Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: pt. 1 Historical paradigms of mission, 1. The early and eastern church, 2. The middle ages and Roman Catholic missions, 3. The Protestant reformation, 4. Mission in the wake of enlightenment-- pt. 2. Contemporary Paradigms of Mission, 5. Mission as the church-with-others, 6. Mission as Missio dei, 7. Mission as mediating salvation, 8. Mission as the quest for justice, 9. Mission as evangelization, 10. Mission as contextualization, 11. Mission as liberation, 12. Mission as inculturation, 13. Mission as common witness, 14. Mission as ministry by the whole people of God, 15. Mission as interfaith witness, 16. Mission as theology, 17. Mission as action in hope.