Transforming Mission

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Seldom does one come across a truly magisterial book. Transforming Mission, though, is such a one. Bosch examines the entire sweep of Christian tradition to show historically how five paradigms have encapsulated the Christian understanding of how God saves and what humán beings should do in response. With the considerable talents that make him the foremost theologian of Christian vocation and mission today, Bosch then outlines the key characteristics of an emerging "postmodern" paradigm dialectically linking salvation's transcendent and immanent dimensions. "This is a well-informed and courageous study of the theology of mission and the first to implement paradigm theory for the understanding of mission." -Hans Kürig "Dávid Bosch's work is a kind of Summa Missiologica. ... It will surely be the indispensable foundation for the teaching of missiology for many years to come.,, - Lesslie Newbigin "The most comprehensive and thorough study of the Christian mission done in this... Tovább

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Seldom does one come across a truly magisterial book. Transforming Mission, though, is such a one. Bosch examines the entire sweep of Christian tradition to show historically how five paradigms have encapsulated the Christian understanding of how God saves and what humán beings should do in response. With the considerable talents that make him the foremost theologian of Christian vocation and mission today, Bosch then outlines the key characteristics of an emerging "postmodern" paradigm dialectically linking salvation's transcendent and immanent dimensions. "This is a well-informed and courageous study of the theology of mission and the first to implement paradigm theory for the understanding of mission." -Hans Kürig "Dávid Bosch's work is a kind of Summa Missiologica. ... It will surely be the indispensable foundation for the teaching of missiology for many years to come.,, - Lesslie Newbigin "The most comprehensive and thorough study of the Christian mission done in this generation, if not this century." -Alan Neely "Unquestionably stands out as the most comprehensive and enlightened work on mission models studied across Christian traditions and mission history." - Louis Luzbetak, SVD Dávid J. Bosch, killed in a car accident in 1992, was professor and head of the department of missiology at the University of South Africa. Cover design: Alicia Grant Vissza