The spontaneous expansion of the church and the causes which hinder it
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/catalog7738
- Author
- Allen, Roland, 1868-1947
- Publication Date
- 1960
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 2063 A55 1960
- Author
- Allen, Roland, 1868-1947
- Edition
- [4th ed.]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- World Dominion Press
- Publication Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- viii, 158 p. : front. (port.) ; 22 x 14.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "First edition 1927. Second edition 1949. Third edition 1956. Fourth edition 1960". -- verso of t.-p.
- "[By] Roland Allen".
- "With a Foreword by Sir Kenneth Grubb".
- "It is only gradually that Roland Allen's 'Spontaneous Expansion of the Church' has established its reputation among those who are concerned with the mission of the Church. This is odd since it is in many ways both a more mature work than 'Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours ?' and also more relevant to the particular tasks with which the churches and mission have to wrestle today. .... He bids us beware, for example, of the growth of nationalism, pointing out that it may make the position of any foreigner difficult. He points the same lesson when he deals with the organization of the Church itself and asks how long the Christians of the land will tolerate the foreign missionary as the guardian of their spiritualities. Allen saw all these things as conditions which ought to be met and faced before they became acute; now that they are obvious all can see them, but not all are ready to say what should be done about them, for they are largely out of our control. Allen had a theory of missions and of the development of the Church which enabled him to face this kind of probable future without misgivings. One wonders -- indeed it would be fascinating to know -- what he would have said about such a major transformation as the Communist regime in China". -- Foreword, p. v.
- Contents: Foreword dated December 1960 / Kenneth G. Grubb -- Introduction to 1927 Edition -- The Nature and Character of Spontaneous Expression --Modern Movements Towards Liberty -- Fear for the Doctrine -- The Christian Standard of Morals -- Civilization and Enlightenment -- Missionary Organization -- Ecclesiastical Organization -- The Way of Spontaneous Expansion -- Index of Bible References.
- Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by The Shenval Press, London, Hertford and Harlow.
- Added Entry
- Grubb, Kenneth G. (Kenneth George), 1900-1980
- Subjects
- Missions - 20th century
- Evangelistic work - 20th century
- Christianity and culture - 20th century
- Missionaries - 20th century
- Nationalism - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Missions - Societies, etc.
- Call Number
- BV 2063 A55 1960
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)