The Edinburgh 1910 World Missionary Conference was the most famous missions conference in modern church history. A century later; five conferences on five continents displayed the landscape of global mission at the dawn of the third millennium: Tokyo 2010; Edinburgh 2010; Cape Town 2010; 2010Boston; and CLADE V (San José; 2012). These five events provide a window into the state of world Christianity and contemporary missiology. Missiologist Allen Yeh; the only person to attend all five conferences; chronicles the recent history of world mission through the lenses of these landmark events. He assesses the legacy of Edinburgh 1910 and the development of world Christianity in the following century. Whereas Edinburgh 1910 symbolized Christendom's mission "from the West to the rest;" the conferences of 2010-12 demonstrate the new realities of polycentric and polydirectional mission―from everyone to everywhere. Yeh's accounts of the conferences highlight the crucial missiological issues of our era: evangelism; frontier missions; ecumenism; unengaged and post-Christian populations; reconciliation; postmodernities; contextualization; postcolonialism; migration; and more. What emerges is a portrait of a contemporary global Christian mission that encompasses every continent; embodying good news for all nations.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Campolo's Very Best: A Must for the Election YearBy Gail DavidsonTony Campolo has been writing prophetically about Christianity and politics for more than 20 years. This one is his very best. Believing that; indeed; the red letters (words of Jesus) in the Bible ARE more important than the black letters; Campolo poses the question of what it might mean if we really lived the way Jesus taught us. This book is revolutionary and changed the way I think about my relationship with God and my actions as a Christian EVERY DAY. Campolo is passionate about his love for Jesus and his love for his country. This book describes how he thinks we might love one another on a national and global scale.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The setting of the discussions may be outdated but the ...By Marilyn ReedThe setting of the discussions may be outdated but the issues and principles are totally relevant. If you haven't read anything by Tony Campolo before; you don't know what you're missing. This is very inspiring; showing us the way to navigate an increasingly polarized political climate in a way that is honoring Biblical teaching.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A great read...By SandieExcellent read and so well written. I try to use the learning in everyday living although a little dated now; it still holds essential guidelines for the Christian life. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
