Unfamiliar Paths
Published on 16. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-1-326-01983-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book explains why some missionaries are being led to reject the missional models and many of the methodologies which are the most widely accepted by North American evangelical missionaries working in France.
The author demonstrates that the evangelical Protestant missionaries' witness for Christ in Western Europe is often ineffective because their governing missional paradigm and their ministry methods, working in conjunction, tend to project a separatist image and isolate them from those they wish to influence for Christ.
The author argues for the development of a missionary spirituality based upon the kenosis and an understanding of Christian unity based upon the perichoresis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
387 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-326-01983-9 (9781326019839)
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DAVID E. BJORK (MA, DEA, MDiv, PhD) travaille pour World Partners en collaboration avec Cooperative Studies (CS), une ONG nord-américaine qui promeut des collaborations entre les membres de la communauté internationale de l'enseignement supérieur. Il est professeur de Sciences religieuses, associé à l'Université de Yaoundé I. Il est également directeur du cycle doctoral des études interculturelles à la Faculté de Théologie Évangélique du Cameroun (FACTEC), et professeur de missiologie à la Faculté de Théologie Évangélique de Bangui (FATEB). Dr Bjork est auteur de nombreux articles et de deux livres intitulés : Unfamiliar Paths : The Challenge of Recognizing the Work of Christ in Strange Clothing, et As Pilgrims Progress : Learning How Christians Can Walk Hand in Hand When They Don't See Eye to Eye, co-écrit avec Stephen March. David et sa femme, Diane, vivent maintenant au Cameroun et continuent d'accompagner des individus dans le discipolat, comme ils le font depuis plus de quarante ans.