LEADER 03593nam 2200589 450 001 996214392803316 005 20221206182621.0 024 7 $a10.2478/9788376560380 035 $a(CKB)2670000000497785 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001326127 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11765503 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001326127 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11517189 035 $a(PQKB)10258650 035 $a(DE-B1597)212070 035 $a(OCoLC)1013955446 035 $a(OCoLC)859958571 035 $a(DE-B1597)9788376560380 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1249975 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1249975 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11054981 035 $a(OCoLC)939262642 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000497785 100 $a20150531h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEurope and the gospel $epast influences, current developments, mission challenges /$fEvert Van De Poll 210 1$aLondon, England :$cVersita, Versita Limited,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource 225 0 $aVersita Discipline: Theology, Religious Studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a83-7656-037-9 311 0 $a83-7656-038-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tEndorsements --$tPreface --$tIntroduction: Ambiguity and paradox --$tChapter 1 Look at Europe --$tChapter 2 Cross over Europe --$tChapter 3 The idea of 'Europe' --$tChapter 4 Contemporary ideas of 'Europe' --$tChapter 5 The 'construction of Europe' --$tChapter 6 A time to remember, a time to build --$tChapter 7 National and European identities --$tChapter 8 Mobility, migration and widening horizons --$tChapter 9 Multiculturality and the issue of integration --$tChapter 10 Muslims in Europe - facts and fears --$tChapter 11 Concerns and prospects - a soul for Europe --$tChapter 12 Roots of European cultures --$tChapter 13 Heritage of European Christianity --$tChapter 14 The mixed balance of history --$tChapter 15 In what ways is Europe post-Christian? --$tChapter 16 Barriers for the Gospel, confidence in God --$tChapter 17 How Christian is Europe today? --$tIndex of names and subjects --$tList of Figures --$tList of Tables --$tBibliography 330 $aCombining 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. 606 $aChristianity$zEurope 610 $aEurope, Christianity, Missiology, European History. 615 0$aChristianity 676 $a274 700 $aVan de Poll$b Evert.$0938881 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996214392803316 996 $aEurope and the gospel$92116423 997 $aUNISA