CONTENTS
Abbreviations xii
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface to the First Edition XV
1 From Lausanne I to Lausanne III 1
2 Evangelism and the World 26
3 Spiritual Conflict 67
4 What is the Gospel? 83
5 The Contextualization of the Gospel 103
6 Christ and Antichrist in the Proclamation of the Gospel 128
7 The Lullness of Mission 146
8 The Unity of the Church and the Homogeneous Unit Principle 158
9 New Testament Perspectives on a Simple Lifestyle 184
10 The Mission of the Church in Light of the Kingdom of God 199

Rene Padilla is one of the premier representatives of orthodox evangelicalism in Latin America. He has consistently championed integral mission, a holistic understanding of Christian mission in which there is no artificial barrier between evangelization and social responsibility. Biblical, faithful to Scripture, contemporary and inspirational, the core message of this updated classic remains just as urgent as when it was first published twenty-five years ago. This revised version includes a new essay on the contemporary history of integral mission, a history that began with the Latin American Theological Fellowship, progressed within the Lausanne Movement, is bearing fruit globally through the Micah Network, and challenges evangelicals to address the major issues of our day.
Dr. C. Rene Padilla is one of Latin America's most distinguished evangelical scholars. He was a founding member of the Latin American Theological Fellowship (FTL) and of the Kairos Foundation in Buenos Aires. He served with distinction in the IFES and Tear Fund - UK and Ireland, and is currently President of the Micah Network, President Emeritus of the Kairos Foundation, and Executive Director of Ediciones Kairos.The previous edition of this book was published in English in 1985 and in Spanish in 1986, and has been translated into Portuguese, Swedish, German and Korean.