EPHESUS
SCHOOL OF MISSIONS & EVANGELISM
HISTORY OF MISSIONS IN ASIA
(3 Credits)
Course Description
This course covers the establishment and expansion of Christianity beginning
from the early church in the Acts of the Apostles, through the christianization
of Europe, followed by the beginning of the modern Protestant missionary
movement which brought missionaries to Asia, and finally the development of
missions in Asia itself.
Course Objective
To acquaint the student with the efforts of past missionaries, both their successes and mistakes.
To help the student to
appreciate and understand
missionary work and its development in Asia.
Course Content
| Part 1 | From the West |
| Lesson 1: Christianity in the Roman Empire (A.D. 30 - 500) (1) | |
| Lesson 2: Christianity in the Roman Empire (A.D. 30 - 500) (2) | |
| Lesson 3: Christianization of Europe (A.D. 500 - 1200) | |
| Lesson 4: Encounter with Islam (A.D. 600-1200) | |
| Lesson 5: Roman Catholic Missions (A.D. 1300-1700) | |
| Lesson 6: Rise of Protestant Missions in the West (A.D. 1600-1830) | |
| Lesson 7: Protestant Missions in the 19th Century (A.D. 1800s) | |
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Part 2 |
To Asia |
| Lesson 8: Arrival of Protestant Missions in Central Asia (A.D. 1800-50s) | |
| Lesson 9: Arrival of Protestant Missions in the Far East (A.D. 1850-1900) | |
| Lesson 10: Arrival of Protestant Missions in Southeast Asia (A.D. 1800s) | |
| Lesson 11: Development of Roman Catholic Missions in Asia (A.D. 1800s) | |
| Lesson 12: Asian Missions in the 20th Century (A.D. 1900-1970s) | |
| Lesson 13: An Assessment of Missions in Asia up to the A.D. 1970s | |
| Lesson 14: Missions in the Muslim World in Asia | |
| Lesson 15: Recent Development of Asian Missions (A.D. 1980-90s) |