Does Calvinism and Reformed theology kill evangelism and missions?
This weeks giveaway THE THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS IN THE PURITAN TRADITION: A Study of Representative Puritans: Richard Sibbes, Richard Baxter, John Eliot, Cotton Mather & Jonathan Edwards by Sidney H. Rooy just may help answer that question with a resounding NO!
This giveaway is sponsored by Solid Ground Christian Books. They have some great titles. Check them out online: Website | Facebook | Twitter.
The contents are packed within 352 pages and are as follows.
- Chapter One – RICHARD SIBBES: The Theological Foundation of the Mission
- Chapter Two – RICHARD BAXTER: The Development of the Mission Idea
- Chapter Three – JOHN ELIOT: The Establishment of the Mission
- Chapter Four – COTTON MATER & JONATHAN EDWARDS: The Progress of the Mission
Below is an excerpt from the introduction.
The modern missionary movement is rooted in the various branches of Reformation theology. It is based upon a genuine concern for the conversion of souls, the expansion of the church, and the establishment of the kingdom of God. Through the object of our study o…nly incidentally touches the influence of Roman Catholic missions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, we can state that their work provided a stimulant and, in many cases, a worthy example to Protestant contemporaries. The roots of modern missions actually reach back into the early church, both as organic outgrowth and as pattern for emulation. Our concern is with one of the various roots of modern missions that is found in the seventeenth century.
The purpose of this study is to examine the theology of five Puritans in order to assess the relation of their theology to the practice of missions. Is there a relationship, or is what concern they had inconsistent with their basic theology? Is Puritanism, and pari passu, Calvinsim, basically a theology of the elect for the elect, or is it a theology of redemption for the world? What is the nature of the church: a fellowship of the redeemed, or an agent for salvation to the unredeemed? What is God’s purpose for the world; that is, what is in purview when we speak of redemption? Is it the conversion of souls, or the establishment of the elect church, or the achievement of the millennial kingdom of righteousness and peace?
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The drawing will end Saturday, August 7.
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About the author
Mark is a Christian, husband and father. He is a businessman by day working to support his family while attending seminary in the off hours as he prepares for vocational ministry.
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The giveaway is closed and the winner drawn is Jerry from Minor Mutterings! Congratulations, Jerry.
I appreciate everyone entering. I wish I could give everyone a book. Next week will be a giveaway of some apologetics journals.
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