Children and Christian Missions: Historical Aspects and Missiological Challenges
Introducing the topic with a personal story highlighting the complex issues faced when dealing with children and Christian missions, the first section defines who counts as a child reads better and screens the scriptural references to Jesus and children. Sections two and three list what happened in...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2016
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Mission studies
Année: 2016, Volume: 33, Numéro: 2, Pages: 163-186 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Mission
/ Enfant ou adolescent (11-17 ans)
/ Formation scolaire
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| RelBib Classification: | RF Pédagogie religieuse RJ Mission |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Children
Christian mission
lost generations
Canada
Australia
evangelization of children
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | Introducing the topic with a personal story highlighting the complex issues faced when dealing with children and Christian missions, the first section defines who counts as a child reads better and screens the scriptural references to Jesus and children. Sections two and three list what happened in the history of Christianity with regard to minors from earliest times to the present. Section four documents the actual impact Christian missions had on children and their lot, while the fifth looks at structures, strategies, and concepts at work in respective programs. The last part followed by a summarizing conclusion, addresses questions arising for a missiology for all of God’s people when the focus is on children. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Contient: | In: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341446 |