Call to Mission and Perceptions of Proselytism : A Reader for a Global Conversation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baxter-Brown, John.

Contributor:

Miller, Larry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions.

Evangelistic work.

Proselytizing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Call to Mission and Perceptions of Proselytism

Place of Publication:

Eugene : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"Proselytism remains one of the most divisive issues in global Christianity, jeopardizing many ecumenical initiatives and projects. Almost all traditions accuse others of proselytism, but none readily confess to it, as one tradition's mission and evangelism is another's proselytism. This work brings together, for the first time, significant formal statements from Christian bodies and churches alongside articles from leading commentators in this hotly contested issue. It gives clergy, academics, and students a vital resource in understanding the perspectives of different traditions, and therefore the opportunity to study and understand viewpoints and opinions from competing perspectives. The volume originates in a process of work commissioned by the World Pentecostal Fellowship, the World Council of Churches, the World Evangelical Alliance, and the Roman Catholic Church, under the auspices of the Global Christian Forum. We discovered that there are no easy answers that resolve the tensions and debates about proselytism, but through listening and understanding different voices, new opportunities for establishing constructive relationships can and do emerge." -- Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Part 1: Setting the Scene. Mission and Proselytism: Themes and Issues / John Baxter-Brown

Proselytism or Evangelism? / Cecil Stalnaker

Christian Understandings of Proselytism / David A. Kerr

UN Declarations

Part 2: Statements and Reports From Christian Bodies. Second Vatican Council

Common Witness and Proselytism (A Study Document)

Stuttgard Consultation

Orthodox Advisory Group to WCC/CWME

Mission in Christ's Way: Your Will Be Done

Proselytism, Sects, and Pastoral Challenges: Middle East Council of Churches

The Balamand Declaration: Uniatism, Method of Union of the Past, and the Present Search for Full Communion

The Challenge of Proselytism and the Calling to Common Witness: A Study Document of the Joint Working Group

Evangelization, Proselytism, and Common Witness: The Report from the Fourth Phase of the International Dialogue 1990-1997 between the Roman Caholic Church and some Classical Pentecostal Churches and Leaders

Towards Common Witness: A Call to Adopt Responsible Relationships in Mission and to Renounce Proselytism

Statement on Religious Liberty, Evangelism, and Proselytism

Communicating the Message: Common Witness/Evangelism/Proselytism

Church, Evangelization, and the Bonds of Koinonia: A Report of the International Consultation between the Catholic Church and the World Evangelical Alliance (1993-2022)

Proselytism Policy Statement: A Paper from the Micah Network Disaster Management Working Group, South Asia

Lausanne Movement Documents

Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for Conduct

Together Towards Life

Orthodox Perspectives

Common Declaration of His Holiness Francis and His Holiness Tawadros II

Part 3: Articles by Individual Commentators. Fishing in the Neighbor's Pond: Mission and Proselytism in Eastern Europe / Miroslav Volf

Mission and Proselytism: A Middle East Perspective / David A. Kerr

Mission and the Issue of Proselytism / Cicil M. Robeck Jr.

Mission, Evangelism, and Proselytism in Christianity: Mainline Conceptions as Reflected in Church Documents / Joel A. Nichols

Proselytism in a Central and Eastern European Perspective / Darrell Jackson

An Evangelical View of Proselytism / Elmer Thiessen and Thomas Schirrmacher

Christian Witness and Proselytism (Some Initial Thoughts after the Panorthodox Council) / Petros Vassiliadis.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781532658792

1532658796

OCLC:

1498738678