Christianity Encountering World Religions

The Practice of Mission in the Twenty-first Century

by Terry Muck and Frances S. Adeney

Any book which explores Christianity Encountering World Religions has got to be welcome. This book of that title explores the concept that both ‘the other’ and ‘‘mission’ are ‘gifts’. It is a refreshing read with fresh thinking. The only problem I had with it was that I thought it tried to be too clever with too much detail about Christian leaders and illustrations which did not fit the flow of the text. However, this excellent narrative emphasizes that mission grows out of experience; it is ‘two directional’, and our own convictions need to be ‘put on hold’ as we listen and learn from those we try to reach. This is a study book which absorbs the writing of many scholars around the world, together with the ‘mission as gift’ metaphor from the Old as well as New Testament. This leads to clear advice and guidance that will help many searching for an authentic relational model of mission for interacting with people of other faiths today.



Reviewer: Jim Currin   (09/09/09)

Paperback
Price: £14.99
Publisher:Baker Academic imprint of Baker Publishing distributed by Lion Hudson
Published:2009
ISBN:978-0-801-02660-7