To All Nations from All Nations: A History of the Christian Missionary Movement

The history of Christianity, the growth of the Church, is the history of its missionary efforts, its successes and failures.

Biographical Note:
Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi (Author)
Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Ph.D. is Professor of Global Christianities and Mission Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Justo L. Gonzalez (Author)
Justo L. Gonzalez has taught at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico and Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is the author of many books, including Church History: An Essential Guide and To All Nations From All Nations, both published by Abingdon Press. Justo L. Gonzalez es un ampliamente leido y respetado historiador y teologo. Es el autor de numerosas obras que incluyen tres volumenes de su Historia del Pensamiento Cristiano, la coleccion de Tres Meses en la Escuela de... (Mateo... Juan... Patmos... Prision... Espiritu), Breve Historia de las Doctrinas Cristianas y El ministerio de la palabra escrita, todas publicadas por Abingdon Press.

Marc Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:
Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- A. Missiology, Mission, and the History of Missions -- B. Church History and the History of Missions -- C. Pastoral Theology, the History of Missions, and the People of God -- D. The Structure of This History of the Missionary Movement -- Chapter 2. Bible, Mission, and the History of Missions -- A. The Use and Interpretation of the Bible throughout the History of Missions -- B. Translation and Interpretation -- C. The Old Testament and the Mission of the Church -- D. The New Testament and Theological Criteria for the Mission -- E. The Expansion of Christianity during the Period of the New Testament -- Chapter 3. Missions in Antiquity -- A. From the End of the New Testament to the Conversion of Constantine -- B. The Christian Empire and the Suppression of Paganism -- C. Christian Expansion beyond the Roman Empire -- D. General Considerations -- Chapter 4. Medieval Missions -- A. From the Germanic Invasions to the Advance of Islam -- B. From the British Missionary Thrust to the Crusades -- C. From the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century to the End of the Middle Ages -- D. General Considerations -- Chapter 5. Missions in the Early Modern Age -- A. Catholic Missions -- B. The Expansion of Orthodox Christianity -- C. Early Protestant Missions -- D. General Considerations -- Chapter 6. Missions in Late Modernity -- A. General Introduction -- B. The Roman Catholic Church -- C. Eastern Orthodoxy -- D. Protestantism -- E. General Considerations -- Chapter 7. Missions in the Far East and the South Pacific -- A. Missions in India -- B. Christianity in Ceylon -- C. Christianity in Southeast Asia -- D. Christianity in the Malay Archipelago -- E. Christianity in the Philippines -- F. Christianity in Japan and Korea -- G. Christianity in China -- H. Christianity in Australia and the Islands of the Pacific -- I. General Considerations -- Chapter 8. Missions and Witness in the Middle East and Muslim Majority Countries -- A. The Ancient Eastern Churches -- B. Catholic Missions -- C. Protestant Missions -- D. General Considerations -- Chapter 9. Missions in Sub-Saharan Africa -- A. The Orthodox Tawahedo Church of Ethiopia -- B. Protestant Missions in Sub-Saharan Africa -- C. Catholic Missions in Africa -- D. Christianity in Madagascar -- E. General Considerations -- Chapter 10. Missions in Latin America -- A. New Circumstances -- B. Christianity in the Southern Cone -- C. Christianity in the Andean Region -- D. Christianity in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela -- E. Christianity in Brazil -- F. Christianity in Mesoamerica -- G. Christianity in the Latin Caribbean -- H. General Considerations -- Chapter 11. From All the Nations: Mission in a Postmodern and Postcolonial World -- A. A Complex History with Lessons for the Future -- B. Can an Old Center of Christianity Be a New Mission Field? -- C. Christianity at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: Missionary Challenges -- For Further Reading -- Notes -- Index.

Publisher Marketing:
Sharing the Good News might be understood as the prime directive of the Church from its earliest times, but the Church soon discovered unforeseen obstacles and its own set of temptations, including its lust for power and domination. Although the gospel might be joyfully offered, it was not always received in the same spirit. And the Church was not always gracious with dissent and criticism. Even so, it continues to reach out to the least, the last, and the lost--attempting to bring them into the family of God. But for mission to be effective today, it must take advantage of indigenous resources and recognize its limitations as well as its gifts. This book broadly introduces prominent missionary practices and major historical figures using three perspectives. First, it takes into account the missionary activity proceeding from the margins rather than only discussing the center of theological and ecclesial activity. Second, it narrates the cross-cultural, cross-confessional, and cross-religious dynamics that characterize Christian missionary activity. And third, it emphasizes that much missionary activity is generated by national rather than international missionaries. The text concludes with a chapter on the postmodern and postcolonial world.

Contributor Bio:Cardoza-Orlandi, Carlos F
Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Ph.D. is Professor of Global Christianities and Mission Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Contributor Bio:Gonzalez, Justo L
Justo L. Gonzalez has taught at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico and Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is the author of many books, including Church History: An Essential Guide and To All Nations From All Nations, both published by Abingdon Press. Justo L. Gonzalez es un ampliamente leido y respetado historiador y teologo. Es el autor de numerosas obras que incluyen tres volumenes de su Historia del Pensamiento Cristiano, la coleccion de Tres Meses en la Escuela de... (Mateo... Juan... Patmos... Prision... Espiritu), Breve Historia de las Doctrinas Cristianas y El ministerio de la palabra escrita, todas publicadas por Abingdon Press.