Constants in Context

by Bevans, Stephen B.

• ISBN13: 9781570755170
• ISBN10: 1570755175
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Author Biography

Roger P. Schroeder is associate professor of missiology at Catholic Theological Union.

Table of Contents

Maps	x
Historical-Theological Theme Summary Tables	x
Foreword by Justo L. González	xi
Preface to the ASM Series	xv
Preface	xvi
Acknowledgments	xviii
Abbreviations	xxi
Introduction	1	(6)
What This Book Is About	1	(1)
How This Book Is Structured	2	(2)
What the Reader Should Know	4	(3)
PART I CONSTANTS IN CONTEXT: BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
Introduction to Part I	7	(66)
1. "Missionary by Its Very Nature"	10	(22)
Context and the Church's Mission
The Acts of the Apostles: The Church Emerging in Mission	10	(1)
Stage One: Before Pentecost	14	(1)
Stage Two: Pentecost	16	(1)
Stage Three: Stephen	18	(1)
Stage Four: Samaria and the Ethiopian Eunuch	21	(1)
Stage Five: Cornelius and His Household	23	(1)
Stage Six: Antioch	25	(1)
Stage Seven: The Mission to the Gentiles	27	(3)
Conclusion	30	(2)
2. "You Are Witnesses of These Things"	32	(41)
Constants in the Church's Mission
Six Constants of Mission, Three Types of Theology	35	(1)
Type A Theology: Mission as Saving Souls and Extending the Church	36	(1)
Type B Theology: Mission as Discovery of the Truth	49	(1)
Type C Theology: Mission as Commitment to Liberation and Transformation	61	(11)
Conclusion	72	(1)
PART II CONSTANTS IN CONTEXT: HISTORICAL MODELS OF MISSION
Introduction to Part II	73	(208)
3. Mission in the Early Church (100-301)	74	(25)
Individual Christians in a Variety of Situations
The Eastward Expansion of Christianity	75	(4)
Mission in the East	79	(1)
Mission within the Roman Empire	80	(1)
The Social-Political Context	80	(1)
The Religious Context	81	(1)
The Institutional Context	82	(1)
Models of Mission	83	(1)
Secondary Models: Evangelists, Bishops, Apologists, Teachers and Martyrs	83	(1)
The Primary Model: Baptism as a Call to Mission	86	(1)
Women and Mission	89	(3)
Constants in the Context of the Early Church	92	(5)
Implications for the Theology of Mission Today	97	(2)
4. Mission and the Monastic Movement (313-907)	99	(38)
From Constantine to the Decline of the T'ang Dynasty
The Mission of the East Syrian Church	100	(1)
The Social-Political Context	100	(1)
The Religious Context	101	(1)
The Institutional Context	102	(1)
Models of Mission	103	(1)
Christianity in India	103	(1)
The First Christian Mission to China	105	(1)
Early Islam and Christianity in Asia	108	(5)
The Mission of the African Church	113	(2)
The Mission of the Churches of the Latin West and Greek East	115	(1)
The Social-Political Context	115	(1)
The Religious Context	116	(1)
The Institutional Context	117	(2)
Models of Mission	119	(1)
Beginnings of Monasticism in the Roman Empire	119	(1)
Irish Monasticism	120	(1)
Benedictine Monasticism	122	(1)
Anglo-Saxon Monasticism	124	(1)
Mass Conversions	125	(1)
The Byzantine Mission	126	(3)
Constants in the Context of the Early Medieval Period	129	(5)
Implications for the Theology of Mission Today	134	(3)
5. Mission and the Mendicant Movement (1000-1453)	137	(34)
Crusades, Preachers, Nuns and Mongolian Christianity
The Mission of the Churches of the Latin West and Greek East	138	(1)
The Social-Political Context	138	(1)
The Religious Context	139	(1)
The Institutional Context	140	(1)
Models of Mission	141	(1)
Francis of Assisi	142	(1)
Francis and Islam	143	(1)
Clare of Assisi	144	(1)
The Beguine Movement	146	(1)
The Third Order of Franciscan Women	148	(1)
The First Order of Francis	149	(1)
Franciscans and Mission	150	(1)
Dominic of Caleruega	153	(1)
Dominican Women and Laity	154	(1)
Catherine of Siena	155	(1)
Dominicans and Mission	156	(1)
The Mendicant Model of Mission	158	(1)
The Byzantine Mission	160	(1)
The Mission of the East Syrian Church	160	(4)
Constants in the Context of the Later Medieval Period	164	(4)
Implications for the Theology of Mission Today	168	(3)
6. Mission in the Age of Discovery (1492-1773)	171	(35)
Conquistadors, Prophets and Gurus
The Mission of the Churches of the West	172	(1)
The Social-Political Context	172	(1)
The Religious Context	173	(1)
The Institutional Context	174	(1)
Models of Mission of the Catholic Church in the Americas	174	(1)
The Prophetic Model of Bartolome de Las Casas	176	(1)
The Convento Model	177	(1)
The Jesuit Reductions Model	179	(1)
French Mission Approaches	181	(2)
Models of Mission of the Catholic Church in Asia	183	(1)
Francis Xavier	184	(1)
Alessandro Valignano	186	(1)
Matteo Ricci	187	(1)
Robert de Nobili	189	(1)
Alexandre de Rhodes	190	(1)
The Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith	191	(1)
The Rites Controversy and the Decline in Missionary Activity	192	(3)
Models of Mission within Protestantism	195	(2)
Constants in the Context of the Age of Discovery	197	(6)
Implications for the Theology of Mission Today	203	(3)
7. Mission in the Age of Progress (1792-1914)	206	(33)
Civilizers, Evangelizers and Volunteer Societies
The Mission of the Churches of the West	207	(1)
The Social-Political Context	207	(1)
The Religious Context	208	(1)
The Institutional Context	208	(1)
Models of Mission within Protestantism	209	(1)
The Society Model and William Carey	210	(1)
Henry Venn, Samuel Ajayi Crowther and David Livingstone	213	(1)
Imperialism, Faith Missions, Student Movements and the Social Gospel	214	(1)
Women in Mission	218	(1)
The World Missionary Conference of Edinburgh	220	(1)
Models of Mission of the Catholic Church	221	(1)
Anne-Marie Javouhey, Francois Libermann and Rose Duchesne	223	(1)
Charles Lavigerie, Daniel Comboni and Katherine Drexel	224	(3)
Models of Mission of the Orthodox Church	227	(1)
Constants in the Context of the Age of Progress	228	(8)
Implications for the Theology of Mission Today	236	(3)
8. Mission in the Twentieth Century (1919-1991)	239	(42)
The Emergence of World Christianity
The Twentieth-Century World	240	(1)
The Social-Political Context	240	(1)
The Religious Context	242	(1)
The Institutional Context	243	(1)
Models of Mission in the Catholic Church: Certainty, Ferment, Crisis and Rebirth	244	(1)
Certainty: From Maximum Illud to the Second Vatican Council	244	(1)
Ferment: Second Vatican Council	249	(1)
Crisis: The Decade after the Council	251	(1)
Rebirth: Evangelii Nuntiandi to Dialogue and Proclamation	253	(2)
The International Missionary Council in Protestantism	255	(1)
German and Anglo-Saxon Missionary Activity	256	(1)
Mission, Other Religions and Church Unity	257	(1)
Mission as Presence and Dialogue	259	(1)
Evangelical and Conciliar Protestants in Mission	260	(1)
Evangelical Mission as Proclamation and Church Growth	260	(1)
Conciliar Mission as Wholeness, Pluralism and Enlightenment	262	(2)
Models of Mission of the Orthodox Church: Presence, Proclamation and Ecumenism	264	(1)
New Models of Church and Mission	265	(1)
African Initiated Churches and Mission	265	(1)
Other Indigenous Church Movements	268	(1)
Pentecostalism and Mission	272	(3)
Constants in the Context of the Twentieth Century	275	(4)
Implications for the Theology of Mission Today	279	(2)
PART III CONSTANTS IN CONTEXT: A THEOLOGY OF MISSION FOR TODAY
Introduction to Part III	281	(24)
From the Twentieth Century to the Twenty-First Century in Mission	281	(2)
Three Models of Mission in the Late Twentieth Century	283	(1)
A Theology of Mission for Today: Mission as Prophetic Dialogue	284	(2)
9. Mission as Participation in the Mission of the Triune God (Missio Dei)	286	(19)
Ad Gentes and Documents of the Orthodox Churches	286	(3)
Ad Gentes	286	(2)
Documents of the Orthodox Churches	288	(1)
Theologians and Missiologists	289	(6)
Missio Dei and the Six Constants of Mission	295	(8)
Conclusion	303	(2)
10. Mission as Liberating Service of the Reign of God	305	(18)
Evangelii Nuntiandi and the Documents of the World Council of Churches	305	(5)
Evangelii Nuntiandi	305	(2)
Documents of the World Council of Churches	307	(3)
Theologians and Missiologists	310	(7)
The Reign of God and the Six Constants of Mission	317	(4)
Conclusion	321	(2)
11. Mission as Proclamation of Jesus Christ as Universal Savior	323	(25)
Redemptoris Missio and the Documents of the Evangelical and Pentecostal Churches	323	(7)
Redemptoris Missio	323	(2)
Evangelical Documents	325	(2)
Pentecostal Documents	327	(3)
Theologians and Missiologists	330	(10)
Christocentrism and the Six Constants of Mission	340	(6)
Conclusion	346	(2)
12. Mission as Prophetic Dialogue	348	(48)
Witness and Proclamation as Prophetic Dialogue	352	(9)
Witness	353	(4)
Proclamation	357	(4)
Liturgy, Prayer and Contemplation as Prophetic Dialogue	361	(8)
Liturgy	362	(4)
Prayer and Contemplation	366	(3)
Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation as Prophetic Dialogue	369	(9)
Justice	369	(4)
Peace	373	(2)
Integrity of Creation	375	(3)
Interreligious Dialogue as Prophetic Dialogue	378	(7)
Inculturation as Prophetic Dialogue	385	(4)
Reconciliation as Prophetic Dialogue	389	(5)
Conclusion	394	(2)
Concluding Reflections: On Being Constant in Today's Context	396	(3)
Notes	399	(68)
Index	467