Europe and the Gospel: Past Influences, Current Developments, Mission Challenges

By Evert Van De Poll

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8376560379
• ISBN13: 9788376560373
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 21 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary