Sorrow and blood : Christian mission in contexts of suffering, persecution, and martyrdom /

Taylor, William David.

Sorrow and blood : Christian mission in contexts of suffering, persecution, and martyrdom / [print] Sorrow & Blood William D. Taylor, Antonia van der Meer, Reg Reimer. - Pasadena, California : William Carey Library, (c)2012. - xxiii, 529 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Columbia International University Faculty Author

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1 - Building the foundation A global survey / Christoph Sauer and Thomas Schirrmacher Reflections on mission in the context of suffering / Beram Kumar Christian responses to suffering, persecution, and martyrdom The demographics of martyrdom / Todd M. Johnson A response to the high counts of Christian martyrs per year Redefining persecution Persecution, martyrdom, and mission Reg Reamer Thomas Schirrmacher Charles L. Tieszen Daid Tai-Woong Lee Part 2 - Reflections from scripture and theology Deliver us from evil From Genesis to Revelation A biblical theology of persecution and discipleship The prosperity gospel Reflections on the prosperity gospel In the context of world evangelism The teaching of Jesus on suffering in mission Biblical teaching on suffering and perseverance in Paul and Peter The problem of evil and suffering God's plan of perseverance and suffering in the book of Revelation Rose Dowsett Wolfgang Haede Glenn Penner Grant LeMarquand Femi B. Adeleye Marvin Newell Antonia van der Meer Margaretha N. Adiwardana Isaiah M. Dau Margaretha N. Adiwardana Part 3 - Reflections from history and case studies Picturing the persecuted church in the art of the early Christian catacombs From Asia Minor to contemporary Turkey How saintly should biographies be? / Miriam Adeney An inductive approach to understanding persecution in the Middle East Suffering and persecution in the Middle East The first Christian martyrs of Japan Tsarist Russia and the Soviet and Post-Soviet Union Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union Post-communist Perestroika Russia The modern secular West Angola Brazilian missionaries Training our missionaries to die The Rwandan martyrs of ethnic ideology The Rwanda martyrs God and Red Caesar China Sri Lanka India Graham Staines (1941-1999) / Abhijit Nayak Vietnam Surviving Evin Prison The Korean hostage incident The refugee highway partnership Suffering in mission among the poor in India Kelley Magill Carlos Madrigal Andrew Edward A pastor from Egypt How Chuang Chua Mark R. Elliott Johannes Reimer Eugene Bakhmutsky Janet Epp Buckingham Antonia van der Meer Antonia van der Meer Reuben Ezemadu Antoine Rutayisire Celestin Musekura Xiqiu "Bob" Fu Wright Doyle Godfrey Yogarajah and Roshini Wickremesinhe Richard Howell Reg Reamer Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh,interiew by Sam Yeghnazar David Tai Woong Lee and Steve Sang-Cheol Moon Heidi Schoedel Iris Paul Part 4 - Preparation, support, and restoration A pastoral theology of suffering in mission Global dialogue summary Missionary training Preparing church and mission agencies Preparing both the local church and our missionaries: global north Preparing both the local church and our missionaries: global south Preparing a mission agency Missionary families A story of missionary martyrs' children Code of best practices Best practices for foreign teams visiting the persecuted church Guidelines for crisis management and prevention Policy recommendations Best practices for ministry to and with the persecuted church What do we learn from the persecuted? / Ronald R. Boyd-Macmillan Human rights and persecution Advocating for the persecuted Reflections on theology, strategy, and engagement Jesus Christ's comfort and healing for traumatic wounds Counseling victims of human induced trauma A review of "Healing the Wounds of Trauma" / Patricia Miersma The place and function of academics The place and function of research Antonia van der Meer Pastors, mission pastors, agency and network leaders ; Rob Brynjolfson Stephen Panya Baba Paul Estabrooks Paulo Moreira Filho with Marcos Amado S. Kent Parks Laura Mae Gardner Dave Thompson Voice of the Martyrs Canada National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka Global Connections, in association with the Global Mission Network Crisis Consulting International The Religious Liberty Partnership Thomas Schirrmacher and Thomas K. Johnson Reg Reamer Chris Seiple ; Kyle Miller Patricia Miersma Christof Sauer and Thomas Schirrmacher Steve Sang-Cheol Moon Part 5 - Final themes Prayer without ceasing A call / Faith J. H. McDonnell A service of thoughtful prayer for the persecuted church Approaching the final door of our journey Mindy Belz Yonne Christine Deacutis Taylor William D. Taylor, Antonia van der Meer, and Reg Reamer.

This book is the product of the Mission Commission's global missiology task force and a worldwide team of committed colleagues and writers. Some 62 writers from 23 nations have collaborated to generate this unique global resource and anthology. Ajith Fernando of Sri Lanka and Christopher Wright of the UK each wrote prefaces to the book This latest WEA volume has the potential of profoundly shaping our approach to mission in today's challenging and increasingly dangerous world. https://www.amazon.com/Sorrow-Blood-Christian-Persecution-Globalization/dp/087808472X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780878084722&qid=1565724110&s=books&sr=1-1



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Missions.
Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Persecution.
Martyrdom--Christianity.


Missiology.

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