The State of Missiology Today – Global Innovations in Christian Witness

Charles E. Van Engen (PhD, Free University of Amsterdam) is the Arthur F. Glasser Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology of Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary and has taught in the School of Intercultural Studies since 1988. His wide-ranging publications include God's Missionary People, Mission-on-the-Way: Issues in Mission and You Are My Witnesses: Drawing from Your Spiritual Journey to Evangelize Your Neighbors.

Preface

Introduction: Innovating Mission; Retrospect and Prospect in the Field of Missiology (Charles Van Engen)



Part I: The Diffusion of Innovation: Looking Backward to Look Ahead


1. Donald A. McGavran: Life, Influence and Legacy in Mission (Gary L. McIntosh)

2. Innovations in Missiological Hermeneutics (Shawn B. Redford)

3. Seeing with Church-Growth Eyes: The Rise of Indigenous Church Movements in Mission Praxis (Sarita D. Gallagher)

4. A "Fuller" Vision of God?s Mission and Theological Education in the New Context of Global Christianity (Wonsuk Ma)

5. Who Is Our Cornelius? Learning from Fruitful Encounters at the Boundaries of Mission (Pascal D. Bazzell)

6. Rethinking the Nature of Christian Mission: A South Korean Perspective (Moonjang Lee)

7. What Does Rome Have to Do with Pasadena? Connecting Roman Catholic Missiology with SWM/SIS Innovations (Steven Bevans)



Part II: The Implications of Innovation: Back to the Future (Looking Forward)


8. Innovation at the Margins (Jayakumar Christian)

9. Mission Trajectories in the Twenty-First Century: Interfaith Roads Best Traveled (Terry C. Muck)

10. Mission in the Islamic World: Making Theological and Missiological Sense of Muhammad (John A. Azumah)

11. Emergence of New Paths: The Future of Mission in Roman Catholicism (Mary Motte)

12. Revisiting Mission in, to and from Europe Through Contemporary Image Formation (Anne-Marie Kool)

13. Declaring the Wonders of God in Our Own Tongues: Africa, Mission and the Making of World Christianity (J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu)

14. Eschatology and Mission: A Latin American Perspective (Pablo A. Deiros)



Conclusion: A Historian?s Hunches; Eight Future Trends in Mission (Scott W. Sunquist)



Contributors

Index