Participating in God's mission
Subtitle: a theological missiology for the church in America
By: Craig Van Gelder and Dwight J. Zscheile
Contributors: Zscheile, Dwight J., 1973- author
Series: The Gospel and our culture series; Gospel and our culture series
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780802874986
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Mission of the church; Missions
Description: "This book explores how the church has engaged--and should engage--the American context at large. Graig Van Gelder and Dwight Zscheile review and critique the long, complex, and contested history of Christian mission in America from the beginning of the colonial era to the present day. They discuss current realities confronting the church, discern possibilities of where and how the Spirit of God might be at work today, and imagine what participating in the triune God's mission may look like in an uncertain tomorrow."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why a theological missiology for the United States?; title: Developing a missiological approach to the church in the United States; title: The colonial experience, 1600s to 1780s; title: The expanding frontier, 1790s to 1870s; title: The church in the city, 1880s to early 1940s; title: The suburban success, mid-1940s to mid-1970s; title: Late-modern success strategies, mid-1970s to early 2000s; title: A missiological interpretation of the contemporary cultural environment; title: Participating in the Triune God's mission; title: Church organization and leadership formation for a new missionary age; title: Conclusion : toward a faithful future; title: Appendix: Ecumenical and evangelical mission conferences of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.