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The story of evangelism : a history of the witness to the Gospel / Robert G. Tuttle.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, c2006.Description: xv, 435 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0687352037 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 269/.209 22
LOC classification:
  • BV 2100 .T88 2006
Contents:
Period 1: in the beginning -- The broader context -- Abraham -- A transcendent/immanent God -- Period 2: pre-Christian evangelism -- Needed, a word from on high -- Hannah -- Faith in the promise to come -- Period New Testament evangelism -- Jesus Christ, the promise fulfilled -- The apostle Paul -- The movement spreads -- Period 4: the expanse -- The circus and the cross -- Monica -- Evangelization of an empire, and beyond -- Period 5: the decline -- The challenges -- Boniface -- The opportunities -- Period 6: ambivalence : one step back and two steps forward -- Conquest and crusades -- Francis of Assisi -- Signs of renewal -- Period 7: exploration, exploitation, and reform -- Reform in the midst of exploration and exploitation -- Theresa of Avila -- Exploration and exploitation in the midst of reform -- Period 8: concepts of evangelism gradually mature -- God in the shadows -- Philip Jakob Spencer -- Evangelism is getting organized -- Period 9: Christianity goes global? -- Revival and revolution -- John Wesley -- Revival as the work of the spirit -- Period 10: Christianity goes truly global -- A changing world -- Amanda Berry Smith -- The global vision -- Period 11: vigor amidst the storm -- The storm -- Toyohiko Kagawa -- The vigor -- Period 12: Christ and culture -- The "Third World" demands attention -- Mother Teresa -- Cross-cultural communication -- Period 13: what have we learned? -- September 11 -- Desmond Tutu -- The thin places.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Period 1: in the beginning -- The broader context -- Abraham -- A transcendent/immanent God -- Period 2: pre-Christian evangelism -- Needed, a word from on high -- Hannah -- Faith in the promise to come -- Period New Testament evangelism -- Jesus Christ, the promise fulfilled -- The apostle Paul -- The movement spreads -- Period 4: the expanse -- The circus and the cross -- Monica -- Evangelization of an empire, and beyond -- Period 5: the decline -- The challenges -- Boniface -- The opportunities -- Period 6: ambivalence : one step back and two steps forward -- Conquest and crusades -- Francis of Assisi -- Signs of renewal -- Period 7: exploration, exploitation, and reform -- Reform in the midst of exploration and exploitation -- Theresa of Avila -- Exploration and exploitation in the midst of reform -- Period 8: concepts of evangelism gradually mature -- God in the shadows -- Philip Jakob Spencer -- Evangelism is getting organized -- Period 9: Christianity goes global? -- Revival and revolution -- John Wesley -- Revival as the work of the spirit -- Period 10: Christianity goes truly global -- A changing world -- Amanda Berry Smith -- The global vision -- Period 11: vigor amidst the storm -- The storm -- Toyohiko Kagawa -- The vigor -- Period 12: Christ and culture -- The "Third World" demands attention -- Mother Teresa -- Cross-cultural communication -- Period 13: what have we learned? -- September 11 -- Desmond Tutu -- The thin places.