Missionary motivations : Challenges from the early church

Beginning as an obscure sect in a backwater province of the Roman Empire, the Christian faith radiated out in all directions. What drove this expansion? Where some might think the motivations would be the Great Commission or expressions of concern for non-Christians, which are common today, the... Full description

Main Author: Burden, Matthew.
Published: Littleton, Colorado : William Carey, 2023
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Online Access: Full text - Book opens in Wheelers Books
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Shape of Early Christian Mission
  • Chapter 2: Miracles and Martyrdoms
  • Chapter 3: Empires and Trade Routes
  • Chapter 4: The Call of the Desert
  • Chapter 5: Barbarian Gospel
  • Chapter 6: The Distant Islands Shall Rejoice
  • Chapter 7: The Mission of the Kingdom
  • Chapter 8: Emissaries of the King
  • Chapter 9: Mission in the Spirit of Early Christianity
  • Bibliography
  • Index