{"product_id":"understanding-christian-mission-participation-in-suffering-and-glory-paperback","title":"Understanding Christian Mission: Participation in Suffering and Glory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott W. Sunquist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2014 Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of Ten Outstanding Books of 2013 for Mission Studies, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Bulletin of Mission Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis comprehensive introduction helps students, pastors, and mission committees understand contemporary Christian mission historically, biblically, and theologically. Scott Sunquist, a respected scholar and teacher of world Christianity, recovers missiological thinking from the early church for the twenty-first century. He traces the mission of the church throughout history in order to address the global church and offers a constructive theology and practice for missionary work today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunquist views spirituality as the foundation for all mission involvement, for mission practice springs from spiritual formation. He highlights the Holy Spirit in the work of mission and emphasizes its trinitarian nature. Sunquist explores mission from a primarily theological--rather than sociological--perspective, showing that the whole of Christian theology depends on and feeds into mission. Throughout the book, he presents Christian mission as our participation in the suffering and glory of Jesus Christ for the redemption of the nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Sunquist has produced a rarity in this book, which combines breadth of theological scope with depth of learning and life in equal measure. This wonderful compendium brings together deep biblical reflection, the wisdom of Christian ages past, and the experience of a lifetime lived in mission. This is a book to savor, ponder, and return to again and again.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eChristopher J. H. Wright\u003c\/b\u003e, Langham Partnership; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mission of God \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Mission of God's People\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a clearly written, wonderfully ecumenical introduction to missiology and, indeed, mission theology. Its value lies in conceiving missiology as deeply theological and spiritual, not simply as tips and strategies for more successful evangelism. We often speak of the importance of the \u003ci\u003emissio Dei\u003c\/i\u003e for an adequate understanding of mission. In this volume Scott Sunquist helps us understand this trinitarian perspective more deeply.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eStephen Bevans, SVD\u003c\/b\u003e, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No mere pragmatic missiology, Scott Sunquist's book is replete with theology. This book shows us that we are steeped in suffering and in glory both across time and in today's global and urban challenges. What a high calling.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMiriam Adeney\u003c\/b\u003e, Seattle Pacific University and Regent College; author of \u003ci\u003eKingdom without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An outstanding one-volume introduction to missiology. It is creative, unique, and captivating. I will recommend this text to all my colleagues.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eCharles Van Engen\u003c\/b\u003e, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book offers a fresh understanding of Christian mission endeavor from historical, theological, and ecclesiological perspectives. Scott Sunquist's teaching and living in mission contexts shine through in his expert choice of peoples and events in world Christianity. A must-read for all who reflect on Christian mission and its legacy and prospects.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eReverend Daniel Jeyaraj\u003c\/b\u003e, Andrew F. Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Three mission books in one: Sunquist provides a sweeping history, a comprehensive theology, and an impassioned call for the church to be missional. From Polycarp to Matteo Ricci and D. L. Moody, the range of this book is simply amazing.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAlec Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, president, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship\/USA\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott W. Sunquist\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is dean of the School of Intercultural Studies and professor of world Christianity at Fuller Theological Seminary at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He previously served as professor of world Christianity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Sunquist is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2015 Book Award for Excellence in Missiology from The American Society of Missiology. He is also coauthor of the multivolume \u003ci\u003eHistory of the World Christian Movement\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eA Dictionary of Asian Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44288991592550,"sku":"9780801098413","price":65.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eVdpY3Y2czVyMkNNbG9RYXhGZ2Y4dz09.webp?v=1766735698","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/understanding-christian-mission-participation-in-suffering-and-glory-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}