To Understand the World, to Save the World: The Interface Between Missiology and the Social Sciences. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article)

From: International Bulletin of Missionary Research | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

By Charles R. Taber. Harrisburg, Pa.: Trinity Press International, 2000. Pp. xiii, 146. Paperback. $14.

If the practice of Christian mission and the health of contemporary cultures are in a parlous state, avoidance or engagement may be equally reasonable reactions by concerned parties. The series to which this modest volume belongs is no advocate of avoidance but fosters creative dialogue between Christian mission and modern culture. This particular book offers a view of both missiology and the social sciences, and its subtitle aptly identifies the field.

Taber argues ...

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