Christian mission

By Dana Lee Robert

Subjects: Missions, history, Mission, Historia, Christendom, Missions, History, Missie

Description: Exploring how Christianity became a world religion, this brief history examines Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity. {u2666} A short and enlightening history of Christian missions: a phenomenon that many say reflects the single most important intercultural movement over a sustained period of human history {u2666} Offers a thematic overview that takes into account the political, cultural, social, and theological issues {u2666} Discusses the significance of missions to the globalization of Christianity, and broadens our understanding of Christianity as a multicultural world religion {u2666} Helps Western audiences understand the meaning of mission as a historical process {u2666} Contains several new maps that illustrate demographic shifts in world Christianity.