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The Theology of the Christian Mission

Edited and with an Introduction by Gerald H. Anderson · Foreword by Lesslie Newbigin · 1961

Cover of The Theology of the Christian Mission (Abingdon paperback): title in red on a dark cross-shaped design, with the names of the contributors

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Twenty-five essays by leading theologians and missionary thinkers of the mid-twentieth century — among them Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, Oscar Cullmann, Hendrik Kraemer, Max Warren, G. Ernest Wright, Alexander Schmemann and Paul D. Devanandan — gathered by Gerald H. Anderson to answer the question that, as Lesslie Newbigin writes in the foreword, “knocks at the door of every congregation”: what is the theological basis of the Christian mission? The book moves from the biblical basis, through historical studies and the encounter of Christianity with other faiths, to the theory of the mission, and closes with an annotated bibliography and index.

Editor: Gerald H. Anderson · Foreword: Lesslie Newbigin
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1961; reprinted by Abingdon Press, Nashville
Standard Book Number 687-41523-3 · LC 60-53347

  • 4 parts
  • 25 essays + introduction
  • 27 contributors
  • 341 printed pages
  • ≈ 110,000 words · ≈ 8 h 1 min
  • English

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    ·Front matterTitle page · copyright · dedication · contributors · acknowledgments ·ForewordLesslie Newbigin · p. xi ·Introduction: The Theology of Mission among Protestants in the Twentieth CenturyGerald H. Anderson · p. 3 · ≈ 18 min

    Part IThe Biblical Basis

    1The Old Testament Basis for the Christian MissionG. Ernest Wright · p. 17 · ≈ 22 min2The Biblical View of Man in His ReligionJohannes Blauw · p. 31 · ≈ 17 min3Eschatology and Missions in the New TestamentOscar Cullmann · p. 42 · ≈ 23 min4An Exegetical Study of Matthew 28:16-20Karl Barth · p. 55 · ≈ 30 min5Pauline Motives for the Christian MissionDonald G. Miller · p. 72 · ≈ 23 min6The Gospel According to St. John and the Christian MissionF. N. Davey · p. 85 · ≈ 16 min

    Part IIHistorical Studies

    7The Rise of Protestant Missionary Concern, 1517-1914William Richey Hogg · p. 95 · ≈ 23 min8The Free Church View of MissionsFranklin H. Littell · p. 112 · ≈ 13 min9The Evolution of Mission Theology among Roman CatholicsAndrew V. Seumois, O.M.I. · p. 122 · ≈ 12 min

    Part IIIChristianity and Other Faiths

    10Ideas for a Theology of the History of ReligionErnst Benz · p. 135 · ≈ 22 min11The Resurgence of Non-Christian ReligionsPaul D. Devanandan · p. 148 · ≈ 16 min12Christian Presuppositions for the Encounter with CommunismFrank Wilson Price · p. 158 · ≈ 17 min13The Nature of Encounter between Christianity and Other Religions as Witnessed on the Japanese SceneMasatoshi Doi · p. 168 · ≈ 18 min14Syncretism as a Theological Problem for MissionsHendrik Kraemer · p. 179 · ≈ 6 min15Revelation and the Divine LogosA. C. Bouquet · p. 183 · ≈ 27 min16The Interpenetration of Christianity and the Non-Christian ReligionsL. Harold DeWolf · p. 199 · ≈ 21 min17The Christian Mission in Larger DimensionFloyd H. Ross · p. 213 · ≈ 24 min

    Part IVTheory of the Mission

    18The Meaning of IdentificationMax Warren · p. 229 · ≈ 16 min19Fundamentals for a Philosophy of the Christian MissionHarold Lindsell · p. 239 · ≈ 17 min20The Missionary Imperative in the Orthodox TraditionAlexander Schmemann · p. 250 · ≈ 12 min21The Apostolate of the ChurchR. Pierce Beaver · p. 258 · ≈ 18 min22The Holy Spirit and the Christian MissionF. W. Dillistone · p. 269 · ≈ 20 min23Missions and World HistoryPaul Tillich · p. 281 · ≈ 15 min24Conflict in Mission: Historical and Separatist ChurchesChristian G. Baëta · p. 290 · ≈ 14 min25Further Toward a Theology of MissionWilhelm Andersen · p. 300 · ≈ 22 min

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    ·BibliographyCompiled by the Editor · p. 315 ·Index of Names and Subjectsp. 337 · page numbers link to the text

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