Van de Poll, Evert,  <br/><br/>
Europe and the Gospel :  Past Influences, Current Developments, Mission Challenges / 
Evert Van de Poll. 
 - Warsaw ;  Berlin :   De Gruyter Open Poland,   [2013]  ©2013 
 - 1 online resource (319 p.) 
<br/><br/> Frontmatter --   Contents --   Endorsements --   Preface --   Introduction: Ambiguity and paradox --   Chapter 1 Look at Europe --   Chapter 2 Cross over Europe --   Chapter 3 The idea of 'Europe' --   Chapter 4 Contemporary ideas of 'Europe' --   Chapter 5 The 'construction of Europe' --   Chapter 6 A time to remember, a time to build --   Chapter 7 National and European identities --   Chapter 8 Mobility, migration and widening horizons --   Chapter 9 Multiculturality and the issue of integration --   Chapter 10 Muslims in Europe - facts and fears --   Chapter 11 Concerns and prospects - a soul for Europe --   Chapter 12 Roots of European cultures --   Chapter 13 Heritage of European Christianity --   Chapter 14 The mixed balance of history --   Chapter 15 In what ways is Europe post-Christian? --   Chapter 16 Barriers for the Gospel, confidence in God --   Chapter 17 How Christian is Europe today? --   Index of names and subjects --   List of Figures --   List of Tables --   Bibliography 
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<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><br/>This eBook is made available Open Access. Unless otherwise specified individually in the content, the work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license:  
<br/><br/><br/>In English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788376560380 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020426293 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evangelistic work--Europe.<br/>Missions--Europe.<br/>RELIGION / Theology.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Europe, Christianity, Missiology, European History. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV2855 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>230