02759cam a22003251 4500 8445378 AUA.1 20151110125739.0 720808s1963 pau 000 0 eng 63007907 (OCoLC)375245 DLC OWibfU OCoLC DLC eng ger premarc BL 98 .V513 1963 290 Vicedom, Georg F. 26820 The challenge of the world religions. Translated by Barbara and Karl Hertz. Philadelphia, Fortress Press [1963] 161 p. 21 cm. Translation of Die Mission der Weltreligionen. Contents: I. The formation of the challenge -- 1. Missionary mandate and missionary zeal -- 2. The mission consciousness of the religions -- 3. The smallness of the world -- 4. The geographic position of Christianity -- II. The renaissance of the religions -- 1. Criticism by Christianity -- 2. The influence of the new ideal -- 3. Purification of the religions -- 4. The perfecting of the religions -- 5. The religions find themselves -- 6. Nationalism -- 7. The absolute character of the religions' claim -- 8. The universal significance and universal mission -- III. The missionary object -- 1. The religious contrast -- 2. The disillusioning model -- 3. Native culture called in question -- 4. Religion placed in question -- 5. Unbelief -- 6. The destructive religion -- IV. The message of the religions -- 1. The new understanding of the world -- 2. The new understanding of man -- 3. The new concept of God -- 4. The other ethic -- 5. The way of salvation -- 6. The unity of mankind -- 7. The unity of the religions -- V. The challenge of the religions -- 1. The world becomes "religious" -- 2. The Christian Fellowship sect -- 3. The New Thought movement -- 4. Yoga -- 5. Bahai -- 6. The literary influence -- 7. The mission of Hinduism -- 8. Buddhism -- 9. Islam -- VI. Our reply -- 1. The false claim -- 2. The other concept of God -- 3. The new image of man -- 4. Rebirth and retribution -- 5. Deification -- 6. Salvation -- 7. The new life -- 8. The equality of the religious -- 9. The three necessary ways -- 10. The meeting of mission and the younger churches. Christianity and other religions. 26821 Religious thought 20th century. 26822 Religions 51978 7 cbc oclcrpl u ncip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BL 98 .V513 1963 7806 7806 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2012-10-11 Donation, Dr. Russell Staples 25.00 AUA010651 BL 98 .V513 1963 AUA010651 2012-10-11 00:00:00 25.00 2012-10-11 BOOK