Against the Tide: Mission Amidst the Global Currents of Secularization - Paperback

by W. Jay Moon (Editor), Craig Ott (Editor)

Belonging is declining and belief is changing.

With increased globalization and modernization reaching into the furthest corners of the earth also comes the influence of secularization. These three tides of influence impact traditional religious beliefs, practices, and institutions in significant ways. Some modernizing societies see religion on the decline, while others find it thriving in surprising ways. This collection of essays presents the opportunities and the challenges of secularization for the mission of the Church, with hopeful signs and reassurance that God is still at work in a secularizing world.

Readers will find both analysis and guidance that will assist the Church in an informed, missional engagement with secularization in a variety of contexts--starting with North America, then Europe, Asia, and Africa. Each local church and mission organization must discern the appropriate missional response for evangelism, discipleship, congregational life, and social involvement.

To be Against the Tide means regaining your voice, as a church on mission, informed by your context and inspired by the responses of others in theirs.

Author Biography

W. Jay Moon (PhD Asbury Theological Seminary) is professor of church planting and evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary where he is also director of the Office of Faith, Work, and Economics. He has authored and edited several books including Intercultural Discipleship: Learning from Global Approaches to Spiritual Formation.
Craig Ott (PhD Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of mission and intercultural studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he also directs the PhD program in intercultural studies. He is author and editor of numerous publications including most recently The Church on Mission: A Biblical Vision for Transformation among All People.