Author
Edward L Smither
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Publisher
Cascade Books
Published
December 2016
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Missionaries go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, while monks live cloistered in a monastery and focus their lives on prayer and studying Scripture--correct? Not exactly. When we study the history of Christian mission, especially from around 500 to 1500 CE, the key missionaries that we constantly encounter are monks. In fact, if we don't have monks in this period then we have very little in the way of Christian mission. Our aim in this book is to examine the phenomenon of missionary monks--those who pursued both a monastic and missionary calling. We will meet the monks and monastic orders, narrate their journeys in mission, and evaluate their approaches to and thoughts about mission. ""Church historian and missiologist Ed Smither is the perfect person to bridge two academic fields and offer us a comprehensive look at monastic Christian missions. His historical overview covers all the bases with readability and depth. Perhaps his most important contribution is the 'theology of mission' that calls us to imitate the globe-trotting monks in their love for God and lives of sacrifice. Everyone interested in contemporary missions needs to read this book; for in its pages we come face to face with our great predecessors who first took the Gospel to faraway lands. These are friends we need to know, and Smither offers them to you. Don't miss out!"" --Bryan Litfin, Professor of Theology, Moody Bible Institute ""Some Christians falsely conclude that monks are of little earthly good because they are so preoccupied with prayer that they do little for the kingdom of God. This book definitively shows that this is an incorrect conclusion. In an easily readable and accessible manner Smither demonstrates that monks from all areas and eras of the Christian world have been engaged in mission, bringing the gospel to all people. It will change your view of monasticism."" --Greg Peters, Biola University; author of
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Author
Edward L Smither
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Cascade Books
Published
December 2016
Weight
296g
Dimensions
153 x 227 x 16 mm
ISBN
9781498224161
ISBN-10
1498224164
Eden Code
4527559
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Author/Creator: Edward L Smither
ISBN: 9781498224161
Publisher: Cascade Books
Release Date: December 2016
Weight: 296g
Dimensions: 153 x 227 x 16 mm
Eden Code: 4527559
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