The Birth of Missiology as a Discipline

Vocabulary flashcards covering the historical emergence and academic development of missiology as a theological discipline.

Missiology

The academic study of mission that emerged as a formal theological discipline in the mid-nineteenth century.

Mid-nineteenth century

The time period when the academic study of mission emerged as a formal theological discipline, more than 300 years after mats.

Mats

A specific reference point in time after which (more than 300 years later) the academic study of mission was established as a theological discipline.

Legitimation

The reason universities were seen as the right venue for missiology, arising when the practice of mission needed defending against growing criticism.