Sixteenth-Century Mission : : Explorations in Protestant and Roman Catholic Theology and Practice.

• Superior document: Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology
• Author: Gallagher, Robert L.
• TeilnehmendeR: Smither, Edward L.
• Place / Publishing House: Ashland : : Lexham Press,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (329 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction (Edward L. Smither) -- The Meaning of Mission -- Mission in Forgotten Places -- Part One: Lutheran, Reformed, and Anabaptist Mission -- Chapter 1: Correcting the Record: The Reformers on Evangelism and Missions (Ray Van Neste) -- A Negative Interpretation -- Warneck's Definition of Missions -- Warneck's Assessment of the Reformers' Theology -- Evaluation of the Reformers Themselves -- Mission within Christendom -- Luther (1483-1546) -- Martin Bucer (1491-1551) -- John Calvin (1509-1564) -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Trinity in a Woman's Soul: Recovering a Women's Spirituality for Mission in Jan Hus's Dcerka [the Daughter] (Michèle Miller Sigg) -- Vernacular Theology and Social Change in Fourteenth and Fifteenth Century Bohemia -- Devotio Moderna -- The Role of Bethlehem Chapel -- Introducing the Daughter -- Overview of the Text -- A Closer Look at the Text -- Lesson One -- Lesson Two -- Lesson Three -- Lesson Four -- Lesson Five -- Lesson Six -- Lesson Seven -- Lesson Eight -- Lesson Nine -- Lesson Ten -- Prophetic Spirituality as Framework and Application for Mission -- Faith as a Heart Relationship with Christ -- Disciplined and Active Spirituality that Emphasizes Orthopraxy -- Eschatological Disobedience and Suffering for Christ -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: The Wittenberg Connection in Scandinavia: The Catalyst of the Reformation within Historical Complexity (Robert L. Gallagher) -- Reformation Wittenberg: A Center of Missions Training -- The Wittenberg Connection in Denmark -- King Christian II: Progressive Despot -- King Frederik I: Rising Reformation Rumblings -- King Christian III: Completion of Lutheran Reformation -- Danish Lutheran Theology Aligns with Wittenberg.

The Wittenberg Connection in Sweden -- Spreading Wittenberg Theology -- Distribution of Reformation Literature -- Royal Political Intrigues -- The Wittenberg Connection in Finland -- Encounters with Luther's Reformation -- Influences of Wittenberg's Community -- Summary of Lutheran Mission Activity -- Cultural and Economic Ties -- Educational Training Centers -- Christian Humanism -- Committed Messengers -- Royal Sponsorship and Rejection of Catholicism -- Peasant Support and Rebellious Uprisings -- Information Distribution -- Theological Writings -- Bible Translations -- Church Articles and Orders -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: French Reformed Mission before Calvin 1515-1535 (Garry Austin) -- French Evangelical Mission before Luther -- A French Reform Movement Ignites (1520-1525) -- Royal Support for the Gospel Mission -- Arrests and Executions and the Furtherance of the Gospel -- Guillaume Farel and the Navarre Network -- Leadership and Literature Help the Gospel Influence Spread -- Continued Growth amid Persecution -- The Mission Spreads to the Provinces -- Progress in Paris -- Advances in Switzerland and the Affair of the Placards -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Calvin's Geneva: Missions as a Light to the World (Karin Spiecker Stetina) -- What Is Missions? -- The Word as the Source of Truth -- Geneva as a Bible and Missions Training Center -- Teaching and Preaching as Mission -- The Role of Sound Doctrine -- Fighting False Religion and Promoting True Religion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: French Reformed Mission in Colonial Brazil (Franklin Ferreira) -- Brazil as a Colony -- The European Discovery of Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro before the French -- The Protestant Reformation in France -- The Beginning of the Reformation in France -- The Heroic Period -- The French in Rio de Janeiro -- Preparations and Leaving.

Arrangements for the Trip -- Settlement and the Arrival of the Pastors of Geneva -- Martyrdom of the Huguenots -- The End of the Colony -- The Huguenot Testimony -- Mission to the French -- Mission to the Tupinambás Indians -- The Confession of Faith -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7: "That There Would Be One Flock under One Shepherd": Theodor Bibliander and the Role of Language for Missionary Work (Gregory J. Miller) -- Biographical Context -- De Ratione Communi Omnium Linguarum Et Literarum (on the Common Nature of All Languages and Letters) -- On the Common Nature of All Languages and Missions to Islam -- Bibliander's Understanding of the Common Ground among Religions from on the Common Nature of All Languages -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8: Characteristics of Anabaptist Mission in the Sixteenth Century (James R. Krabill) -- Sixteenth-Century Anabaptist Missiology: In Thought -- The Multi-dimensional Commonwealth of God -- Mission as Discipleship -- Mission Shaped by the Cross -- Peacemaking -- Mission from the Margins -- Mission in Community -- Sixteenth-Century Anabaptist Missiology: In Practice -- Setting Definable Goals -- Selecting Responsive Population Groups -- Applying Relevant Methods -- Preaching Pilgrims -- House Meetings -- Bible Reading and Lay Evangelism -- Persecution -- Sending Responsible Agents -- Measuring the Resulting Harvest -- The Contribution of Anabaptist Mission -- Menno Simons: The Gospel of Christ's Peace, the True Nature of God's Love -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9: The Augsburg "Missions Convention" of August 1527 and Early Anabaptist Outreach (Charles E. Self) -- The Context of August 1527 -- The Martyrs' Synod of Augsburg (August 20-24, 1527) -- Anabaptist Missionary Methods -- Aftermath of the Missions Convention -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part Two: Roman Catholic Mission.

Chapter 10: The Spiritual Exercises: Ignatian Spirituality in Sixteenth-Century Mission in China (Luisa J. Gallagher Stevens) -- Ignatius of Loyola -- Spiritual Exercises: At the Heart of Jesuit Education and Mission -- Twofold Purpose of the Jesuit Order: Education and Mission -- Jesuit Education -- Jesuit Approach to Mission -- Accommodation in China -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11: Accommodating Christianity to Confucian Culture: Matteo Ricci and the Early Jesuit Mission to China (1582-1610) (Alice T. Ott) -- Scholarly Evaluations of Ricci's Cultural Accommodation -- Jesuit Concept of Accommodation -- Ricci's Early Mission Method (1583-1595) -- Ricci's Mature Mission Method (1595-1610) -- Unexpected Outcomes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12: The Jesuit Mission to the Kingdom of Kongo (1548-1555) (John Thornton) -- The Kongo Catholic Church in 1548 -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13: Teresa of Avila and Mary Ward: Spirituality and Re-Imagining Mission (Amanda J. Kaminski) -- Teresa of Avila -- Mary Ward -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 14: Bartolomé de Las Casas: Defender of the Indians, Defender of the Word (Allen L. Yeh) -- Latin America's MESTIZO Context -- Experience: Bartolomé de Las Casas's Early Life -- Mission in the Iberian World -- Tradition: The Dominican Order -- Conversionism and Biblicism/Scripture: Las Casas's Rebirth -- Activism and Reason: Abolitionism -- Crucicentrism: Evangelism -- Criticisms of Las Casas -- Legacy of Las Casas: Evangelical Protestantism and Misión Integral -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 15: Sacrificial Labors of Colonization: Sixteenth-Century Franciscan Missions in Central Mexico and in La Florida (Viviana Díaz Balsera) -- Globalizing the Word of Christ in the Mexican Highlands -- Motolinía and the Politics of the Word -- Fervor for the Word.

Franciscan Philologists and Educators: The Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco -- Achievements and Failures -- Struggling in the Barren Lands of La Florida -- The Friars Minor Come to Stay -- The Guale Uprising of 1597 -- Franciscan Blood Bears Fruit -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 16: The Institutional Inner Logic of Sixteenth-Century Discalced Franciscan Missions (Rady Roldán-Figueroa) -- Pedro de Alcántara and the Discalced Franciscans -- The Organizational Inner Logic of Discalced Franciscan Missions -- The Missionary Reach of the Discalced Franciscans -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Subject Index.