Some error occured while loading the Quick View. Please close the Quick View and try reloading the page.
Missio Dei has become a favourite term in missiological discussions, both in academic and ecclesiastical contexts. While it originally served a critical function between the World Wars by facilitating the renewal of mission thinking and counteracting colonial mentalities, today it has become a meaningless piece of jargon that can be used to promote almost any missiological perspective. Therefore, the concept is better discarded or reserved solely for critical, deconstructive use.
Price: $69.00
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
19 November 2026
ISBN: 9789004768833
Format: Paperback
Eugene Baron, Professor of Religion Studies at the University of Johannesburg, Polin Research Fellow, Åbo Akademi University, Editor-in-Chief of HTS Theological Studies, the Assistant Editor for Mission Studies, and General Secretary of the African chapter of the International Association for Mission Studies.
Mika Vähäkangas, director of Polin Institute, Åbo Akademi University, PL of RELIDEM consortium, formerly professor in Mission Studies and Ecumenics, Lund University, and lecturer in Systematic Theology, Makumira University College, as well as president of the International Association for Mission Studies.
Mika Vähäkangas, director of Polin Institute, Åbo Akademi University, PL of RELIDEM consortium, formerly professor in Mission Studies and Ecumenics, Lund University, and lecturer in Systematic Theology, Makumira University College, as well as president of the International Association for Mission Studies.