Europe and the Gospel
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Europe and the Gospel

Past Influences, Current Developments, Mission Challenges

  1. 319 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Europe and the Gospel

Past Influences, Current Developments, Mission Challenges

About this book

Combining human interest stories with thought provoking analyses, Dr Evert Van de Poll paints the socio-cultural and religious picture of this exceptional continent: its population and cultural variety; past and present idea of 'we Europeans'; immigration, multiculturalism and the issue of (Muslim) integration; the construction of the EU and the concerns it raises; and the quest for the 'soul' of Europe.
Special attention is paid to Christian and other roots of Europe; the mixed historical record of Christianity; vestiges of its past dominance; its place and influence in today's societies that are rapidly de-Christianising; and secularization as a European phenomenon.
The author indicates specific challenges for Church development, mission and social service. In so doing, he outlines the contours of a contextualised communication of the Gospel.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Endorsements
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction Ambiguity and paradox
  5. Chapter 1 Look at Europe
  6. Chapter 2 Cross over Europe
  7. Chapter 3 The idea of ‘Europe’
  8. Chapter 4 Contemporary ideas of ‘Europe’
  9. Chapter 5 The ‘construction of Europe’
  10. Chapter 6 A time to remember, a time to build
  11. Chapter 7 National and European identities
  12. Chapter 8 Mobility, migration and widening horizons
  13. Chapter 9 Multiculturality and the issue of integration
  14. Chapter 10 Muslims in Europe - facts and fears
  15. Chapter 11 Concerns and prospects - a soul for Europe
  16. Chapter 12 Roots of European cultures
  17. Chapter 13 Heritage of European Christianity
  18. Chapter 14 The mixed balance of history
  19. Chapter 15 In what ways is Europe post-Christian?
  20. Chapter 16 Barriers for the Gospel, confidence in God
  21. Chapter 17 How Christian is Europe today?
  22. Index of names and subjects
  23. List of Figures
  24. List of Tables
  25. Bibliography