
Holistic Mission
An Historical and Theological Study of Its Development, 1966-2011
Hannes Wiher(Author)
Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft
Published on 1. April 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
99 pages
978-3-86269-245-3 (ISBN)
Description
For the last 50 years, one of the most important discussions in global evangelicalism has concerned the idea of holistic mission, which proposes the integration of verbal evangelism and social engagement within Christian mission. This book examines how key terms such as "evangelism" and "mission" have been understood in contemporary evangelical declarations from 1966 to 2011, in the Bible, and in the missiological debate. It adopts an in-depth approach to the historical, biblical and theological analysis. The main thesis is that the different conceptions of evangelism and mission in general, and that of holistic mission in particular, have their root in the worldview of the various theologians and Christian leaders preparing these statements. The book evaluates the missiological conceptions of evangelism and mission proposed in the various declarations in the light of the Bible, so as to derive a biblical understanding of evangelism and mission.
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Language
English
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-86269-245-3 (9783862692453)
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Author
Hannes Wiher holds doctorates in medicine (Ph.D., University of Bern, Switzerland) and theology (Ph.D. Potchefstroom University, South Africa). He spent more than twenty years in Guinea, West Africa, directing medical, educational, and agricultural projects. During the last twenty years he has been a professor of missiology at theological seminaries in Asia, Africa, and Europe, lately mostly in France and Francophone Africa. He is president of a network of evangelical missiologists in French-speaking Europe (REMEEF, https://missiologie.net).
ISNI: 0000 0000 4517 2632 GND: 1059753588
ISNI: 0000 0000 4517 2632 GND: 1059753588