TY - MANSCPT AU - Livingston,John Kevin TI - A missiology of the road: early perspectives in David Bosch's theology of mission and evangelism SN - 9781610973878 (pbk) AV - BV2072.B67 L58 2013 U1 - 266.001 Liv 2013 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Eugene, Oregon: PB - Pickwick Publications KW - Bosch, David Jacobus. KW - Missions KW - Theory KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Evangelistic work KW - Philosophy KW - South Africa KW - Church history N1 - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Aberdeen, 1989 under title A missiology of the road : the theology of mission and evangelism in the writings of David J. Bosch; Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-389) and indexes; pt. 1. David Bosch in context. Apartheid and Afrikaner identity -- Bosch's theological pilgrimage: a biographical sketch -- pt. 2. Bosch's theology of mission and evangelism. Theology, mission, and missiology: Bosch's theological method -- The historical and theological context of mission: major motifs in Bosch's thought -- The biblical foundation for mission -- Mission, evangelism, and church growth -- pt. 3. Crucial theological dimensions for a missionary church. Introduction: The missionary nature of the church as the theological horizon for Bosch's missiology -- The eschatological dimension of the missionary church: the church as witness to the kingdom of God -- The ecclesial dimension of the missionary church: the church as God's "alternative community" -- The soteriological dimension of the missionary church: the church as a sign and agent of God's reconciliation -- Epilogue ER -