Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church

Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church
Author: Andrew Walls
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2024-01-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9996066673

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Africa was not evangelized by the European (and American) churches, but by the European (and American) mission societies, a process that thoroughly changed the religious geography of Africa. This book traces the origin of this change to William Carey, who proposed in 1792 to make the mission society as a voluntary association the "Means" to propagate the Gospel. The mission societies did what the churches could not have done. In this seminal paper Andrew Walls explores this often forgotten feature of missionary history.

Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church

Missionary Societies and the Fortunate Subversion of the Church
Author: Andrew F. Walls
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-12-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9789996066665

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Africa was not evangelized by the European (and American) churches, but by the European (and American) mission societies, a process that thoroughly changed the religious geography of Africa. This book traces the origin of this change to William Carey, who proposed in 1792 to make the mission society as a voluntary association the "Means" to propagate the Gospel. The mission societies did what the churches could not have done. In this seminal paper Andrew Walls explores this often forgotten feature of missionary history.

One Hundred Years

One Hundred Years
Author: Eugene Stock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1899
Genre: Missions, British
ISBN:

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The New Shape of World Christianity

The New Shape of World Christianity
Author: Mark A. Noll
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2009-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830828478

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Noll makes a compelling case that how Americans have come to practice the Christian faith is just as globally important as what the American church has done in the world.

Understanding World Christianity

Understanding World Christianity
Author: William R. Burrows
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1570759499

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This work introduces Walls's work and explores its wide-ranging implications for the understanding of history, mission, the formative place of Africa in the Christian story, and the cross-cultural transmission of faith.

Practicing Witness

Practicing Witness
Author: Benjamin T. Conner
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2011-07-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802866115

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How might a church infused with missional theology change the way it approaches Christian practices? Interacting both with the missional theology of George Hunsberger and Darrell Guder and with the theology of Christian practices laid out by Craig Dykstra and Dorothy Bass, Benjamin T. Conner argues that allowing these two disciplines to inform one another can enhance the nature of the church s witness, its congregational discipleship, and its theological education. Framing his work with real-world narratives and applications inspired by his work as a minister to adolescents with special needs, Conner shows how a practical missional mindset can redefine and reinvigorate the spirit and purpose of a congregation.