Intercultural Theology Volume Two

<P><B>Christianity is not only a global but also an intercultural phenomenon.</B></P><P>In this second volume of his three-volume <I>Intercultural Theology</I> Henning Wrogemann turns to theologies of mission. Mission theologies he argues are found in a wide range of implicit as well as explicit forms from the practice of Christian presence by a Pakistani Christian among a marginalized people to the published deliberations of mission scholars in the West. The task of intercultural theology is to investigate and promote awareness of the variety of culture- and context-specific theologies of mission.</P><P>From Warneck to Bosch from Edinburgh to Lausanne to Busan Wrogemann provides an overview of the theological underpinnings rationalizations and visions for mission and its practice. Tracing developments across a range of Christian traditions movements themes and regions of the globe from Europe and North America to sub-Saharan Africa Wrogemann presents us with an array of mission theologies across the scope of the modern missionary movement. This rich conspectus is rounded out with the doxological dimension of mission and the varied facets of oikoumenism.</P><P>Masterful in its scope and detail this volume will richly inform the study of missiology and global Christianity. And it is essential reading for doing theology in a multicultural key. In a day when the church in the West struggles to understand and appreciate its missionary legacy and calling Wrogemann's work sparkles with its deeply informed insights and inspiring vision.</P><P>Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history theology and practice of Christian mission featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church academy and society.</P>