‘Lausanne 1974’: The Challenge from the Majority World to Northern-Hemisphere Evangelicalism

The International Congress on World Evangelization held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in July 1974 was a seminal event in the history of Evangelicalism. This article considers the significance of the congress as an arena for the emergence of challenges from Latin America and Africa to the social and pol...

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Main Author: Stanley, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2013
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2013, Volume: 64, Issue: 3, Pages: 533-551
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Summary:The International Congress on World Evangelization held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in July 1974 was a seminal event in the history of Evangelicalism. This article considers the significance of the congress as an arena for the emergence of challenges from Latin America and Africa to the social and political conservatism that characterised much of the Evangelical movement in the northern hemisphere. These challenges demanded that Christian mission should be defined as a broader process than evangelism alone, and made their mark on the ‘Lausanne Covenant’, a document adopted by the congress which has had normative status among Evangelicals ever since.
ISSN:1469-7637
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S002204691200067X