Re-imagining World Christianity for the Church Universal: Andrew Walls and his Legacy

By Michael Nai Chiu Poon
(This article was originally a lecture given at Princeton Theological Seminary, 21 March 2011, and reproduced at Fulcrum website, a network of evangelical Anglicans.)

My aim in this lecture is to discuss the work of Andrew Walls with especial reference to his contribution towards world Christianity. I shall first set his work in context of transitions in the twentieth century, and then discuss Walls’ threefold work: in creating an international community of mission historians, in promoting documentation, and in developing solid study programmes in mission studies. I shall end by exploring the fundamental issues Walls poses for present-day churches.

Can Christians Belong to More than One Religious Tradition?

By Tan Kang San

(This article originally published in The Whole Gospel, The Whole Church, The Whole World: A three year project of The Lausanne Theology Working Group, volume 3 [UK: Paternoster in collaboration with The World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission, 2010], and reproduced at Lausanne website.)

I. Perspectives on Non-Christian Religions

This paper seeks to explore the notion of multi-religious belonging and evaluate whether it is theologically possible for a Christian to follow Christ while retaining some form of identification with one’s previous religion such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism or Chinese religions. Instead of a total rejection of past faiths, is it possible for a Christian, without falling into syncretism, to belong to more than one religious tradition?