RR 2008/201Dictionary of Mission Theology Evangelical Foundations

There are different ways of tackling the study of any religious topic: the student/researcher may look at the subject quite dispassionately, analysing various aspects but with no particular commitment to the ideas and beliefs enshrined in the teachings being studied; another approach is to study them from an antipathetic viewpoint which implies an alternative belief system to that being studied; yet another approach is from a committed standpoint, thoroughly understanding and being convinced of the veracity of the teachings of the religion or religious phenomenon being researched. The Dictionary of Mission Theology Evangelical Foundations falls squarely in the last category....