Evangelical Missiological Society

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Volume 12: The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions

Volume 12: The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions Edited by Mike Barnett, Michael Pocock Is Jesus really the only way? What is unique about Christ and missions? How can a new understanding of Jesus Christ bridge the gap between modern positivism and post-modern relativism? Can we learn...

Volume 10: Between Past and Future: Evangelical Mission Entering the Twenty-First Century

Volume 10: Between Past and Future: Evangelical Mission Entering the Twenty-First Century Edited by Jonathan J. Bonk This volume traces its origins to the 2001 annual meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society with the theme of “Lessons in Mission from the Twentieth Century.” The papers from...

Volume 11: Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the 21st Century

Volume 11: Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the 21st Century Edited by Craig Ott and J. D. Payne “This volume is not a set of textbook answers on how to witness to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and people with other religions based on simple formulas. It is the wrestlings, affirmations...

Volume 9: Caring for the Harvest Force in the New Millennium

Volume 9: Caring for the Harvest Force in the New Millennium Edited by Tom A. Steffen, F. Douglas Pennoyer This volume continues the EMS Series with selected presentations from the November 2000 annual meeting. Caring for the Harvest Force in the New Millennium presents the theological foundations...

Volume 8: Working Together with God to Shape the New Millennium: Opportunities and Limitations

Volume 8: Working Together with God to Shape the New Millennium: Opportunities and Limitations Edited by Gary Corwin, Kenneth B. Mulholland This collection of presentations from the 1999 IFMA/EFMA/EMS Triennial Conference explores the incredibly ambitious purpose and challenging task of Working...

Volume 7: Teaching Them Obedience in All Things: Equipping for the 21st Century

Volume 7: Teaching Them Obedience in All Things: Equipping for the 21st Century Edited by Edgar J. Elliston The seventh installment in the EMS series provides presentations originally given at meetings held in November 1998. Topics include the biblical and missiological foundations for training...

Volume 6: Reaching the Resistant: Barriers and Bridges for Mission

Volume 6: Reaching the Resistant: Barriers and Bridges for Mission Edited by J. Dudley Woodberry The lands where Muslims, Jews, and Christians have encountered each other are littered with the ruins of fortresses. Each faith community built barriers to keep out the enemies of their faith. The...

Volume 5: The Holy Spirit and Mission Dynamics

Volume 5: The Holy Spirit and Mission Dynamics Edited by C. Douglas McConnell Over the past decade, there have been few forums in which the controversial subject of this book could be openly discussed. During the 1994 and 1996 annual conferences of the Evangelical Missiological Society this subject...

Volume 4: Missiology and the Social Sciences: Contributions, Cautions and Conclusions

Volume 4: Missiology and the Social Sciences: Contributions, Cautions and Conclusions Edited by Edward Rommen, Gary Corwin Experts in various branches of social science address the reader, explaining the scope and limitations of their discipline in the science of missiology. Find the balance between...

Volume 3: Spiritual Power and Missions: Raising the Issues

Volume 3: Spiritual Power and Missions: Raising the Issues Edited by Edward Rommen In this book, three missiologists (Priest, Campbell, and Mullen) wrestle with the issue of spiritual power. The first two chapters deal with spiritual warfare while the third chapter affirms the role of prayer and the...