TY - BOOK AU - Adeney,Frances S. TI - Graceful evangelism: Christian witness in a complex world SN - 9781441259622 U1 - 269/.2 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Baker Academic KW - Evangelistic work KW - Missions KW - Christianity and culture KW - Évangélisation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index; 1. What is evangelism? perspectives and problems -- 2. What does the Bible say? : Biblical models of evangelism -- 3. Patterns of evangelism through the ages -- 4. The Western missionary movement in the nineteenth century : an American perspective -- 5. The situation for evangelism in the twenty-first century : two sides of a coin -- 6. Today's mission trends -- 7. Contemporary theologies of evangelism -- 8. Abundant life -- 9. A mission statement for evangelism -- 10. Changing context : transforming mission -- 11. Insights from contemporary theologies of evangelism 12. Challenges to crafting a graceful evangelism -- 13. Changes : new movements and institutional re-visionings -- 14 Seeing through their eyes : a spiral of knowledge acquisition 15. Radical habits : practices for evangelism today N2 - "In Graceful Evangelism, Professor Adeney combines her proficiency as a scholar with her talent and wisdom as a teacher to provide an extremely valuable resource for those learning and teaching evangelism today. She carefully draws from biblical, theological, and historical foundations to frame thoughtful and balanced practices, offering a comprehensive guide to evangelism in today's complicated North American context; Laceye Warner"--Back cover UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=530004 ER -