The Changing Face of Mission: Implications for the Southern Shift in Christianity
The southern shift in the center of gravity of Christianity has far greater implications than just numerical changes. It marks a profound change in the constitution of Christianity. With the change, world Christianity undergoes a translation from being a predominately Western culture construct to ha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2006
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Missiology
Year: 2006, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-177 |
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| Summary: | The southern shift in the center of gravity of Christianity has far greater implications than just numerical changes. It marks a profound change in the constitution of Christianity. With the change, world Christianity undergoes a translation from being a predominately Western culture construct to having a myriad of diverse cultural expressions. The implications of this shift are of central importance as the church in the 21st century increasingly faces the dual challenge of a non-Christian West and a non-Western Christianity, and the complex relationship between the two. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182960603400205 |