Neill, Stephen 1900-1984 creator text tnu Nashville Abingdon 1976 monographic eng

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x, 150 p. ; 22 cm. Contents: I. Where are we now? -- 1. 'Edinburgh 1910' -- 2. Darkening horizons -- 3. The century of achievement -- 4. Penitent churches -- II. Dialogue with men of other faiths -- 1. A shrinking world -- 2. Getting to know -- 3. The nature of dialogue -- 4. Honesty and decision -- 5. Less easy that might be supposed -- III. A moratorium on missionaries? -- 1. Missionary, go home! -- 2. The nature of the Christian task -- 3. The nature of the church -- 4. The nature of mission -- 5. Identity with what? -- IV. Revolutionary activity for all? -- 1. The church and politics -- 2. Politics and the third-world churches -- 3. To make oppression bitter -- 4. Violence and non-violence -- 5. The end of it all -- V. Training -- for what? -- 1. A cry of distress -- 2. Dangerous places -- 3. No other road? -- 4. Where does the layman come in? -- 5. And what of the sheep? -- VI. Greater things than these -- 1. Prophets in peril -- 2. What next? -- 3. Towards the twenty-first century. Stephen Neill. Includes bibliographical references. World Council of Churches. Assembly (5th : 1975 : Nairobi, Kenya) Ecumenical movement Christianity and other religions Missions BR 127 .N373 1976 0687367999 ODM 761216 20160119145026.0 4427561