Gospel Versus Gospel: Mission and the Mennonite Church, 1863-1944Schlabach describes and interprets the involvement of the Mennonite Church in mission from 1863 to 1944. Included is information on the theological and sociological changes that took place within the Mennonite church during this time period. Readers see the growth and application of the mission idea and of missionary concepts. Ultimately it raises questions of what version of the gospel Christians ought to be preaching. |
Contents
Introduction by Wilbert R Shenk9 | 9 |
New Drumbeats19 | 19 |
Whose Mission?54 | 54 |
The Urge to Make Institutions83 | 83 |
Orthodoxy and Evangelism | 109 |
Teaching the All Things I148 | 148 |
Teaching the All Things II167 | 167 |
Helping Gospel Take Root195 | 195 |
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Gospel Versus Gospel: Mission and the Mennonite Church, 1863-1944 Theron Schlabach No preview available - 1999 |
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