A Light to the Nations
Explorations in Ecumenism, Missions, and Pentecostalism
- Evangelism & Missions
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2017
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Publisher's Description
The essays in this volume, which are written by friends, colleagues, and former students, are dedicated to Gary B. McGee as a memorial to his life, work, and service. As a professor with a clear calling to teach, he modeled this passion at the Open Bible College (Des Moines, Iowa), Central Bible College (Springfield, Missouri), and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (Springfield, Missouri). He exuded the understanding that quality teaching, superior scholarship, a genuine Pentecostal spirituality, and an irenic spirit can and should go together. Within the title of this volume, A Light to the Nations, two aspects become clear. First, each person is called to be "a light to the nations," as Gary McGee modeled. Second, and foundational to the first, is the reality that Jesus Christ is the ultimate light, and our energies, study, discussions, and life in general should rely on this fact. As a reflection of Gary McGee's life and ministry, these two aspects are focused through three lenses, which are the three sections of this volume: Ecumenism, Missions, and Pentecostalism. The essays represent a diversity of subjects and denote various explorations by colleagues and friends of Gary B. McGee.
Endorsements (5)
“These deeply researched essays cast new light on old questions and raise new questions that the literature in these fields has overlooked. The volume offers a signal contribution to our understanding of the threads that have connected these fields in the past, today, and, without doubt, many years to come.”
“The late Gary McGee transformed scholarly understandings of Pentecostalism as a historical and missional movement. This strong collection of essays by outstanding scholars builds on his passions as well as his expertise. I recommend it very highly.”
“A Light to the Nations . . . is an important book not only because it honors the memory of historian Gary B. McGee but also because it offers penetrating insights into Catholic-Pentecostal ecumenism, missions history and theology, and global Pentecostalism that propel a critical examination of current missiology. Perceptive chapters by leading Catholic, conciliar, and independent scholars produce a fascinating guide to the contemporary Christian world coupled with intriguing nudges into the future.”
“A Light to the Nations is a superb book, collecting the insights of women and men who have thought long and hard about the mission of the Church and its empowerment by the Holy Spirit. It also brings together profound reflections on the many aspects of Gary McGee's professional and spiritual legacy, aspects that are, indeed, a catalogue of the important ways in which the Pentecostal Movement is now a force enriching the entire church. Gary knew that the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements would reach their full potential only when they began to bring the Spirit's power into all the churches and not merely spawn new denominations. And the authors deepen that insight as they bring to the fore its truth from a variety of perspectives. A Light to the Nations is a must-read book for anyone seeking to better understand the Spirit as the dynamic principle revealing Christ in all genuine Christianity.”
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