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Christian Mission
Contributor(s): Robert, Dana L. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0631236201     ISBN-13: 9780631236207
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $38.80  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions
- Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics
- Religion | Christianity - History
Dewey: 266.009
LCCN: 2008047762
Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.80 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Christian Century 03/08/2011 pg. 40
Choice 12/01/2009
 
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Publisher Description:
Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history examines Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity.
  • A short and enlightening history of Christian missions: a phenomenon that many say reflects the single most important intercultural movement over a sustained period of human history
  • Offers a thematic overview that takes into account the political, cultural, social, and theological issues
  • Discusses the significance of missions to the globalization of Christianity, and broadens our understanding of Christianity as a multicultural world religion
  • Helps Western audiences understand the meaning of mission as a historical process
  • Contains several new maps that illustrate demographic shifts in world Christianity
 
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