TY - BOOK AU - Gibaut,John StH. AU - Jørgensen,Knud TI - Called to unity: for the sake of mission T2 - Regnum Edinburgh centenary series SN - 9781498223027 AV - BX9.5.M5 C35 2015 U1 - 280.042 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Eugene, Oregon PB - Wipf & Stock KW - Ecumenical movement KW - Missions KW - Theory N1 - Originally published by Regnum Books International, 2014; Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-316) and index; Editorial introduction: Called to unity, for the sake of missions / John Gibaut, Knud Jørgensen -- ; SECTION 1. HISTORICAL AND MISSIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES -- ; Edinburgh 1910: Evangelization and unity / Brian Stanley -- From Edinburgh 1910 to New Delhi 1961: called to unity for the sake of missions / Mark Laing --; Biblical and theological foundations: the triune God and the missional church / Knud Jørgensen -- ; From co-operation to common witness: mission and unity, 1910-2010 / Dana L. Robert -- ; Growing together in unity and missions / Veli-Matti Käkkäinen --; SECTION 2. WAYS OF DOING MISSIOIN IN UNITY IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS -- GLOBAL INITIATIVES -- ; From unity and mission to koinonia and missio Dei: convergences in WCC ecclesiology and missiology towards Edinburgh 2010 / John Gibaut -- ; Closer to Christ, closer to one another: Evangelicals in partnership / C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell -- ; Toward new forms of partnership in mission: the creation of international intercultural mission bodies / Ganoune Diop --; CHURCH INITIATIVES -- ; Co-operation and the promotion of unity: an Orthodox perspective / Viorel Ionita -- ; Mission as the nature of the church in Roman Catholic contexts / Stephen Bevans --; United and uniting churches as models of mission and unity / Thomas F. Best --; Partnership in mission, an Anglican perspective / John Kafwanka -- -; One in the Spirit? Pentecostals and the yearning for Christian unity: a case study of the Swiss Pentecostal Mission and it initiatives towards unity in the Spirit / Jean-Daniel Pluess -; NEW MOVEMENTS -- ; Experimenting with mission and unity in secular Europe: networking for mission, client-based mission, and ecumenical mission / Stefan Paas -- ; All God's children: journalistic observations during encounters with Christian groups / Kåre Melhus -- ; PERSPECTIVES --; Unity in mission: evangelism and diakonia towards fullness of life / Carlos Ham -- ; That they all may believe: what sort of "unity" is required? an Evangelical context / Grace Mathews --; Asian perspectives on mission and unity / Hong Eyoul Hwang -- ; Yoido Full Gospel Church: a case study in expanding mission and fellowship / Younghoon Lee -- ; Concluding chapter: a credible witness / Knud Jørgensen; Originally published; Oxford : Regnum Books International, 2014 N2 - "The purpose of this volume on mission and unity is to bring to public attention a broad overview on the history, development and perspectives on the role of mission in the pursuit of unity and the central biblical focus on unity as a prerequisite for an authentic witness in mission. The volume raises concrete questions: If the churches can agree on unity for mission, then does this visible unity go any further than the 'mutuality, partnership, collaboration and networking' of the Edinburgh 2010 Common Call? Does the call to unity or communion imply common touch stones, structures or ministries to serve the communion of churches in mission? Might the Holy Spirit be prompting a fresh mission to the churches to promote unity? It is an exciting moment in the convergence of traditions within World Christianity. Engaging together in new configurations, believers of many backgrounds are exploring common ground and identifying paths to consider as we continue proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. Contributors to this volume provide insights from a diversity of experience, from perspectives orthodox and catholic, evangelical and charismatic, mainstream and pioneering.-Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches The disunity of God's Church must grieve him beyond all telling. How much we have to repent of. These essays take us on an honest and sobering journey through the causes and scandal of our separateness - beyond simple diversity - and help us understand the barriers from the perspectives of many streams of the world church. It calls us to pray and work for reconciliation and change, for God's sake.-Rosemary Dowsett, lecturer, co-leading Global Missiology Task Force, World Evangelical Alliance This book fills a significant gap in mission literature on an important topic: mission and unity. It brings together biblical, theological, and practical perspectives, as well as very useful information on how mission and unity are being pursued today in different parts of the world. An indispensable guide to being part of God's one mission to the world.-Robert Schreiter, Professor at Catholic Theological Union Edinburgh 1910 placed the ideal of the intrinsic inseparability of unity and mission on the global Christian agenda. However many have only managed to subscribe to this by reducing either unity or mission to less than what they are. This book reaffirms this ideal in all its fullness, and challenges us through numerous case studies to strive for its attainment. A most commendable exploration of the theme ""that they may all be one ... so that the world may believe""! -Hwa Yung, Bishop Emeritus, the Methodist Church in Malaysia John Gibaut is Director of the Commission on Faith and Order, World Council of Churches. Knud Jorgensen is Adjunct Professor in Missiology at the MF Norwegian School of Theology."--Amazon.co.uk ER -