Abstract:To address the issue of hazardous missions, this article uses the framework of shijts in missionary emphusis: from cross-cultural to intra-cultural mission, from first-generation to second-generation mission, and from humun-centered to Earthcentered mission. The helpful or harmful characteristics of missionaries are not just personal but also structural, that is, inherent in the culture from which the missionaries originate. This article suggests that the three related shijts in missionary emphasis noted above… Show more
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