Missiology : An Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions

Annotation Thoroughly updated and revised with half of the chapters new to the second edition "Missiology "equips the reader with a vast resource on contemporary missions. This graduate-level introduction is divided into five sections (Introduction to the Study of Missiology, Biblical Basis of Missions, Theology of Missions, and Applied Missiology) and offers essays on modern missions issues and methods such as contextualization, spiritual warfare, and orality, as well as chapters on major world religions and cults in North America. A retired missionary and long-time professor of missions, editor John Mark Terry enlists a wide range of evangelical authors, most with significant experience in international or North American missions. Pastors will find helpful information on church planting in North America and on developing a missions-minded church. Students will benefit from the chapters on understanding the call to missions and the current status of world evangelization. All readers will profit from a valuable one-volume reference work on missions." Cover Page Missiology Preface to the Second Edition Section 1: Introduction to the Study of Missions Chapter 1: An Overview of Missiology Chapter 2: The Purpose of Missions Chapter 3: Missiological Method Section 2: The Biblical Basis of Missions Chapter 4: Mission in the Old Testament Chapter 5: Mission in the Gospels Chapter 6: Missions in the Apostolic Church Section 3: The Theology of Missions Chapter 7: The Missionary Mandate of God’s Nature Chapter 8: The Missional Church Chapter 9: The Missionary Motivation of God’s Salvation Chapter 10: The State of the Unevangelized and Its Missionary Implications Section 4: The History of Missions Chapter 11: The History of Missions in the Early Church Chapter 12: Medieval and Renaissance Missions (500–1792) Chapter 13: The Great Century and Beyond (1792–1910) Chapter 14: The History of Missions in North America Chapter 15: Missions in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Section 5: Applied Missiology Chapter 16: Culture: The Milieu of Missions Chapter 17: Cross-Cultural Communication Chapter 18: Indigenous Missions Chapter 19: Contextualization and the Missionary Endeavor Chapter 20: Missionary Call and Service Chapter 21: Traditional Religions: Primal Religiosity and Mission Dynamics Chapter 22: Eastern Religions Chapter 23: Understanding Islam Chapter 24: Contemporary Cults Chapter 25: Christian Theology of Religions Chapter 26: Introduction to the Strategy and Methods of Missions Chapter 27: Missions in North America Chapter 28: Strategies for Starting Churches Chapter 29: Women in Missions Chapter 30: Ecclesiology and Missions Chapter 31: Human Needs Ministries Chapter 32: Leadership Development in Missions Settings Chapter 33: Urban Missions Chapter 34: Business as Mission Chapter 35: Strategies for Ethnic Ministries Chapter 36: Spiritual Formation and Missions Chapter 37: Christianity in China Chapter 38: The Missionary Family Chapter 39: Spiritual Warfare and Missions Chapter 40: Missions in the Local Church Chapter 41: World Christianity Chapter 42: Finishing the Task: A Balanced Approach Bibliography Contributors Name Index Subject Index Scripture Index Thoroughly updated and revised-with half of the chapters new to the second edition-Missiology equips the reader with a vast, graduate-level resource on contemporary missions