North American Thought on the Fundamental Principles of Missions during the Twentieth Century (A Survey Article)
North American thinking and writing in missions have in general been characterized by immediate practicality. Missionaries, administrators, and professors of missions have been chiefly concerned with strategy and tactics, with methods and techniques, with program promotion and education of the churc...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1952]
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Church history
Year: 1952, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 345-364 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America |
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| Summary: | North American thinking and writing in missions have in general been characterized by immediate practicality. Missionaries, administrators, and professors of missions have been chiefly concerned with strategy and tactics, with methods and techniques, with program promotion and education of the church members. Scholars have devoted their attention principally to the analysis of successive current situations and trends and the interpretation of their significance for the mission. Getting something done well in order to meet a pressing need has appeared more important than a study of the theological presuppositions or implications of the action. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3161674 |