Key Theological and Missiological Documents

John Paul-II Redemptoris Missio

Documents of Vatican II Decree on the Church's Missionary Activity, December 7, 1965, Ad gentes

Documents of Vatican II Declaration on the relation of the church to non-christian religions October 28, 1965 , Nostra Aetate

WCC, Guidelines on Dialogue with People of Living Faiths and Ideologies (1979); Ecumenical considerations for dialogue and relations with people of other religions.

Lausanne Covenant, 1975

Paul VI Apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Nuntiandi

Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Education for Dialogue: a Duty for Christians and Muslims Message for the End of Ramadan - ‘Id Al-Fitr 1421 A.H./2000 A.D

Key Texts

Allen, Roland. Missionary Methods St Paul's or ours? (several editions available)

Bevans, Stephen B  and Roger Schroeder, Constants in Context. A theology of mission for today, Orbis, 2004.

Bliese, Richard H. et al, eds. Dictionary of Mission : Theology, History, Perspectives, American Society of Missiology Series ; No. 24. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1997.

Bosch, David Jacobus. Transforming Mission : Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission, American Society of Missiology Series ; No. 16. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1991.

Jenkins, Philip. The next Christendom, the coming of global Christianity, OUP, 2002.

Kirk, J. Andrew. What Is Mission? Theological Explorations. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1999.

Köstenberger, Andreas J., and Peter Thomas O'Brien. Salvation to the Ends of the Earth : A Biblical Theology of Mission. Leicester, England, Downers Grove, Ill.: Apollos ; InterVarsity Press, 2001.

Moreau, A Scott, Gary R Corwin and Gary B McGee, Introducing World Missions, Baker, 2004 (includes CD of Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions)

Moreau, A. Scott, Harold A. Netland, Charles Edward van Engen, and David Burnett. Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions, Baker Reference Library. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2000.

Scherer, James A., and Stephen B. Bevans, eds. New Directions in Mission and Evangelization 1. Basic Statements 1974-1991. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1992.

Scherer, James A., and Stephen B. Bevans, eds. New Directions in Mission and Evangelization 2. Theological Foundations. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1992.

Scherer, James A., and Stephen B. Bevans, eds. New Directions in Mission and Evangelization 3. Faith and Culture. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1999.
 

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Online Articles:

• 'As the Father has sent me, I am sending you': J.E. Lesslie Newbigin's missionary ecclesiology' / Michael W. Goheen (whole thesis in pdf by chapter or in a 4 meg file)
• Edmund Chia, FSC New Way of Being Church in Asia.
• David Bosch, International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Jan. 99, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p. 26-32
• Jacques Matthey "Luke 4:16-30 The Spirit's Mission Manifesto
  Jesus' Hermeneutics - and Luke's Editorial"
• Dr. Charles H. Kraft Contextualisation Theory in Euro-American Missiology
• S.M. Michael, S.V.D. Christianity and Culture - Authentic in Dialogue: Beyond Relativism and Ethnocentrism
• Scott Moreau Missions / Intercultural Studies Bibliographies Wheaton College.
• Frans Wijsen Intercultural Theology and the Mission of the Church.
• Willowbank Report Lausanne Theology and Education Group, 1978.

Other Links:

• Articles from Missionalia, Journal of the South African Missiological Society.
• Deepsite Trust Core Articles
• Gospel and Our Culture Network (UK)
• Gospel and Our Culture network (USA): http://www.gocn.org
• DeepSight Trust: an Initiative for Religion and Cultures: http://www.deepsight.org
• Database of Lesslie Newbigin's writing:  http://www.newbigin.net
• Ecumenical Acronyms (Who is the CTBI????)
• FindArticles.com
• Gospel and Culture Introductory Articles (DeepSight Trust)
• MisLinks Theology of Mission
• Religion Online
• http://roxborogh.com/missiology.htm
• http://roxborogh.com/mission.htm 
• Kim Dae Ryeong Missiology of Preaching Resources and Missiology Arcticles
• SEDOS (Service of Documentationand Study) (Articles in English, French, Spanish and Italian)

IAMS Conference, "The integrity of mission in the light of the Gospel"

(See also  http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/tabled_articles.htm )

Indigenous / Latin America

• Eleazar Lopez             La experiencia teologal indigena, Aporte a las Iglesias
                                        Indigenous Perspective from Latin America 
  (English translation will follow)

                http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/articles/fp/Eleazar_Lopez.pdf  

• Tito Paredes                Perspectives from Latin America

            http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/articles/fp/Tito_Paredes.pdf  

Africa

• Philomena Mwaura     Bearing Witness of the Spirit Among Africa’s Gospel Bearers

                Http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/articles/fp/Philomena_Mwaura.pdf

• Tite Tienou                   A Perspective from an African in Diaspora

                http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/articles/fp/Tite_Tienou.pdf 

Western

• Edith Bernard             LISTENING TO AND Bearing the witness of the Spirit
                                       With pictures (519 Kb)  l  Without pictures (119 Kb)

                http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/articles/fp/Edith_Bernard.pdf

• Parush Paruchev        Witness, Worship and Presence:
                                       On the Integrity of Mission in Contemporary Europe

                http://www.missionstudies.org/conference/articles/fp/Parush_Parushev.pdf

Structuring  Missiology

John Roxborogh Dimensions, Mission, Missiology

Global Christianity

Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom. The Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Jenkins, Philip. "After the Next Christendom." International Bulletin of Missionary Research 28, no. 1 (2004): 20-22.

Contextualisation and Syncretism

Greenfield, Sidney M., and A. F. Droogers. Reinventing Religions : Syncretism and Transformation in Africa and the Americas. Lanham, Md. ; Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.

Heideman, Eugene S. "Syncretism, Contextualization, Orthodoxy and Heresy." Missiology XXV, no. 1 (1997): 37-49.

Schineller, Peter. "Inculturation and Syncretism: What Is the Real Issue?" International Bulletin of Missionary Research 16, no. 2 (1992): 50-53.

Schreiter, Robert. "Defining Syncretism: An Interim Report." International Bulletin of Missionary Research 17, no. 2 (1993): 50-53.

Roxborogh, John. Thinking about syncretism

Hermeneutics

John Roxborogh, Mission and Interpretation

Worship and Mission

Bishop Kallistos Ware Orthodox Church