Bevans, Stephen B., 1944--

Prophetic dialogue : reflections on Christian mission today / Stephen B. Bevans and Roger P. Schroeder. - Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, 2011. - 194 p.; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: The Mission has a church: An invitation to the dance "We were gentle among you": Christian Mission as dialogue "I am not ashamed of the gospel": Mission as prophecy Mission in the twenty-first century: Prophetic dialogue and contextual theology Unraveling a "complex reality": six elements of mission Entering someone else's garden: Intercultural mission/ministry Letting go and speaking out: Prophetic dialogue and the spirituality of inculturation Table fellowship: Mission in the Areopagus of today A short history of the church's mission: Prophetic dialogue through the ages Church teaching, mission and prophetic dialogue: Ad Gentes, Evangelii Nuntiandi, Redemptoris Missio, and dialogue and proclamation

9781576759116


Catholic Church--Missions
Missions--Theory
Christianity and culture

BV 2183 / .B48 2011