The Study of Evangelism: Exploring a Missional Practice of the Church

Christians and communities of faith today are rediscovering evangelism as an essential aspect of the church's mission. Many of the resulting books in the marketplace, however, have a hands-on orientation, often lacking serious theological engagement and reflection. Bucking that how-to trend,The Study of Evangelism offers thirty groundbreaking essays that plumb the depths of the biblical and theological heritage of the church with reference to evangelistic practice. Helpfully organized into six categories, these broad, diverse writings lay a solid scholarly foundation for meaningful dialogue about the church's practice of evangelism.

Paul W. Chicolte is professor of historical theology andWesleyan studies at Ashland Theological Seminary, Ohio.

Laceye C. Warner is executive vice dean and associateprofessor of the practice of evangelism and Methodiststudies at Duke Divinity School, North Carolina.