Christianity on the Frontier - Paperback

by John a. MacKay (Author)

Eloquent, persuasive, this superb collection of essays is an impressive plea from the missionary spirit which has carried Christianity into every sphere of activity all over the world. What is the frontier? There are several, the author contends. On the political frontier, it is the Church's duty to sensitize the conscience of a nation, to insure equal rights and privileges for all. The Church is also desperately needed on the cultural frontier where the march of events has shattered a secularistic world view. But the ultimate problems of the Church are on the missionary frontier. Unity is not enough - and he continues, "evangelistic fervor is needed, a passion to make Jesus Christ known and loved, and obeyed among men."

Author Biography

John A. Mackay, a theologian and educator, founded a school in Lima, Peru, held chairs on the faculty at San Marcos University, Lima, and served under the auspices of the YMCA. After sixteen years in Latin America, he moved to North America and became President of Princeton Theological Seminary. A leading churchman and the author of many books and articles, over the years Mackay was invited to speak in thirty-five Latin American universities.