03233nam 2200697 450 991079659610332120230320043757.09781467449670(electronic book)1467449679(electronic book)9780802874986(paperback)(CKB)3840000000330208(MiAaPQ)EBC5220058(EXLCZ)99384000000033020820180210h20182018 ky 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdacontentrdamediardacarrierParticipating in God's mission[electronic resource] a theological missiology for the church in America /Craig Van Gelder and Dwight J. ZscheileGrand Rapids, Michigan :William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,2018.©2018.1 online resource (290 pages) illustrations, tablesThe Gospel and our culture0-8028-7498-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction --PART 1: DEFINING THE CHALLENGE1. Why a theological missiology for the United States? --2. Developing a missiological approach to the Church in the United States --PART 2: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE3. The Colonial experience, 1600s to 1780s --4. The expanding frontier, 1790s to 1870s --5. The Church in the city, 1880s to early 1940s --6. The suburban success, mid-1940s to mid-1970s --7. Late-modern success strategies, mid-1970s to early 2000s --PART 3: ENGAGING THE CHALLENGE8. A missiological interpretation of the contemporary cultural environment --9. Participating in the triune God's mission --10. Church organization and leadership formation for a new missionary age --11. Conclusion: Toward a faithful future --Appendix: Ecumenical and evangelical mission conferences of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."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.The Gospel and our cultureMissionsMission of the churchMissionsUnited StatesMissions.Mission of the church.Missions266Van Gelder Craig1534482Zscheile Dwight J.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796596103321Participating in God's mission3782112UNINA