03595nam 2200589 450 991014017120332120221206182621.010.2478/9788376560380(CKB)2670000000497785(SSID)ssj0001326127(PQKBManifestationID)11765503(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001326127(PQKBWorkID)11517189(PQKB)10258650(DE-B1597)212070(OCoLC)1013955446(OCoLC)859958571(DE-B1597)9788376560380(MiAaPQ)EBC1249975(Au-PeEL)EBL1249975(CaPaEBR)ebr11054981(OCoLC)939262642(EXLCZ)99267000000049778520150531h20132013 uy 0engur||#||||||||txtccrEurope and the gospel past influences, current developments, mission challenges /Evert Van De PollLondon, England :Versita, Versita Limited,2013.©20131 online resourceVersita Discipline: Theology, Religious StudiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph83-7656-037-9 83-7656-038-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Endorsements --Preface --Introduction: Ambiguity and paradox --Chapter 1 Look at Europe --Chapter 2 Cross over Europe --Chapter 3 The idea of 'Europe' --Chapter 4 Contemporary ideas of 'Europe' --Chapter 5 The 'construction of Europe' --Chapter 6 A time to remember, a time to build --Chapter 7 National and European identities --Chapter 8 Mobility, migration and widening horizons --Chapter 9 Multiculturality and the issue of integration --Chapter 10 Muslims in Europe - facts and fears --Chapter 11 Concerns and prospects - a soul for Europe --Chapter 12 Roots of European cultures --Chapter 13 Heritage of European Christianity --Chapter 14 The mixed balance of history --Chapter 15 In what ways is Europe post-Christian? --Chapter 16 Barriers for the Gospel, confidence in God --Chapter 17 How Christian is Europe today? --Index of names and subjects --List of Figures --List of Tables --BibliographyCombining human interest stories with thought provoking analyses, Dr Evert Van de Poll paints the socio-cultural and religious picture of this exceptional continent: its population and cultural variety; past and present idea of 'we Europeans'; immigration, multiculturalism and the issue of (Muslim) integration; the construction of the EU and the concerns it raises; and the quest for the 'soul' of Europe. Special attention is paid to Christian and other roots of Europe; the mixed historical record of Christianity; vestiges of its past dominance; its place and influence in today's societies that are rapidly de-Christianising; and secularization as a European phenomenon. The author indicates specific challenges for Church development, mission and social service. In so doing, he outlines the contours of a contextualised communication of the Gospel.ChristianityEuropeEurope, Christianity, Missiology, European History.Christianity274Van de Poll Evert.938881MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910140171203321Europe and the gospel2116423UNINA