Call to mission and perceptions of proselytism : a reader for a global conversation /
compiled and edited by John Baxter-Brown ; foreword by Larry Miller.
- Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, (c)2022.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 363 pages)
Mission and proselytism : themes and issues / Proselytism or evangelism? / Christian understandings of proselytism / John Baxter-Brown -- Cecil Stalnaker -- David A. Kerr -- Second Vatican Council -- Common witness and proselytism : a study document -- Stuttgard Consultation -- Orthodox Advisory Group to WCC/CWME -- Mission in Christ's way : your will be done -- Proselytism, sects, and pastoral challenges : Middle East Council of Churches -- The Balamand declaration : Uniatism, method of union of the past, and the present search for full communion -- The challenge of proselytism and the calling to common witness : a study document of the Joint Working Group -- Evangelization, proselytism, and common witness : the report from the fourth phase of the International Dialogue 1990-1997 between the Roman Caholic Church and some classical Pentecostal churches and leaders -- Towards common witness : a call to adopt responsible relationships in mission and to renounce proselytism -- Statement on religious liberty, evangelism, and proselytism -- Communicating the message : common witness/evangelism/proselytism -- Church, evangelization, and the bonds of koinonia : a report of the International Consultation between the Catholic Church and the World Evangelical Alliance (1993-2022) -- Proselytism policy statement : a paper from the Micah Network Disaster Management Working Group, South Asia -- Lausanne Movement documents -- Christian witness in a multi-religious world : recommendations for conduct -- Together towards life -- Orthodox perspectives -- Common declaration of His Holiness Francis and His Holiness Tawadros II Fishing in the neighbor's pond : mission and proselytism in Eastern Europe / Mission and proselytism : a Middle East perspective / -- David A. Kerr -- Mission and the issue of proselytism / Mission, evangelism, and proselytism in Christianity : mainline conceptions as reflected in church documents / Proselytism in a Central and Eastern European perspective / An Evangelical view of proselytism / Christian witness and proselytism : some initial thoughts after the Panorthodox Council / Miroslav Volf -- Cicil M. Robeck Jr. -- Joel A. Nichols -- Darrell Jackson -- Elmer Thiessen, Thomas Schirrmacher -- Petros Vassiliadis.
"Proselytism remains one of the most divisive issues in global Christianity, jeopardizing many ecumenical initiatives and projects. Almost all traditions accuse others of proselytism, but none readily confess to it, as one tradition's mission and evangelism is another's proselytism. This work brings together, for the first time, significant formal statements from Christian bodies and churches alongside articles from leading commentators in this hotly contested issue. It gives clergy, academics, and students a vital resource in understanding the perspectives of different traditions, and therefore the opportunity to study and understand viewpoints and opinions from competing perspectives. The volume originates in a process of work commissioned by the World Pentecostal Fellowship, the World Council of Churches, the World Evangelical Alliance, and the Roman Catholic Church, under the auspices of the Global Christian Forum. We discovered that there are no easy answers that resolve the tensions and debates about proselytism, but through listening and understanding different voices, new opportunities for establishing constructive relationships can and do emerge." --Publisher.