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1 online resource (436 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Editors' Preface; Introduction: John Howard Yoder's Mission Theology; Context and Contributionby Wilbert R. Shenk; Yoder's Introduction to the Topic; 1. The Prophets: Israel and the Nations; 2. Jesus' Public Ministry and the Nations; 3. The Great Commission and Acts; 4. The Ministry of Paul in Salvation History; 5. Other Texts and the New Testament's Theology of Mission; 6. Mission and Systematic Theology; 7. Church Types and Mission: A Radical Reformation Perspective; 8. Pietist Perspective on Mission; 9. The Church as Missionary |
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10. The Church as Responsible11. The Church as Local; 12. The Church as Laity; 13. Ministry in a Missionary Context; 14. People Movements and the Free Church; 15. Salvation Is Historical; 16. Salvation Is for the World; 17. Message and Medium: Presence; 18. Message and Medium: Servanthood; 19. Theology of Religions: Particularity and Universalism; 20. Radical Reformation Perspectives on Religion; 21. Christianity and Other Faiths; 22. The Missionary Challenge of Non-Non-Christian Faiths; 23. Judaism as a Non-Non-Christian Faith; Afterword: As You Go; Appendix; Subject Index; Name Index |
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Scripture IndexNotes; Praise for Theology of Mission; About the Author; More Titles from InterVarsity Press |
| Summary |
John Howard Yoder, author of The Politics of Jesus, was best known for his writing on Christian pacifism. This volume-based on lectures recorded in 1973-shows he was a profound missiologist as well. Yoder weaves together biblical, theological, practical and interreligious reflections to think about mission beyond Christendom |
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Includes indexes |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Missions -- Theory -- History of doctrines -- 20th century
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions.
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Missions -- Theory -- History of doctrines
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| Form |
Electronic book
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Koontz, Gayle Gerber.
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Alexis-Baker, Andy.
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Fassett, Mucci.
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Hagenberg, Beth
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| ISBN |
9780830871933 |
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0830871934 |
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