Tracing the concept of `being saved' from the book of Acts to various missiological
conversations on biblical salvation, this book investigates into a missiological
soteriology, focusing on the question of who is saved and who is not. On the same topic, a
case study was conducted among the Mizo Baptist Missionaries to find out their viewpoints
on the Christian concept of salvation, especially in relation to the unevangelized. The
findings have added rich local views on knowing who is saved and who is not. Seeing the
importance of the relationship between missional theory and practice resulting into what
is called glocalization, the book advocates "glocal perspective" in the context
of World Christianity where evangelical conversations have often engaged on soteriological
missiology.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
List of Figures
1. Introduction
1.1 Methodology
1.2 An Overview of Recent Missiological Discussions on
Salvation in Relations to People of Other Faiths
1.3 Theoretical Frameworks
1.4 Delimitations
1.5 Definitions of Key Terms
2. Missionaries and Salvation in the Mission of the Church
2.1 Salvation and Mission in the Book of Acts
2.2 Salvation and Mission in the Modern Missionary Movement
2.3 Salvation and Mission in Relation to Other Religions
2.4 Evangelicals Conversations on Salvation in Relation to
Other Religions
3. Conversations on the Soteriological Motives of Mission
3.1 Salvation and Other Religions
3.2 Contemporary Interpretations of Salvation in Missions
3.3 Relating Theology and Practice in Missionary Context
4. Baptist Church of Mizoram and its Missionaries (A Case Study)
4.1 Baptist Church of Mizoram and its Mission
4.2 Findings on Motives of Mission among the Mizo Baptists
4.3 Findings on Soteriological motive of BCM Missionaries
4.4 Reflection on the Findings of BCM Missionary Theory and
Practice
5. Salvation in Local-Global Missiological Conversations
5.1 "Glocal" Perspective in Missiology
5.2 BCM Mission and Other Religions in Glocal Perspective
5.3 BCM Motives of Mission in Glocal Perspective
5.4 BCM Mission in Local-global Missiological Conversations
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Andrew Lalhmangaiha (Ph.D., Asbury Theological Seminary, USA) is
currently Dean of Missionary Training at the Academy of Integrated Christian Studies
(AICS), Aizawl. Before he joined AICS in 2005, he and his wife worked in Himachal Pradesh,
India, as missionaries of the Zoram Evangelical Fellowship (ZEF).
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