Mission from the Perspective of the Other: Drawing Together on Holy Ground

Noble, Tim

ISBN 10: 1532650485 / ISBN 13: 9781532650482

Published by Pickwick Publications, 2018

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pp. 218.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mission from the Perspective of the Other: Drawing Together on Holy Ground
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532650485
• ISBN 13: 9781532650482
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Christian mission involves God, the missionary, and the other, the recipient of mission. This book argues for the centrality of this other in the practice of mission. The other as child of God is presented, not as an empty vessel waiting to be filled, but as the one who draws near to the missionary. Both are sent by God, and together they enter into the journey towards God. Drawing on Scripture, contemporary missiology, and phenomenology, the book argues for the importance of this often neglected other and demonstrates through historical case studies involving Saint Ignatius of Loyola, William Carey, and Saint Innocent of Alaska that the recognition of the gift of the other has always been present in Christian mission and can continue to inspire.

About the Author

Tim Noble is Associate Professor of Missiology in the Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University in Prague. He is the author of The Poor in Liberation Theology (2014) and numerous articles on mission, liberation theology, and theology and culture.