The State of Missiology Today - (Missiological Engagements) by Charles E Van Engen (Paperback)

About the Book

The 2015 Missiology Lectures at Fuller Theological Seminary marked the fiftieth anniversary of the School of Intercultural Studies. The papers from that conference explore the developments and transformations in the study and practice of mission, as contributors chart the current shape of mission studies and its prospects in the twenty-first century.

Book Synopsis

Mission is constantly innovating.

As contexts change, so too does the work of the church. Today, in the face of a rapidly changing world and a growing global church, the task of mission must continue to innovate in unexpected ways.The State of Missiology Today explores the developments and transformations in the study and practice of mission. Looking both backwards--especially over the first half-century of Fuller Theological Seminary's School of Intercultural Studies--and forwards, the contributors to this volume chart the current shape of mission studies and its prospects in the twenty-first century.

This Missiological Engagements volume features contributions by

• J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
• John Azumah
• Pascal Bazzell
• Stephen Bevans
• Jayakumar Christian
• Pablo A. Deiros
• Sarita D. Gallagher
• Anne-Marie Kool
• Moonjang Lee
• Wonsuk Ma
• Gary L. McIntosh
• Mary Motte, FMM
• Terry Muck
• Shawn B. Redford
• Scott W. Sunquist

Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.

Review Quotes

"The State of Missiology Today captures the presentations given on the fiftieth anniversary of Fuller Seminary's School of Intercultural Studies. Both well-known and emerging missiologists from around the world and across ecclesiastical communities met to honor and critique the past and anticipate the future of innovations in global mission. Beginning with Charles Van Engen's introduction, noting ten missiological innovations that have been connected to Fuller, and ending with Scott Sunquist's eight trends in mission to guide us into the future, the chapters in between are loaded with deep insights, relevant perspectives, and practical applications. Bravo! for a great book that will surely become a lasting landmark in missiology."

About the Author

Charles E. Van Engen (PhD, Free University of Amsterdam) is the Arthur F. Glasser Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology of Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary and has taught in the School of Intercultural Studies since 1988. His wide-ranging publications include God's Missionary People, Mission-on-the-Way: Issues in Mission and You Are My Witnesses: Drawing from Your Spiritual Journey to Evangelize Your Neighbors.