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History of Christian Mission

EM002-512/712
Individual study

TBC

Level 5, Level 7

TBC

Every semester

Lecturer

Felix Chung

Overview

This subject gives an understanding of the expansion of the church from the apostolic age to the present day; the motives and methodologies involved in the churches’ missionary outreach are examined and evaluated; the continuing influence of previous missionary policy on the subsequent development of the churches’ missionary task is examined. There is also an opportunity for candidates to focus on the history of mission in particular areas.

METHOD

Directed reading and essay learning tasks

KEY TEXTS

  • Stephen Neill, A History of Christian Missions, 2nd edn (New York: Penguin, 1991).

ACT unit DESCRIPTIONS

Training for the Kingdom of Heaven

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