Roland Allen a missionary life
Formation of an Anglican missionary -- Missionary experiences in China -- From systems to principles -- Allen's analysis of St Paul's missionary principles -- The World Dominion Movement and its evangelical mission -- Field worki in various countries -- Friends, family and African ministry...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Lutterworth Press
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Formation of an Anglican missionary -- Missionary experiences in China -- From systems to principles -- Allen's analysis of St Paul's missionary principles -- The World Dominion Movement and its evangelical mission -- Field worki in various countries -- Friends, family and African ministry -- Select sermons and teachings on the Old Testament. Roland Allen (1868-1947) is remembered as one of the foremost missionaries of the last century. Throughout his life, Allen travelled the world, following his vocation and building his missionary methods centred on a theology of indigenisation. From his early days as a Chaplain in China (during which Allen was forced to flee to the British Legation in Beijing), through to his continued mission to India, Canada and South Africa, he developed as man, missionary and theologian. The first of two volumes, Roland Allen: A Missionary Life is an intellectual biography which explores the people and ideas that influenced Allen while tracing the ways in which his missionary ecclesiology evolved during his life. Through extensive examination of unpublished archival papers, including lesser known letters and sermons, Steven Richard Rutt has uncovered the growth of a forthright, morally indefatigable churchman, who was also a loving family man with close and long-running friendships. Rutt unpacks Allen's Church-centred missionary ecclesiology and 'missiology of indigenisation', which were based on Allen's knowledge, gained from experience |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-174) and indexes |
| Beschreibung: | xix, 188 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780718894757 978-0-7188-9475-7 0718894758 0-7188-9475-8 |