Description: One of the Top 100 Most Significant Books of the Twentieth Century--Christianity Today
David Boschs Transforming Mission, now available in over a dozen languages, is widely recognized as an historic and magisterial contribution to the study of mission. Examining the entire sweep of Christian tradition, he shows how five paradigms have historically encapsulated the Christian understanding of mission and then outlines the characteristics of an emerging ""postmodern"" paradigm dialectically linking the transcendent and imminent dimensions of salvation. In this new anniversary edition, Darrel Guder and Martin Reppenhagen explore the impact of Boschs work and the unfolding application of his seminal vision.Review Quotes: "The most comprehensive and thorough study of the Christian mission done in this generation, if not this century." --Alan Neely
"Unquestionably stands out as the most comprehensive and enlightened work on mission models studies across Christian traditions and mission history." --Louis Luzbetak, SVD "This is a well-informed and courageous study of the theology of mission and the fist to implement paradigm theory for the understanding of mission." --Hans Kung