The urban face of mission :

Conn M. Harvie

The urban face of mission : ministering the Gospel in a diverse and changing world / Harvie M. Conn and others ; edited by Manuel Ortiz and Susan S. Baker. - Phillipsburg, N.J. : P&R Pub., c2002. - vi, 375 p. : map ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-356) and indexes.

Introduction / Manuel Ortiz with William S. Barker and Samuel T. Logan, Jr.--
ch. 1. Mission, missions, theology, and theological education / Harvie M. Conn --
Part I. The city's role in mission --
ch. 2. Urbanization and evangelism : a global view / Raymond J. Bakke --
ch. 3. The church and the city / Manuel Ortiz --
ch. 4. The social sciences : tools for urban ministry / Susan S. Baker --
Part II. The challenges of globalization --
ch. 5. Missions and the doing of theology / Paul G. Hiebert, Tite TiƩnou --
ch. 6. New patterns for interdependence in mission / Samuel Escobar --
ch. 7. Diversity in mission and theology / William A. Dyrness --
ch. 8. Generational appropriateness in contextualization / Charles H. Kraft --
Part III. Social issues and how to address them --
ch. 9. The church and justice in crisis / Clinton E. Stockwell --
ch. 10. Doing the word : Biblical holism and urban ministry / Mark R. Gornik --
ch. 11. Jesus' words to the Canaanite woman : another perspective / John S. Leonard --
Part IV. Leadership development to meet new challenges --
ch. 12. Getting David out of Saul's armor / Roger S. Greenway --
ch. 13. Seminaries : time for a change? / Edna C. Greenway --
ch. 14. An inquiry into urban theological education / Glenn B. Smith --
Part V. God's message to the nations --
ch. 15. African theology from the perspective of honor and shame / Andrew M. Mbuvi --
ch. 16. The power of the Gospel in Korea (1882-1912) / Sung-Il Steve Park.

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City missions.
Missions--Theory.

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