ISBN Engaging Globalization (The Poor, Christian Mission, and Our Hyperconnected World) book English Paperback 304 pages

This perceptive analysis by a veteran leader in global development work orients readers to the history of globalization and to a Christian theological perspective on it, explores concrete realities by focusing on global poverty, and helps readers reimagine Christian mission in ways that announce the truly good news of Christ and God's kingdom. Diagrams and sidebars that incorporate the voices of global partners are included.About the SeriesThis is the second book in the Mission in Global Community series, which reframes missiological themes and studies for students under the common rubric of mission as partnership with Christians throughout the global community. Series authors draw upon their own global experiences and those of their global colleagues to illumine present realities and chart a course into the future. Series editors are Scott W. Sunquist, president of Gordon-Conwell and former dean of the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, and Amos Yong, director of the Center for Missiological Research and professor of theology and mission at Fuller Theological Seminary.ContentsSection 1: Setting the Stage1. Introduction and the Path Forward2. Twin FoundationsSection 2: Introducing Globalization3. Understanding Globalization4. The Ambiguities of GlobalizationSection 3: The Two Eras of Globalization5. The First Era of Globalization: Going Global by Migration, Conquest, and Mission6. The Second Era of Globalization: Globally Connected and Closer TogetherSection 4: The Impact of Globalization7. The Impact of Two Hundred Years of Globalization8. Assessing the Second Era of GlobalizationSection 5: Globalization and the Poor9. Globalization's Response to Poverty10. Contemporary Thinking on DevelopmentSection 6: Globalization and the Church11. Globalization and World Christianity12. The Theological Limitations of Globalization13. The Christian Engagement with Globalization14. The Missiological Challenge of GlobalizationIndex