Gospel Witness through the Ages: A History of Evangelism - Softcover

Gustafson, David M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802877281 ISBN 13: 9780802877284

Publisher: Eerdmans, 2022

Synopsis

A definitive history of Christian evangelism—including noteworthy persons, movements, and methods from the past 

Christians have been sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with nonbelievers for two thousand years. Within this deep history is wisdom for today—including numerous models for understanding what evangelism is and how it should be done. 

In Gospel Witness through the Ages, David Gustafson introduces readers to evangelism’s noteworthy persons, movements, and methods from the entire scope of church history—including both examples to emulate and examples to avoid. With this thorough historical approach, Gustafson expands the reader’s conception of the evangelistic task and suggests new ways to shape our identity as gospel witnesses today through the influence of these earlier generations of Christians. 

With discussion questions for further reflection and primary sources from major evangelistic figures of the past, Gospel Witness through the Ages is the most definitive history of evangelism available—essential for understanding how Christians today can continue proclaiming the gospel to the whole world, as Christians have in every century past.

About this title

About the Author

 

David M. Gustafson is chair of the mission and evangelism department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is also the author of Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802877281
• ISBN 13: 9780802877284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464