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A Theology of Mission
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Challenges and Opportunities in Northeast Asia
Gaylan Kent Mathiesen
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Encounters with Christianity Series
Those called to proclaim the gospel in Northeast Asia face a seemingly impregnable wall of culture that is highly resistant to their message. The author tackles the question of why the great outlay of human and material resources over the centuries has not produced a greater receptivity to the gospel. He seeks answers in the theological categories of missio Dei, ecclesia Dei, and regnum Dei. Biblical, doctrinal, and theological considerations as well as church history and reformation history inform this study. “Where does mission originate? What is God’s intent for the church? As God comes into the world in love, what does his coming look like? Where does one find God’s presence and how does one discern and build on that presence?” These important questions for the articulation of mission are the foci of this book.
Gaylan Mathiesen is Professor of Mission and Evangelism at Lutheran Brethren Seminary in Fergus Falls, MN, USA. He has also taught at Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN, Trinity Bible College, Kursk, Russia, and Japan Lutheran Brethren Seminary, Sendai, Japan.
Mathiesen spends his time volunteering on numerous committees and leading discussions on world missions. He is a member of the Evangelical Missiological Society, American Society of Missiology, and Association of Professors of Mission.
Mathiesen has a Ph.D. from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, as well as degrees from Lutheran Brethren Seminary, Fergus Falls, MN and Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN. He attended the Japan Missionary Language Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Encounters in World Christianity Series is published in partnership with Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN) with funds from the Global Mission Institute and the Justice and Christian Community Program.
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ISBN:
1932688269
224
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6 x 9
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Perfectbound
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