Christian mission is no longer a matter of missionaries from the West going to the rest of the world. Rather, the growth of Christianity in Latin America, Africa and parts of Asia is eclipsing that of the Western church. In the third millennium of the Christian era, Christian mission is truly global, with missionaries from all places going to all peoples. Veteran missiologist Samuel Escobar presents this introduction to Christian mission today. He explores the new realities of our globalized world and assesses the context of a changing mission field that is simultaneously secular and syncretistic. He also sets forth a thoroughly biblical theology of missions, considering how God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are at work around the world, with implications for how Christians are to go about the task of global mission.

The New Global Mission: The Gospel from Everywhere to Everyone (Christian Doctrine in Global Perspective)

Religion & Spirituality

Escobar, Samuel

Christian Books & Bibles

IVP Academic

Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. Starting with the first Spanish influence and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic and Protestant thought of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, In Search of Christ in Latin America culminates in an important description of the work of the Latin American Theological Fraternity (FTL). Escobar chronologically traces the journey of Latin American Christology and describes the milestones along the way toward a rich understanding of the spiritual reality and powerful message of Jesus. IVP Academic is pleased to release this important work, originally published in Spanish as En busca de Cristo en América Latina, for the first time in English. 
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<li>Offers theological, historical, and cultural analysis of Latin American understandings of Christ</li>
<li>Discusses the sixteenth-century Spanish Christ, popular religiosity, and developed theological reflection</li>
<li>Covers the full spectrum of theological traditions in Latin America</li>
<li>Examines the figure of Jesus Christ in the context of Latin American culture of the twentieth century</li>
<li>Places liberation theology within its social and revolutionary context</li>
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In Search of Christ in Latin America: From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior

History

Padilla, C. René

Americas

In this small but significant volume, Samuel Escobar reflects on his pilgrimage in mission from a Peruvian Baptist perspective and presents pen-portraits of personalities who embody the life and inheritance of Baptist mission in different parts of the world. Reflecting on his experience as a young person in a new denomination, begun in the early twentieth century by foreign missionaries, and then as an international mission worker himself, he draws lessons for mission practice and theology which are valuable for mission practitioners in all denominations today.

People in Mission: An Autobiographical Reflection (Global Voices: Latin America)

Fortress Press

Samuel Escobar is one of the most thoughtful, stimulating, and influential missiologists in the contemporary world. He has made outstanding contributions within the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), the Lausanne Movement, and theological institutions on three continents. His voice is rooted in Scripture, was shaped in Latin America, and is stimulated and sharpened by engagement in the student world. This anthology introduces us to Escobar's significant contributions in the fields of culture and mission, mission in Latin America, theological and missiological education, and integral mission. It is an indispensable companion for anyone interested in these major areas of reflection and praxis.

Samuel Escobar: An Anthology: Collected Essays on Mission, Culture and Theology (Global Voices: Latin America)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. In Search of Christ in Latin America examines the figure of Jesus Christ in the context of Latin American culture, starting with the first Spanish influence in the sixteenth century and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic and Protestant thought of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, culminating in an important description of the work of the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana (FTL). Escobar provides theological, historical, and cultural analysis of Latin American understandings of Christ and places liberation theology within its social and revolutionary context. This book is an important step toward a rich understanding of the spiritual reality and powerful message of Jesus.

World

Langham Global Library

Mission is the responsibility of a global church. The heart of "mission" is the drive to cross geographical, cultural and social barriers in order to share the good news of Jesus Christ with all peoples. Drawing on his involvement in missionary work over many years, Samuel Escobar explores how the church spreads the Christian faith. God's word forms the foundation for his reflections, while he uses insights from theological and historical studies as well as from the social sciences to gain a clearer understanding of the church's missionary calling. His stimulating and challenging analysis contributes significantly to a global evangelical dialogue on mission today and in the future. SAMUEL ESCOBAR, a native of Peru and a leading Latin American theologian, was one of the key participants in the International Congress on World Evangelization at Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1974. He is Professor Emeritus of Missiology at Palmer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, USA and teaches Contemporary Theology at Facultad Protestante de Teologia UEBE in Madrid, Spain. He has previously served as president of the United Bible Societies and the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. The Langham Global Library provides inter-cultural exposition and application of the Christian faith, within the framework of the Cape Town Commitment, by authors from the international evangelical community.

A Time for Mission: The Challenge for Global Christianity (Global Christian Library)

'La gratitud es un don de Dios que nos lleva a tomar parte en lo que el Espíritu Santo está haciendo en el mundo: que Cristo sea conocido y que los seres humanos sean transformados a su semejanza.' Samuel Escobar Ir hacia 'el otro' con el mensaje de Jesucristo, invitar a otros al gran banquete de Jesús es lo que da sentido y dirección al cuerpo de Cristo. Este libro es una introducción al estudio de la misión cristiana entendiendo que en el siglo XXI la misión se ha convertido en la responsabilidad compartida de una iglesia global. El autor ofrece una visión panorámica de los desafíos que se plantean y algunos de los recursos disponibles al obedecer los imperativos misioneros del evangelio. Explora la realidad de cómo la iglesia propaga la fe cristiana, examinando los hechos misioneros desde la perspectiva de las ciencias bíblicas, la teología, la historia y las ciencias sociales.

Cómo Comprender La Misión (Spanish Edition)

Certeza Unida

Esta obra recoge los aportes de trece especialistas del campo de la Psicología Pastoral en América Latina y el Caribe, y contiene un amplio panorama teórico-práctico expresado en trece temáticas que ayudarán a pastores y pastoras, a líderes eclesiales, a iglesias y a instituciones de formación teológica en su espiritualidad, pastoral y misión.

En busca de Cristo en América Latina (Spanish Edition)

Ediciones Kairos

Changing Tides: Latin America and World Mission Today, Updated and Revised Second Edition (Global Voices: Latin America)

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The New Global Mission: The Gospel from Everywhere to Everyone (Christian Doctrine in Global Perspective)

In Search of Christ in Latin America: From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior

People in Mission: An Autobiographical Reflection (Global Voices: Latin America)

Samuel Escobar: An Anthology: Collected Essays on Mission, Culture and Theology (Global Voices: Latin America)

In Search of Christ in Latin America: From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior

A Time for Mission: The Challenge for Global Christianity (Global Christian Library)

Cómo Comprender La Misión (Spanish Edition)

En busca de Cristo en América Latina (Spanish Edition)

Changing Tides: Latin America and World Mission Today, Updated and Revised Second Edition (Global Voices: Latin America)