Christianity encountering world religions : the practice of mission in the twenty-first century Terry Muck, Frances Adeney [Text]

Machine generated contents note: Pt. 1 Context, Text, and Pre-texts 1.Context: The World of Religion Today 2.Text: What the Bible Says 3.Pre-texts: Theology and Personality Pt. 2 Practices: Beyond Competition and Cooperation 4.Universality: Reaching Out to All, Including Christians 5.Fellowship: Belonging Precedes Believing 6.Localization: Focusing on Questions and Concerns of the Local Community 7.Commitment: Holding Ideas with Conviction; Acting Decisively on Those Ideas; Not Letting Those Ideas Be Divisive 8.Freedom: Honoring the Principle of Religious Choice 9.Effectiveness: Allowing the Context to Determine the Form of Witness 10.Consistency: Striving for Consistency between Methods and Goals 11.Variety: Communicating the Gospel in Many Forms 12.Respect: Not Disparaging Others in Order to Champion Your Own; Not Disparaging Your Own in Order to Respect Others 13.Charity: Loving Those to Whom We Witness Contents note continued: 14.Missional Ecumenicity: Practicing Mission as the Joint Project of the Church 15.Jesus, Mission Innovator: Jesus's Model of Giftive Mission Pt. 3 Method: How Do We Do It? 16.The Spiral of Knowledge Acquisition: Learning about New Cultures and New Religions 17.Experiencing: The Influence of Our Personal Histories 18.Bracketing: Putting Convictions on Hold 19.Encountering: Learning from a New Culture and Religion 20.Evaluating: Appraising the New Culture and Religion from a Christian Viewpoint 21.Integrating: Reshaping Our Own Views and Mission Practices Pt. 4 Giftive Mission 22.Metaphors for Mission 23.The Four Gifts 24.Giftive Mission Appendix.Biblical Interreligious Encounters.