The Visibility of Mission Agencies in General and USPG in Particular Among Recently Ordained Anglican Clergy: An Empirical Enquiry

Attitudes toward mission agencies in general, and toward the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) in particular, were assessed using two 10-item scales completed by 833 recently ordained Anglican clergy from the UK. Clergy were generally positive toward mission agencies and willin...

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Autori: Village, Andrew (Autore) ; Francis, Leslie J. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Sage 2011
In: Transformation
Anno: 2011, Volume: 28, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 129-137
Altre parole chiave:B USPG
B Survey
B United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
B mission agencies
B Empirical Theology
B Missione
B Attitudes
B Anglican
B Clergy
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Riepilogo:Attitudes toward mission agencies in general, and toward the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) in particular, were assessed using two 10-item scales completed by 833 recently ordained Anglican clergy from the UK. Clergy were generally positive toward mission agencies and willing for their churches to engage with them, but more reluctant to form personal links. Most clergy felt agencies should give priority to the relief of poverty and to development needs, rather than to spreading specifically Christian beliefs. Results for the USPG indicated more uncertain responses than for mission agencies generally, which probably indicated a lower visibility for this agency among some clergy, especially evangelicals.
ISSN:1759-8931
Comprende:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378810396299