Includes bibliographical references (p. 436-445) and indexes.

Defining the ecclesial practice and theology of evangelism -- Evangelism : theological currents and cross-currents today / David J. Bosch -- A theology of evangelism : the heart of the matter / William J. Abraham -- Evangelism and the gospel of salvation / Orlando E. Costas -- Evangelism in the context of secularization / Lesslie Newbigin -- Biblical and historical sources for the study of evangelism -- Is there biblical warrant for evangelism? / George R. Hunsberger -- The structure of mission : an exposition of Matthew 28:16-21 / David J. Bosch -- Women and evangelism in the early church / Walter L. Liefeld -- Evangelism and contemporary American life / Bill J. Leonard -- Shifting southward : global Christianity since 1945 / Dana L. Robert -- The study of evangelism in the world of theology -- Evangelism and the character of Christian theology / Stephen K. Pickard -- The meaning of evangelism in the context of God's universal grace / Carl E. Braaten -- Incarnation and the church's evangelistic mission / Darrell L. Guder -- Evangelism, salvation, and social justice : definitions and interrelationships / Ronald J. Sider -- Worship, evangelism, ethics : on eliminating the "and" / Stanley Hauerwas -- The study of evangelism among the ecclesial practices -- Evangelism and discipleship : the God who calls, the God who sends / Walter Brueggemann -- Evangelism, evangelization, and catechesis : defining terms and making the case for evangelization / John H. Westerhoff -- The integral nature of worship and evangelism / Paul W. Chilcote -- Evangelism : a pastoral theological perspective / J. Patrick Vaughn -- Evangelism in diverse ecclesiastical and ecumenical settings -- Orthodox concepts of evangelism and mission / Alexander Veronis -- Religion of the people and evangelism : a Pentecostal perspective / Samuel Palma Manriquez -- The significance of Lausanne / John Stott -- Toward developing an adequate and comprehensive understanding of evangelization / Jerry Persha -- Unity and mission : the emerging ecumenical vision / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Evangelistic praxis in diverse cultural contexts -- Foolishness to the Greeks / Lesslie Newbigin -- A fresh look at evangelism in Africa / J.N.K. Mugambi -- Strategic issues in missions : an Asian perspective / Hwa Yung -- Contextual evangelization in Latin America : between accommodation and confrontation / Mortimer Arias --Continuing conversations and new trajectories in the study of evangelism -- God's justice and good news : looking at the intertwined dynamics of evangelism and antiracism / Otis Turner -- Liberation and evangelism : a feminist perspective / Letty M. Russell -- Centripetal mission, or evangelization by hospitality / Mortimer Arias.