For Christians from New Testament times on, the Bible has almost everywhere been a translated Bible. For eighteen centuries it was normally translated into new languages by native speakers, but with the beginning of the nineteenth century and the modern missionary movement came a burst of missionary translation around the world. As missionary churches were established and as societies worldwide were affected by the gospel, people studied the translations, preached from them, and recounted stories to their children. In many societies these translations were the foundation for Christian...

Following Jesus in mission is at the heart of Christian discipleship. It is not an option for the specialized few, but for all Christians.Six writers with broad mission experience examine current trends in missiology and call the church to renewal in missions. Wilbert R. Shenk, editor. Number 12 in the Mennonite Missionary Study Series.

Description: Subversive Spirituality links the practice and study of Christian spirituality with Christian mission. It develops a twofold thesis: grace, spiritual disciplines, and mission practices are inseparably linked in the mission of Jesus, of the early church, and of several historical renewal movements, as well as in a contemporary field research sample; and amidst the collapse of space and time evidenced by our culture's increasingly hurried pace of life, more time and space are needed for regular solitary and communal spiritual practices in church, mission, and leadership structures...

Description: This study is the first comprehensive history of the impact of the modern missionary movement on the understanding of and work toward Christian unity. It tells stories from all branches of the church: Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant in its many types (conciliar, evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent). Part 1, ""Historical,"" highlights the contribution of modern missions to Christian unity, from William Carey and his antecedents and peers to present-day missions. Part 2, ""Ten Models of Unity,"" takes an inductive approach to history, asking not ""how should...

Contributors:
Philip Yuen-Sang Leung
Mathias Mundadan
Gerald J. Pillay
Lamin Sanneh
Andrew F. Walls

""Enlarging the Story is an eye-opening collection of essays by first-rate scholars, who, all in their different ways, remind us that a very great deal of Christian history happened outside Europe and North America. This challenging book is essential reading for anyone interested in tracing the global development of Christianity through the centuries.""
--Philip Jenkins, author, The Next Christendom

Wilbert R. Shenk is Senior Professor of Mission History and Contemporary Culture, School...

The need to train Christian missionaries was an afterthought of the Protestant missionary movement in the early nineteenth century. The Basel Missionary Training Institute (BMTI) was the first school designed solely for the purpose of preparing European missionaries for ministry in non-European lands. Pitfalls of Trained Incapacity explores the various sociological and historical factors that influenced the BMTI ""community of practice"" and how the outcomes affected the work of the Basel Mission in Ghana in its initial phase. It shows that the integral training of the BMTI resulted in...