Explores the nature of Christian mission in contemporary post-modern society. This book examines the main historic types of mission in the Christian tradition, seeing how they were forged in the cross currents of history and how they continue to be expressed by different Christian communities.

Stephen Spencer

SCM STUDYGUIDE TO CHRISTIAN MISSION

Preface

Part 1. Orientation

1. Mission in Crisis

Mission as social action

Mission as church growth

Mission as public witness

2. Origins of a Word Mission as Missio Dei

Karl Barth

Vatican II

Conclusion

3. Digging Deeper Mission as Participation in the Trinity

Background

Leonardo Boff

Catherine Mowry LaCugna

Paul Fiddes

4. In Human Terms The Prophetic Mission of Christ

Other Gospels and commentators

Mission principles

Three players

Some Galilean principles

Part 2. Types and Expressions

Introduction

Paradigms and paradigm shifts in the history of Christianity

Mission within the paradigms

5. Filling the Ark Apostolic Mission

Background: Jewish Christianity (c.40–100 ad)

Jewish-Christian apostolic mission

Some more recent expressions of the type

Debate

6. Radiating Eternal Truth Hellenistic Orthodox Mission

Background: the rise of Platonic philosophy within Christianity

Christian mission within the Hellenistic paradigm

Some recent expressions of the type

7. Establishing Christendom Medieval Catholic Mission

Mission within the medieval Catholic paradigm

Some other expressions of the type

8. The Conversion of Souls Protestant Reformation Mission

Mission within the Protestant Reformation paradigm

9. Building the Kingdom on Earth Enlightenment Modern Mission

Mission within the Enlightenment modern paradigm

Galilean principles of the missio Christi

10. Finding Hope in Local Communities Mission within Postmodernity

Mission within postmodernity

Other recent expressions

Conclusion. Which Type of Mission?

Epilogue. The Coming of the Rains

Gift

Response

The SCM Studyguide to Mission explores the nature of Christian mission in contemporary post-modern society. It presents a range of answers from the past as well as the present. It lays out some of the Biblical and doctrinal groundwork that is needed before looking for an answer. It examines the main historic types of mission in the Christian tradition, seeing how they were forged in the cross currents of history and how they continue to be expressed by different Christian communities today. It looks at contemporary social, economic and religious trends in society, global and local, listening to the signs of the times. It assesses different expressions of mission in the postmodern context, assessing how consistent they are with the underlying principles of Jesus' own mission in Galilee. In all of this, it seeks to present resources that any student would need to work out their own understanding of the issues.

Stephen Spencer teaches mission studies and historical theology on the Yorkshire Ministry Course and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Leeds.

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Explores the nature of Christian mission in contemporary post-modern society. This book examines the main historic types of mission in the Christian tradition, seeing how they were forged in the cross currents of history and how they continue to be expressed by different Christian communities.

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