The 'Surprise' in Mission History: Prospects for African Cross-Cultural Mission to the West
The Christian mission enterprise has grown greatly in multi-cultural understanding since the famed Edinburgh World Missionary Conference of 1910, but in some ways, Western Christianity still strains to open itself to the empowering influences of the burgeoning church in Africa. This article reviews...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 346-359 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BB Indigenous religions CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RJ Mission; missiology |
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Africa
B Christian missionaries B Catholic Church B Christianity B God |
| Summary: | The Christian mission enterprise has grown greatly in multi-cultural understanding since the famed Edinburgh World Missionary Conference of 1910, but in some ways, Western Christianity still strains to open itself to the empowering influences of the burgeoning church in Africa. This article reviews historical developments, through a fascinating comparison between 1910 and 2010, and offers concrete suggestions from an African perspective. |
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| ISSN: | 0144-8153 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology
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