram, Madras 1938, with particular emphasis on Christian responses to Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and secular interpretations of religious life. In Part 2, the developing pluralism of the modern world is addressed by way of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and evangelical documents, and through diverse contemporaneous thinkers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521565073
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/26/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. 1900–1940: Introduction; 1. Mission as expansion 1900–1910; 2. Mission as the church of a people (Volkskirche) 1910–1920; 3. Mission appraised (1): 1920–1940; 4. Mission appraised (2): 1920–1940; Part II. 1940–1990: Preface to Part II; 5. Mission as presence and dialogue 1950–1960; 6. Mission as proclamation, dialogue and liberation 1960–1970; 7. Mission as proclamation and church growth 1970–1980; 8. Pluralism and enlightenment 1980–1990; Appendix; Select bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Voted One of the best books in Mission for 1994" by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research

"A superbly readable digest of twentieth century missiological themes and movements, together with an engaging account of the formative persons most closely linked to them ..." International Bulletin of Missionary Research

"This fine work offers a synthetic account of the development of the Christian mission in the present century. Yates is careful, ironic, and judicious in his handling of the material. His writing is clear and the book is effectively organized." Missiology

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