Christian Mission in a Multi-faith Context: An Exploration of Christian and Bahai Theory and Praxis in Mission (original) (raw)
2016, Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion
In 1910, various missionary organizations met in Edinburgh to reflect on the best ways of dealing with denominationalism in the context of evangelism and social action. Out of the conference, the ecumenical movement was renewed and given tremendous momentum. The protestant missionaries were concerned about the context of mission and evangelization. For the last 100 years, the outcome and the aftermath of the conference has continued to influence Christian mission and evangelism. Although African recipients of the missionaries were not represented at Edinburgh, Africa benefited from the missionary zeal and reorganization that was boosted by the conference. However, in the conference only protestant reformed missionary organizations were represented. The desire to include all Christians was evident in the action points that the conference agreed on. Africa in the 21 st century, have a different context, things have changed since 1910. Africa has been identified as the spiritual reserv...
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