Mission from the cross : the Lutheran theology of mission

Abstract

Part I: The nature and study of mission today -- An appraisal of Lutheran mission -- Synonyms and concepts of mission -- Missiology as a discipline and setting priorities -- The Reformation -- Justification : the organizing principle of mission -- Part II: The mission of the Triune God -- The trinitarian structure of mission -- Creation and preservation in God's mission -- The foundation and goal of God's mission -- The dynamism of God's mission -- The projection of God's mission -- Part III: The church, her task, and context -- Mission and the Word of God -- The missionary goal -- Building a new community -- Mission as ethics -- The missionary office -- The Christian witness in the interreligious context -- Conclusion