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René Padilla was one of the premier representatives of orthodox evangelicalism in Latin America. He consistently championed integral mission, a holistic understanding of Christian mission in which there is no artificial barrier between evangelization and social responsibility. Biblical, faithful to Scripture, contemporary and inspirational, the core message of this updated classic remains just as urgent as when it was first published twenty-five years ago. This revised version includes a new essay on the contemporary history of integral mission, a history that began with the Latin American Theological Fellowship, progressed within the Lausanne Movement, is bearing fruit globally through the Micah Network, and challenges evangelicals to address the major issues of our day.

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Religion

Christianisme

Missions

Christian Ministry

Philosophie et théologie

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Publié par	Langham Creative Projects
Date de parution	04 octobre 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781783680016
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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One mark of a good book, a good theology, or a good missiology is the test of time. The essays in this book are as relevant today as they were when Padilla ﬁrst published them twentyﬁve years ago. Written to remind evangelicals of their true loyalties at a time when many found the siren allure of an idolatrous, selfserving state difﬁcult to recognize let alone resist, the book could not have been more timely for those who had ears to hear and eyes to see. Kingdom citizens today, mostly found beyond Christianity's old heartlands, are much in need of Padilla's incisive biblical thinking. This book is for such a tim

e as this. Jonathan J. Bonk Executive Director, Overseas Ministries Study Center

Mission Between the Times is a classic of contemporary missiology. René Padilla wrote the essays in this book while he was engaged in evangelistic and discipleship ministries throughout Latin America and other parts of the world. Excellent as a textbook in Missiology, it shows the way in which a practitioner of mission reﬂects about his practice in li

ght of God’s word. Samuel Escobar Professor Emeritus of Missiology, Palmer Theological Seminary

According to Deuteronomy 18 a true prophet is one who speaks only words given by God. By this deﬁnition René Padilla is a true prophet who for nearly half a century has faithfully proclaimed to the evangelical world God's truth about the integral/holistic mission of the church. I rejoice that this new edition ofMission Between the Timesa new generation gives an opportunity to hear what still needs to be heard. The new chapter outlining the story of the evangelical awakening to integral/holistic mission is an invaluable addition from someone who has played a crucial part in the story, and the challenge to the organizers and delegates to the forthcoming third Lausanne Congress is needed and timely. Dewi Hughes Theological Advisor, Tearfund UK

We stand in debt to René Padilla. His writing and teaching on Integral Mission over the past decades offer the insights and convictions of a unique missiologist who is 1) a New Testament specialist, 2) rooted in the global south, and 3) a passionate follower of Jesus. His voice is prophetic, informed and committed to the mission of God's rule in a wounded world. I applaud the reissue ofMission Between the Timesand urge readers to pay particular attention to the three urgent missionary challenges Padilla presents in the introductory chapt

er. Gordon King Director, The Sharing Way, Canadian Baptist Ministries

René continues to remind us that the mission of God is not a oneway exchange between sender and receiver; it is a divine partnership in spiritual, economic, and social development that will ultimately bring all honor and glory to God. The keys to holistic and interdependent transformation of communities remain education, healthcare, reduction of poverty, justice, and reconciliation in the context of integral mission. Mike McAdams President, Center for Missional Leadership , Brenham, Texas

As the father of integral mission, René Padilla's prophetic voice resonates throughout global evangelicalism. Biblical, faithful, and inspirational, the core message of this updated classic remains just as urgent as when it was ﬁrst published. I am thrilled it is being made available for a younger generation of

Christian leaders! Dana L. S. Robert Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and Mission, Boston University School of Theology

The call of Jesus is to live out a lifestyle engaged in integral mission and to squarely face the challenges of living as radical disciples, prophetically engaging the powers, and caring for creation as we witness to the Lordship of Christ. This book will remind u

s of that calling. Cathy Ross Manager, Crowther Centre for Mission Education J. V. Taylor Fellow in Missiology University of Oxford

At strategic times in the life of the church, God raises up servants to call his people back to a more complete understanding of the gospel and a more faithful obedience. René Padilla is one of those servants. The Lord used his plenary address at the Lausanne Congress in 1974 to motivate evangelicals to begin the long and difﬁcult process of re uniting the verbal proclamation of the gospel with the social and political outworking of true faith. This vital book contains that original Lausanne presentation and other messages that René has contributed to the theological struggle for the gospel during the subsequent decades. The contextualization of the gospel, the call for a lifestyle of simplicity, the centrality of the Kingdom of God, the insufﬁciencies of the homogeneous unit principle: these and other themes are masterfully presented and defended herein. Attentive readers will ﬁnd many nuggets of biblical truth that can lead to a more faithful walk with God. Lindy Scott Professor of Latin American Studies and Director of the Costa Rica Center, Whitworth University

In these essays, René Padilla addresses some key issues in mission, particularly the relationship between proclamation and social justice, the gospel and culture, and the methods and goals of mission, all under the overarching theme of the kingdom of God. Padilla's prophetic voice still speaks, and the church will do well to hear it afresh in the face of formidable challenges in the 21st century. Damon W. K. So Oxford Centre for Mission Studies

I well remember being challenged and encouraged in equal measure by this ﬁne book when I got my ﬁrst copy of it in 1985. It is a joy to see it revised, updated, and released again. In the four decades between Lausanne I and Lausanne III, René Padilla has been the most respected voice of Latin American evangelicalism. Not only has he given his life to the cause of integral mission in that continent, but he has strained every nerve and muscle to ensure that the voice of the Majority World church is heard worldwide, along with the distinctive concerns and perspectives from which that voice speaks. He has participated in many of the key consultations of the Lausanne Movement since 1974 and I have witnessed the strong personal friendship that existed between John Stott and René and his beloved wife Catharine, who is now with the Lord. Following John Stott's example, Rene Padilla's work is steeped in the Bible, in disciplined study of the Word combined with attentive engagement with the world. It is an added joy that, since John Stott is a founder of both the Lausanne Movement and the Langham Partnership, that this revised version of René Padilla's work is being published for Lausanne by Langham. Christopher J. H. Wright International Director, Langham Partnership International Chair, Lausanne Theology Working Group

MISSION BETWEEN THE TIMES

Mission Between the Times

C. René Padilla

Published 2010 by Langham Monographs an imprint of Langham Creative Projects

Revised and expanded edition ofMission Between the Times. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1985.

Langham Partnership PO Box 296, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 9WZ www.langham.org

ISBN 9781907713019

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The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Padilla, C. Rene. Mission between the times : essays on the Kingdom.  2nd rev. and updated ed. 1. Mission of the church. 2. Evangelistic work. 3. ChristianityLatin America. I. Title 266'.001dc22 ISBN13: 9781907713019

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To John Stott in appreciation for his friendship for over ﬁfty years, and in loving memory of Catharine Ruth Feser (1932–2009), my wife and coworker for almost ﬁfty years.