Christian Conversion and Mission: A Brief Cultural History - (American Society of Missiology) by Andrew Walls (Paperback)

About the Book

"Traces the theme of conversion throughout the history of Christian missionary expansion"--

Book Synopsis

Edited with an Introduction by Mark R. Gornik

The final work of the renowned scholar of world Christianity offers a concise and illuminating exploration of key moments in the cultural history of Christianity, illustrating the underlying dynamism faith in new cultural contexts

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RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions

RELIGION / Christian Church / History

RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth

ANDREW F. WALLS

CHRISTIAN CONVERSION AND MISSION: A Brief Cultural History

Edited with an Introduction by Mark R. Gornik

American Society of Missiology, #68

ISBN 978-1-62698-617-6

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Cover design: Ponie Sheehan

Review Quotes

"This book encapsulates what many regard as Andrew Walls' central contribution to the diachronic Christian understanding of who we are and how we became that way: Christian conversion. Each of the eight chapters serves as one sparkling facet of a diamond unearthed through skillful excavation of the deepest and richest veins of the Christian story. If I were back in the classroom, this book would be required reading." --Jonathan Bonk, Research Professor of Mission, Boston University

"Andrew F. Walls 'converted' all of us by focusing his writings and lectures on conversion away from a phenomenon that historically had been associated with Western religious hegemony and imperialism, coercion, and demonization of cultures, to mean a process in which we literally submit to Christ all we are and all we have. These refreshing essays by Walls, ably edited by Mark Gornik, move the discourses on conversion to a new level that accommodates developments in Christianity as a non-Western religion." --Most Rev. Prof. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu Presiding Bishop, Methodist Church Ghana

About the Author

Andrew F. Walls (1928-2021) was a Scottish historian of mission, best known for his pioneering studies of the history of the African church.

Mark R. Gornik, director of City Seminary of New York, is co-editor of Understanding World Christianity: The Vision and Work of Andrew F. Walls.