Reviews for Introducing World Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Survey

The average rating for Introducing World Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Survey based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-01-20 00:00:00 Herbert Hennes It's a textbook, solidly in the tradition of dry, organized, introductory textbooks. So, it probably succeeds in its mission, so to speak. Unfortunately, its subject is the profligation of the only actual source of life in the world, so when any book on the subject leaves me deflated, frustrated, and indifferent at best, it's actually failed. I'm probably just bearish on the idea of "missiology" as a discipline that requires the textbook-friendly organization of its constituent parts ("Biblical foundations" as something separate from "Cross-Cultural Communication" and "History of Missions" etc.). It's the dissection that operates on a dead subject. Rather, frame the close consideration of principles for missions under the auspices of "Wisdom," and you're onto something.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-04-16 00:00:00 Aaron Carson This book was my first book I had ever read on the topic of 'missiology': the study of missions. It opened up a whole new world of thought for me--I kind of thought that missions was just something that you did, not something you studied! Though it looks like a textbook and sometimes reads like a textbook the information is solid and helpful for those considering the mission field.