Historical Context of Christian Mission

Vocabulary terms focusing on the historical terminology and conceptual transition of Christian mission prior to the sixteenth century.

Missio

The Latin term reserved for Trinitarian theology to describe the sending of the Son and Spirit by the Father.

Evangelisation

The term used for Christian activity prior to the sixteenth century before the word "mission" adopted its modern meaning.

Trinitarian theology

The theological context where the word "missio" was used to describe the Father sending the Son and the Spirit.

Kollman (2011)

The source stating that before the sixteenth century, there was no Christian "mission" as the term is understood today.

Pre-sixteenth-century "mission"

A period when the modern understanding of "mission" did not exist, though Christians were still active in evangelisation.