Witnessing to Christ in a Pluralistic World: Christian Mission among Other Faiths (Regnum Edinburgh 2010)

Synopsis

The Relationship Of Christain Faith And Mission To Other Living Faiths Is A Core Issue In Contemporary Mission. In A World Where Plurality Of Faiths Is Increasingly Becoming A Norm Of Life, Insights On The Theology Of Religious Plurality Are Needed To Strengthen Our Understanding Of Our Own Faith And The Faith Of Others ... As Part Of The Study Process, Position Papers And Case Studies Were Invited From A Wide Range Of Contributors Representing Various Theological Positions, Confessional Traditions And Denominational Bodies. The Position Papers Are Reflections On The Theme By Scholars Belonging To Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Protestant-conciliar, Protestant-evangelical, Pentecostal, And Seventh-day Adventist Churches. Among The Case Studies Are Articles On Christian Mission Among Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, New Religious Movements And Folk Or Primal Religions.--back Cover. Protestant Perspectives / Hans Ucko, Harold Netland -- Roman Catholic Perspectives / Antony Kalliath, Carmelo Dotolo -- Orthodox Church's Perspectives / Petros Vassiliadis, Nikos Dimitriadis, Niki Papageorgiou -- Pentecostal Perspectives / Julie Ma -- Adventist Perspectives / Ganoune Diop -- Evangelism And Politics / Alister Mcgrath -- Theologies Of Religion / Veli-matti Kärkkäinen -- Mission Among Muslims / John Azumah, Charles Amjad-ali, David Greenlee -- Mission Among Hindus / Pramod Aghamkar, K.p. Aleaz, H.l. Richard -- Mission Among Buddhists / Notto Thelle, Lai Pan-chiu -- Mission And New Religious Movements / Ole S. Madsen -- Mission And Judaism / Matt Friedmann, Kai Kjær-hansen -- Mission And Primal Religions / Marcello Vargas, Jeannie Leblanc Lowe, Terry Leblanc. Edited By Lalsangkima Pachuau And Knud Jørgensen. Previously Published By Regnum. This Ed. Published By Wipf And Stock Publishers By Arrangement With Regnum Books International. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [239]-263) And Index.