Back to the future: Thoughts about development and the future of missiology

Missiologists have spent a lot of time since the 1990s in debating issues such as postmodernism, paradigm changes, etc. For the growing majority of Christians in the world (in Africa), pervasive poverty and the resultant need for community development seem to be more pressing. How and where will our...

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Main Author: Alawode, Akinyemi O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Stellenbosch University [2016]
In: Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2015, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 299-313
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
NCE Business ethics
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Christian Mission
B development agenda
B poverty poor people
B Faith Communities
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