Horizons of Mission (New Church's Teaching Series)

by Titus Presler

In this volume of The New Church's Teaching Series, Titus Presler offers a fresh vision of mission in the multicultural environment of a global community. Arguing that Christian mission expresses God's longing to embrace humanity in love, Presler explores how gospel understandings are being reshaped by Christians in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Christianity's new centers of gravity. He explores the scriptural basis of mission, historical and contemporary Anglican approaches to mission, the encounter with other religions, and the interaction of gospel and culture. His ten principles for mission in the twenty-first century will help parishes and dioceses to engage in world mission as companions in mutuality.

As with each book in The New Church's Teaching Series, recommended resources for further reading and questions for discussion are included.

Genres: Religion, Theology

223 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Joshua Booher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewing series as a whole: This was a good series. It helped shaped the way I think about the Episcopal Church. It has greatly improved my ability to mentor an EfM group. However, my take was that a lot of the books duplicated the same ground and did not necessarily cover the ground they were supposed to cove based on their title and descriptions. Overall, they were helpful, though.

[Mary Kay]

One of the better books of this series. Titus Presler addresses the past errors and presumptions of missionary efforts. He guides the readers to an understsnding of Christian mission for todays world.