Europe and the Gospel: Past Influences, Current Developments, Mission Challenges.
Combining human interest stories with thought provoking analyses, Dr Evert Van de Poll paints the socio-cultural and religious picture of this exceptional continent: its population and cultural variety; past and present idea of 'we Europeans'; immigration, multiculturalism and the issue of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Walter De Gruyter Incorporated,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Combining human interest stories with thought provoking analyses, Dr Evert Van de Poll paints the socio-cultural and religious picture of this exceptional continent: its population and cultural variety; past and present idea of 'we Europeans'; immigration, multiculturalism and the issue of (Muslim) integration; the construction of the EU and the concerns it raises; and the quest for the 'soul' of Europe. Special attention is paid to Christian and other roots of Europe; the mixed historical record of Christianity; vestiges of its past dominance; its place and influence in today's societies that are rapidly de-Christianising; and secularization as a European phenomenon.The author indicates specific challenges for Church development, mission and social service. In so doing, he outlines the contours of a contextualised communication of the Gospel. |
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| Item Description: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 8376560379 9788376560373 8376560387 9788376560380 |