Contents: Mission -- Reflections on mission -- Evangelism -- Reflections on evangelism -- Dialogue -- Reflections on dialogue -- Salvation -- Reflections on salvation -- Conversion -- Reflections on conversion. Abstract: "John Stott's classic book presents an enduring and holistic view of Christian mission. Newly updated and expanded by Christopher J.H. Wright, Christian Mission in the Mode…
Contents: The five marks of mission. To proclaim the good news of the kingdom / Ken Gnanakan, D'zac Niringiye -- To teach, baptise, and nurture new believers / Emmanuel Egbunu, Ande Titre -- To respond to human need by loving service / Melba Maggay, Haami Chapman -- To seek to transform unjust structures of society / Valdir Raul Steuernagel, Bev Haddad -- To strive to safeguard the integrity …
Contents: God's passion released through us / Fran Love -- Current issues affecting Muslim women / C.M. Amal -- Muslim women in crisis / Debi Bartlotti -- Muslim women and the occult : seeing Jesus set the captives free / Julia Colgate -- Islamic reformation and fundamentalism's impact on Muslim women / Diana Colby -- Understanding the spiritual hunger of Muslim women / Lea Ruth -- Why Muslim …
Contents: Introduction: Everyday Encounters between Christians and Muslims ---- Part I. Islam -- Faith and Life. 1. The Quran --- 2. Muhammad --- 3. The Five Pillars of Islam. The First Two: Testimony and Prayer --- 4. The Five Pillars of Islam. The Next Three: Fasting, Almsgiving, and Pilgrimage --- 5. Justice and Law --- 6. Woman and Family --- 7. Death and Eternal Life, Dying and Buri…
Contents: pt. 1. Context, text and pre-texts -- Context: the world of religion today -- Text: what the Bible says -- Pre-texts: theology and personality -- pt. 2. Practices: Beyond competition and cooperation -- Universality: reaching out to all, including Christians -- Fellowship: Belonging precedes believing -- Localization: focusing on questions and concerns of the local community -- Comm…
John Stott's aim is to examine the biblical meaning of some of the great key words which are at the centre of the contemporary debate about Christian mission. In that debate, the interpretation of mission which is popular in some circles within the ecumenical movement differs acutely from that which has been held traditionally by many evangelicals. The way forward is for the two sides to meet t…
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-173) and index.
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
Contents: Walter K. Makhulu -- What church, what priethood for Africa? / Peter K. Sarpong -- Perspectives from African Christian independency / Marie-Louise Martin -- Ambrose M. Moyo -- The bishop and theologians / John Macquarrie -- John S. Pobee -- Alternative patterns of theological education / -- Theological education by extension : a case study of Botswana Theological Training Programme / …
Contents: Evil and God -- Miracles -- Dogma and the universe -- Answers to questions on Christianity -- Myth became fact -- 'Horrid red things' -- Religion and science -- The laws of nature -- The grand miracle -- Christian apologetics -- Work and prayer -- Man or rabbit? -- On the transmission of Christianity -- 'Miserable offenders' -- The founding of the Oxford Socratic Club -- Religion wit…
Contents: Jonathan Edwards and the Jesus movement -- Biblical models of cyclical and continuous renewal -- Preconditions of continuous renewal -- Primary elements of continuous renewal -- Secondary elements in renewal -- The renewal of the local congregation -- The sanctification gap -- How revivals go wrong -- Live orthodoxy -- Unitive evangelicalism -- The evangelical muse -- The spiritual r…
Contents: pt. 1 The sources of Paul's ethical teaching -- The Old Testament and Judaism -- The Hellenistic world -- The teaching of Jesus -- pt. 2 The Pauline exhortations -- The use of traditional material -- The assimilation of traditional material -- The varied modes of exhortation -- The problem of "kerygma" and "didache" -- pt. 3 The themes of Paul's preaching -- This age and the age to co…
Contents: Foundations -- Sanctification and transformation -- The Evangelical base of transformation -- The unbelieving heart of a believer -- How we see God -- Performance orientation -- The base of law -- The central power and necessity of forgiveness -- Breaking the cycle -- The role of a Christian counselor -- Early life - hidden sins -- Crib time -- Toddling terrors -- From walking, to sc…
Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- The reality of the spirit world -- Know the enemy -- Satan attacks the Church -- Satan attacks families -- Satan attacks individual Christians -- The nature of strongholds -- The battle for the mind -- Our armor from God -- Called to deliver -- Focus on Christ -- Conclusion -- Scripture abbreviations -- Notes. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical refer…