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

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

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Superior document:Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology
:
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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (329 pages)
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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.

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