{"product_id":"christianity-encountering-world-religions-the-practice-of-mission-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9780801026607","title":"Christianity Encountering World Religions  The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this major work, two world religion and mission experts present a new relational model for Christians interacting with people of other faiths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Context, Text, and Pre-Texts\u003cbr\u003e1. The Context of World Religion Today \u003cbr\u003e2. Text: What the Bible Says\u003cbr\u003e3. Pre-Texts: Theology and Personality\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: Practices: Beyond Competition and Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e4. Universality: Reaching Out to All, Including Christians\u003cbr\u003e5. Fellowship: Belonging Precedes Believing\u003cbr\u003e6. Localization: Focusing on Questions and Concerns of the Local Community\u003cbr\u003e7. Commitment: Holding Ideas with Conviction; Acting Decisively on Those Ideas; Not Letting Those Ideas Be Divisive\u003cbr\u003e8. Freedom: Honoring the Principle of Religious Choice as Free and Uncoerced\u003cbr\u003e9. Effectiveness: Allowing the Context to Determine the Form of Witness\u003cbr\u003e10. Consistency: Striving for Consistency between Methods and Goals\u003cbr\u003e11. Variety: Communicating the Gospel in Many Forms, Verbal and Nonverbal\u003cbr\u003e12. Respect: Not Disparaging Others in Order to Champion Your Own; Not Disparaging Your Own in Order to Respect Others\u003cbr\u003e13. Charity: Loving Those to Whom We Witness\u003cbr\u003e14. Missional Ecumenicity: Practicing Mission as the Joint Project of the Church, Not an Occasion for Competition\u003cbr\u003e15. Jesus, Mission Innovator: Jesus' Model of Giftive Mission\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: Method: How Do We Do It?\u003cbr\u003e16. The Spiral of Knowledge Acquisition: Learning about New Cultures and New Religions\u003cbr\u003e17. Experiencing: The Influence of Our Personal Histories\u003cbr\u003e18. Bracketing: Putting Convictions on Hold\u003cbr\u003e19. Encountering: Learning from a New Culture and Religion\u003cbr\u003e20. Evaluating: Appraising the New Culture and Religion from Our Christian Point of View\u003cbr\u003e21. Integrating: Reshaping Our Own Views and Mission Practices    Part 4: Giftive Mission\u003cbr\u003e22. Metaphors for Mission\u003cbr\u003e23. The Four Gifts\u003cbr\u003e24. Giftive Mission\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Biblical Inter-Religious Encounters\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Inter-Religious Encounter Mode Instrument\u003cbr\u003eReference List\u003cbr\u003eScripture Index\u003cbr\u003eSubject Index","brand":"Baker Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527600578903,"sku":"9780801026607","price":27.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801026607.jpg?v=1731868494","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/christianity-encountering-world-religions-the-practice-of-mission-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9780801026607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}