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Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity and Intercultural Theology for 2019 - International Bulletin of Mission Research (IBMR)

Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. Starting with the first Spanish influence and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic and Protestant thought of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, In Search of Christ in Latin America culminates in an important description of the work of the Latin American Theological Fraternity (FTL). Escobar chronologically traces the journey of Latin American Christology and describes the milestones along the way toward a rich understanding of the spiritual reality and powerful message of Jesus.IVP Academic is pleased to release this important work, originally published in Spanish as En busca de Cristo en América Latina, for the first time in English.

Offers theological, historical, and cultural analysis of Latin American understandings of ChristDiscusses the sixteenth-century Spanish Christ, popular religiosity, and developed theological reflectionCovers the full spectrum of theological traditions in Latin AmericaExamines the figure of Jesus Christ in the context of Latin American culture of the twentieth centuryPlaces liberation theology within its social and revolutionary context

Christian mission in the twenty-first century has become the responsibility of a global church. The heart of ''mission'' is the drive to cross geographical, cultural and social barriers in order to share the good news of Jesus Christ with all peoples.Drawing on his involvement in missionary work over many years, Samuel Escobar explores how the church spreads the Christian faith. God''s Word forms the foundation for his reflections, while he uses insights from theological and historical studies as well as from the social sciences to gain a clearer understanding of the church''s missionary calling. His stimulating and challenging analysis contributes significantly to a global evangelical dialogue on mission today and in the future.

Christian mission in the twenty-first century has become the responsibility of a global church. The heart of ''mission'' is the drive to cross geographical, cultural and social barriers in order to share the good news of Jesus Christ with all peoples.Drawing on his involvement in missionary work over many years, Samuel Escobar explores how the church spreads the Christian faith. God''s Word forms the foundation for his reflections, while he uses insights from theological and historical studies as well as from the social sciences to gain a clearer understanding of the church''s missionary calling. His stimulating and challenging analysis contributes significantly to a global evangelical dialogue on mission today and in the future.

Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. In Search of Christ in Latin America examines the figure of Jesus Christ in the context of Latin American culture, starting with the first Spanish influence in the sixteenth century and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic and Protestant thought of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, culminating in an important description of the work of the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana (FTL). Escobar provides theological, historical, and cultural analysis of Latin American understandings of Christ and places liberation theology within its social and revolutionary context. This book is an important step toward a rich understanding of the spiritual reality and powerful message of Jesus.

Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. In Search of Christ in Latin America examines the figure of Jesus Christ in the context of Latin American culture, starting with the first Spanish influence in the sixteenth century and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic and Protestant thought of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, culminating in an important description of the work of the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana (FTL). Escobar provides theological, historical, and cultural analysis of Latin American understandings of Christ and places liberation theology within its social and revolutionary context. This book is an important step toward a rich understanding of the spiritual reality and powerful message of Jesus.

El último libro escrito por el pastor Samuel Escobar narra sobre la presencia de los bautistas en el Perú desde la década de 1930 y su impacto en el crecimiento del pueblo evangélico en el Perú. El autor nos ofrece, en primer lugar, un relato de su propio peregrinaje como bautista, esforzándose por recuperar la memoria histórica de su denominación. En segundo lugar, presenta un bosquejo de la práctica misionera y de la teología de los Bautistas. Completa su obra con una serie de semblanzas de varias personalidades que encarnan la vivencia actual de la herencia bautista en diferentes lugares del mundo.

Más de cuatro décadas después de la publicación original de La chispa y la llama, aparece esta nueva entrega del mismo título con más relatos, historias, notas explicativas y datos para comprender la trayectoria del ministerio de la Comunidad Internacional de Estudiantes Evangélicos en América Latina desde sus inicios hasta la época contemporánea. Más que una segunda edición, este libro es un segundo volumen, que, de alguna manera, continúa ahí donde quedó la primera edición, y cubre el desarrollo de la obra estudiantil en las décadas de transición entre los siglos XX y XXI, relatando la historia de un período particularmente desafiante para los movimientos estudiantiles evangélicos en América Latina.La celebración del Segundo Congreso de Cochabamba (1998) fue un momento trascendental de la historia que este libro atestigua. A la trascendencia de ese congreso se suman algunos otros factores que explican el dinamismo de estas décadas de ministerio. Los medios electrónicos de comunicación multiplicaron exponencialmente la capacidad organizativa de los estudiantes a lo largo y ancho de la región y las nuevas generaciones de este período de la historia demostraron tener un compromiso inquebrantable con la misión estudiantil. Por sobre todo, en este libro se percibe que, por la presencia y la obra del Espíritu Santo en medio de su pueblo en las universidades de América Latina, la chispa se ha tornado en llama, y la llama sigue encendida, generando más y más ejemplos del poder transformador del evangelio en nuestra tierra latinoamericana.