Christian Mission and Economic Systems: A Critical Survey of the Cultural and Religious Dimensions of Economies

Christian mission in the twenty-first century has emphasized endeavors that address poverty alleviation, business as mission, marketplace ministry, rural/urban development, microeconomics, and Christian attitudes toward money and consumerism. However, neither the macroeconomic circumstances in which the church does such ministry nor the assumptions that believers have absorbed from the larger economy have been adequately explored. Christian Mission & Economic Systems gathers scholars, experts, and practitioners to address the relationship of Christians to the economic systems in which they are embedded and do ministry, and to evaluate the different cultural and religious dimensions of both micro- and macroeconomic systems around the world from a kingdom perspective. Practitioners doing business as mission will grow in their understanding of the significance of local economic practices. Students and academics will benefit from the critical assessment of the intersection between micro- and macroeconomic systems in the contexts of specific ethnographic circumstances. Missionaries and churches will glean new insights on the difference that being a Christian makes to economic life. NGOs, nonprofits, or other Christian organizations doing work related to markets will benefit from a challenge to their previous understandings. Since work for the kingdom always takes place in some kind of an economic environment, this book will equip Christians in a variety of capacities to be more effective in their ministries.

Author: John Cheong
Publisher: William Carey Library Publishers
Published: 02/16/2015
Pages: 298
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.29h x 6.16w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9780878080755
ISBN10: 0878080759
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Ministry | Missions
- Religion | Christian Church | Growth