Criticism of Missionaries: Just or Unjust?
Missionaries have been criticized for a wide variety of reasons: In China, they came in with the European gunboats, which forced open the door to trade, including the import of opium. This led to one humiliation after another, and it was hard for Chinese to distinguish missionaries from their governments. continued »
Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture
Simply put, Sanneh believes that “translatability” lies at the heart of the Gospel of Christ. Just as “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,” in Jesus, so the Word constantly “becomes flesh” in particular human cultures as the Bible is translated into vernacular languages. continued »
A Theology as Big as the City and Discipling the City
A Theology As Big As The City and Discipling the City: A Comprehensive Approach to Urban Ministry are both about urban ministry published in the last fifteen years, but their approaches and the effectiveness of their respective messages are very different. continued »
Territorial Spirits and World Evangelization
Hardly have I read a more helpful book on a controversial subject. continued »
The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith
As the church expands its frontiers, new questions must be answered from the Scriptures. Each time the Word of God is mined for responses to a different culture, the Church develops a theology which is far richer than what it had inherited. Without contradiction or conflict, fresh dimensions expand the boundaries of our previous understanding of the Truth. continued »
Money and Missions: A Few Preliminary Thoughts
For more than 150 years (at least as far as Chinese missions are involved), the question of money has perplexed and divided sincere Christians who wish to see God’s kingdom advanced. continued »
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