Synopsis: In November 2010, three hundred faculty, students, and
others interested in Christian mission gathered in Boston to
consider how the world, the global church, and Christian missions
have changed since the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh in
1910 and to reflect on the three previous centennial conferences
(Tokyo 2010 in May, Edinburgh 2010 in June, and Cape Town 2010 in
October). Participants at "2010Boston" were not delegates from
churches and mission agencies, but were students and scholars of
various aspects of world Christianity representing the
Anglican/Episcopal, Evangelical, mainline Protestant, Orthodox, and
Roman Catholic traditions. This conference volume consists of nine
keynote messages, five student presentations, three reports from
the other conferences, and additional materials from or about
2010Boston. The keynote messages address the history of mission
(especially in and from Boston) and the current global context for
mission, and suggest modes for future Christian engagement with the
world and one another. Student papers address such conference
themes as unity in mission, mission and postcolonialism, and
discipleship in context. The closing chapter surveys the
conference's eight themes and summarizes the outcomes of the
2010Boston process. Endorsements: "This fascinating record of one
of the leading events marking the centenary of Edinburgh 1910 deals
with key issues for mission studies and world Christianity today.
Ecclesially diverse and gender balanced, it also weaves together
both local (Boston) interest with input from around the globe.
There are some excellent papers on the history and theology of
mission, and the relative space given to the voices of
students--who are also practitioners--is particularly welcome."
--Kirsteen Kim, Professor of Theology and World Christianity, Leeds
Trinity University College, UK "Comprehensive and forward-looking,
this book is an important resource for theological faculty and
students, church leaders, and people in the pews interested in the
future direction of Christian mission and world Christianity.
Ecumenical and pluriphonic, each chapter offers new insights and
adds richness to the whole. I highly recommend it." Kwok Pui-lan,
author of Postcolonial Imagination and Feminist Theology "This
volume represents a worthy, thought-provoking commemoration of
Edinburgh 1910. The emphasis on student participation at Boston
2010 is particularly significant. Many of the students at Edinburgh
went on to become leaders of the twentieth century church. One can
only hope that the many students who participated in this
conference will do the same for our own century." --Stephen Bevans,
Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD, Professor of Mission and Culture at
Catholic Theological Union, Chicago Author Biography: Todd M.
Johnson is Associate Professor of Global Christianity at
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA. He is
coeditor of the Atlas of Global Christianity (2009). Rodney L.
Petersen is Executive Director of the Boston Theological Institute
(BTI), moving to the Boston area from Switzerland in 1990. He is
coeditor of The Antioch Agenda: Essays on the Restorative Church in
Honor of Orlando E. Costas (2007). Gina A. Bellofatto is a research
assistant at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She was the Senior Editorial
Assistant for the Atlas of Global Christianity (2009). Travis L.
Myers is a ThD candidate in missiology (Boston University School of
Theology and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary). He is a former
faculty member of the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary.
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