World Religions and their Missions

There are a variety of religious missions. Christianity is neither the only nor the first religion to express a missionary impulse.This comparative introduction explores the mission obligation as it is expressed across seven religious and nonreligious traditions: the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Mormonism, and Nonreligion.

A world religions textbook spotlighting global missionary activity This comparative introduction explores the mission obligation as it is expressed across seven traditions: the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Mormonism, and nonreligion. In a structure that facilitates side-by-side comparison and contrast, the book examines the philosophies, practices, and texts that inspire the worldwide propagation of a plurality of religious and nonreligious teachings. Topics explored include proselytization, conversion, translation, religious education, colonialism, cultural adaptation, humanitarianism, interfaith encounter, secularism, and transnational growth. The first edition of World Religions and their Missions was fundamental in establishing comparative mission studies. This revised second edition features expanded chapters, updated data, and entirely new chapters.

Autorentext

Aaron J. Ghiloni is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Religious Studies at the University of Queensland.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - Contributors - Aaron J. Ghiloni: A Plurality of Missions - Traditions - Robin Mihrshahi: The Global Mission of the Bahá'í Faith: Individual and Collective Transformation Through Spiritual Education - Glenys Eddy: Trends in Buddhist Mission from the Time of Shakyamuni Buddha to the Era of Globalization - Atola Longkumer: Christian Mission: Between the Great Commission and the Great Commandment - Ferdinando Sardella: The History of Mission in Hinduism: The Spread of Bhakti from India to the West - Mehmet Ozalp: Da'wah and Conversion in Islamic Theology and Practice - Zahra N. Jamal: Justice as Mission: An Islamic View of Individual, Social, and Institutional Duties - David Golding: Mormon Mission in Concept and Practice: From Apocalyptic Gathering to Teaching Salvation - Jesse M. Smith: Nonreligion and Its Mission Impulse: From Support and Inclusion to Advocacy and Institutional Growth - Comparisons - Aaron J. Ghiloni: Studying Mission Comparatively: From Max Müller to Max Universalism - Brian J. Adams: Mission and Interreligious Dialogue: A Deliberative Democratic Framework - Index.