Early Reference on Roland Allen
The year 2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Roland Allen’s classic book Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours?. In honor of this event, I am presently working on a biography on the legendary Anglican. At the time of this blog post, only one such biography has been published. Roland Allen: Pioneer, [...]
Roland Allen: Part 2, His Missiology
This past week at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I gave a lecture titled “Roland Allen: The Man, His Missiology, and Missions Today.” In a blog post, it is impossible to discuss the depth of Allen’s missiology. Therefore, what you are getting here is the Cliff’s Notes verison of the Cliff’s Notes. Because I cannot do adequate [...]
Roland Allen: Part 1, The Man
Today, I begin a two-part series on the blog about one of my greatest missiological influences, Roland Allen (1868-1947). While Allen is best known for his books Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours (1912) and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes which Hinder It (1927), he has been tremendously influential in shaping modern missionary practices [...]
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