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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism
Eminent biblical scholar, Francis J. Moloney, SDB, explores the
teaching on mission found in the letters of St Paul, the Gospels of
Mark and Matthew, Luke-Acts, and the Gospel of John, showing how
each inspired author provides unique yet complementary insights
into the mission entrusted to the followers of Jesus-a mission ad
intra (to the community) and ad Gentes (to the wider world).
Verbally sharing the gospel is only part of evangelism, asserts
author David Gustafson. We must also live out the good news, both
as individuals and as communities. In this book Gustafson expertly
lays out the foundations of and approaches to evange-lism that are
crucial for the church today. In light of our increasingly
post-Christian Western contexts, Gustafson offers a
mission-oriented ecclesiology that moves from missional theory to
practices of missional engagement. Introduc-ing "God's human drama"
as a way to explain the gospel within God's redemptive story, he
outlines specific ways for pastors and church leaders to shape a
"gospeling" culture within their congre-gations. Gustafson's
biblical, theological, historical, cultural, and practical approach
will make this book an ideal text for evangelical pastors,
professors, students, and Christian leaders.
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Champions of the Cherokees is the story of two extraordinary
Northern Baptist missionaries, father and son, who lived with the
Cherokee Indians from 1821 to 1876. Told largely in the words of
these outspoken and compassionate men, this is also a narrative of
the Cherokees' sufferings at the hands of the United States
government and white frontier dwellers. In addition, it is an
analysis of the complexity of interracial relations in the United
States, for the Cherokees adopted the white man's custom of black
chattel slavery. This fascinating biography reveals the unusual
extent to which Evan and John B. Jones challenged prevailing
federal Indian policies: unlike most other missionaries, they
supported the Indians' right to retain their own identity and
national autonomy. William McLoughlin vividly describes the "trail
of tears" over which the Cherokees and Evan Jones traveled eight
hundred miles through the dead of winter--from Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee, and North Carolina to a new home in Oklahoma. He
examines the difficulties that Jones encountered when, alone among
all the missionaries, he expelled Cherokee slaveholders from his
mission churches. This book depicts the Joneses' experiences during
the Civil War, including their chaplaincy of two Cherokee regiments
who fought with the Northern side. Finally, McLoughlin tells how
these "champions of the Cherokees" were adopted into the Cherokee
nation and helped them fight detribalization. Originally published
in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest
print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton
University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of
these important books while presenting them in durable paperback
and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is
to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in
the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press
since its founding in 1905.
"Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you
are. . . . You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have
the eyes to see." --Mother Teresa Lifelong educator Mary Poplin,
after experiencing a newfound awakening to faith, sent a letter to
Calcutta asking if she could visit Mother Teresa and volunteer with
the Missionaries of Charity. She received a response saying, "You
are welcome to share in our works of love for the poorest of the
poor." So in the spring of 1996, Poplin spent two months in
Calcutta as a volunteer. There she observed Mother Teresa's life of
work and service to the poor, participating in the community's
commitments to simplicity and mercy. Mother Teresa's unabashedly
religious work stands in countercultural contrast to the
limitations of our secular age. Poplin's journey gives us an inside
glimpse into one of the most influential lives of the twentieth
century and the lessons Mother Teresa continues to offer. Upon
Poplin's return, she soon discovered that God was calling her to
serve the university world with the same kind of holistic service
with which Mother Teresa served Calcutta. Not everyone can go to
Calcutta. But all of us can find our own meaningful work and
service. Come and answer the call to findyour Calcutta
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