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The Emergence of the Science of Missions The Emergence of the Science of Missions
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The Role of Protestant Missionary Ecumenism The Role of Protestant Missionary Ecumenism
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The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, and the Foundation of the International Review of Missions The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, and the Foundation of the International Review of Missions
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The Varied Legacy of Edinburgh 1910 for the Academic Study of Missions The Varied Legacy of Edinburgh 1910 for the Academic Study of Missions
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From the Science of Missions to the Historical Study of Religions and “World Christianity” From the Science of Missions to the Historical Study of Religions and “World Christianity”
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Terminology: The Origins and Varied Fortunes of “Missiology” Terminology: The Origins and Varied Fortunes of “Missiology”
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The Convergence of Protestant and Catholic Mission Studies The Convergence of Protestant and Catholic Mission Studies
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The Diversification of Mission Studies Scholarship—Geography and Gender The Diversification of Mission Studies Scholarship—Geography and Gender
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Notes Notes
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Key Works Key Works
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2 The Changing Face of Mission Studies since the Nineteenth Century
Get accessBrian Stanley is Professor of World Christianity in the University of Edinburgh, and the author of The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910 (2009), The Global Diffusion of Evangelicalism: The Age of Billy Graham and John Stott (2013), and Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History (2018).
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Published:19 December 2022
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Abstract
This chapter surveys the main trends in the emergence and evolution of the academic study of Christian missions since the late nineteenth century. It notes the pioneering roles in the development of “the science of missions” (Missionswissenschaft) played by the Catholic Joseph Schmidlin and the Protestants Gustav Warneck and J. H. Oldham, secretary of the World Missionary Conference 1910, and founding editor of the International Review of Missions (1912). The chapter goes on to discuss the changing relationship of mission studies or “missiology” to new fields of study, such as the history of religions and later of “world Christianity.” Attention is paid to the formation of the International Association for Mission Studies in 1972. Recent years have witnessed the gradual diversification of the mission studies community, which is now fully ecumenical, inclusive in terms of gender, and more reflective of the contributions of non-Western scholars and church leaders.
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