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Front matterPreliminaries

1. ·Title page, copyright, dedication, contributors, acknowledgmentsi–ix
2. ·ForewordxiLesslie Newbigin
3. ·Introduction: The Theology of Mission among Protestants in the Twentieth Century3Gerald H. Anderson
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Part IThe Biblical Basis

1. 1The Old Testament Basis for the Christian Mission17G. Ernest Wright · ≈ 22 min
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2. 2The Biblical View of Man in His Religion31Johannes Blauw · ≈ 17 min
3. 3Eschatology and Missions in the New Testament42Oscar Cullmann · ≈ 23 min
4. 4An Exegetical Study of Matthew 28:16-2055Karl Barth · ≈ 30 min
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   • Verses 19-20a
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5. 5Pauline Motives for the Christian Mission72Donald G. Miller · ≈ 23 min
6. 6The Gospel According to St. John and the Christian Mission85F. N. Davey · ≈ 16 min

Part IIHistorical Studies

1. 7The Rise of Protestant Missionary Concern, 1517-191495William Richey Hogg · ≈ 23 min
2. 8The Free Church View of Missions112Franklin H. Littell · ≈ 13 min
3. 9The Evolution of Mission Theology among Roman Catholics122Andrew V. Seumois, O.M.I. · ≈ 12 min

Part IIIChristianity and Other Faiths

1. 10Ideas for a Theology of the History of Religion135Ernst Benz · ≈ 22 min
2. 11The Resurgence of Non-Christian Religions148Paul D. Devanandan · ≈ 16 min
3. 12Christian Presuppositions for the Encounter with Communism158Frank Wilson Price · ≈ 17 min
4. 13The Nature of Encounter between Christianity and Other Religions as Witnessed on the Japanese Scene168Masatoshi Doi · ≈ 18 min
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5. 14Syncretism as a Theological Problem for Missions179Hendrik Kraemer · ≈ 6 min
6. 15Revelation and the Divine Logos183A. C. Bouquet · ≈ 27 min
7. 16The Interpenetration of Christianity and the Non-Christian Religions199L. Harold DeWolf · ≈ 21 min
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   • The Actual Interpenetration
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8. 17The Christian Mission in Larger Dimension213Floyd H. Ross · ≈ 24 min

Part IVTheory of the Mission

1. 18The Meaning of Identification229Max Warren · ≈ 16 min
2. 19Fundamentals for a Philosophy of the Christian Mission239Harold Lindsell · ≈ 17 min
3. 20The Missionary Imperative in the Orthodox Tradition250Alexander Schmemann · ≈ 12 min
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4. 21The Apostolate of the Church258R. Pierce Beaver · ≈ 18 min
5. 22The Holy Spirit and the Christian Mission269F. W. Dillistone · ≈ 20 min
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6. 23Missions and World History281Paul Tillich · ≈ 15 min
7. 24Conflict in Mission: Historical and Separatist Churches290Christian G. Baëta · ≈ 14 min
8. 25Further Toward a Theology of Mission300Wilhelm Andersen · ≈ 22 min
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Back matterReference

1. ·Bibliography315Compiled by the Editor
2. ·Index of Names and Subjects337