Chapters
Editor's preface
by Shirley J. Roels, senior advisor for Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NETVUE) of the Council of Independent Colleges
Foreword
by
Setri Nyomi
, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
A 21st-Century Call
"
Elected for a Global Mission: The Call to the Broader Reformed Agenda
," by
Richard J. Mouw
, president and professor of Christian philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary
Part I: Living Roots For Living Water
"
Strong Roots for a Vibrant Future
," by
Karin Maag
, professor of history and director of the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies, Calvin College
"
Reformed Principles as Remaining Roots
," by Paul J. Visser, Protestant Church in the Netherlands pastor and chairman of the Foundation for the Promoting of Reformed Missiology and Ecumenics
Part II: Translation Across Borders
"
Cross-Boundary Faith: The Universal and the Contextual
," by
Janel Curry
, provost, Gordon College
"
Mission as Transformation: Holistic, Ecumenical, and Contextual
," by
David S. Lim
, president of the Asian School of Development and Cross-Cultural Studies, Quezon City, the Philippines
Part III: The Covenantal Community
"
Covenantal Communities and Reformed Mission Worldwide: Covenantal Mission, the Institutional Church, and Freedom from Cultural Captivity,
" by John D. Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, professor of worship and theology, and chair of Congregational and Ministry Studies, Calvin College
"
Men and Women: Made by and for Community
," by
Ruth Padilla DeBorst
, secretary general of the Fraternidad Teologica Latinoamericana
Part IV: Roles at the Table of the Church
"
The Global Economy, Injustice, and the Church: On Being Reformed in Today's World
," by
Roland Hoksbergen
, professor of economics, Calvin College
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Fostering Communion and Justice: Twin Roles for the Church
," by
Jerry Pillay
, general secretary of The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa and the president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches and Shirley J. Roels
Together in Our Global Future
"
Challenges and Opportunities: A Next-Steps Discussion
," by
Jose Alcantara
, professor of Literature at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico;
Susan Felch
, director of the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship and professor of literature, Calvin College;
Won Lee
, professor of religion, Calvin College; and Paul J. Visser