Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Prolegomena
The term "missiology" -- The place of missiology in the encyclopedia of theology -- The relationship between missiology and other disciplines -- The position of missiology within theological education --

II. Protestant missiology prior to the nineteenth century
The sixteenth-century reformers' views on missions and missiology -- Sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Dutch missionary projects -- Fragments of missiological reflection during the eighteen and nineteenth centuries, the pioneer period of missions -- Bibliography --

III. The history of missiology during the Nineteenth and twentieth centuries
German missiology --Dutch missiology -- English missiology --Scandinavian missiology -- Swiss missiology -- French protestant missiology -- Missiology in the United States -- A general look at Asian, African, and Latin American missiology -- Asian missiology -- A contribution from Sierra Leone -- South African missiology -- Latin American missiology -- Sources for the study of Roman Catholic missiology -- International association for mission studies -- Bibliography --

IV. The Biblical foundation for the worldwide mission mandate
The increased urgent need for a biblical foundation -- The "how" of a biblical foundation -- The significance of the Old Testament -- The Intertestamental period -- The New Testament: book of world mission --

V. The communication of the gospel to the church and the Jewish people
The New Testament "people of God" and the Old Testament "people of promise" in Romans -- Jews and Christians in Europe until the close of the second world war -- The world council churches, the Roman Catholic church, and Judaism after the second world war -- New Ideas developed on the relationship of Jews to churches -- Who must communicate the gospel to the Jewish people? -- Changes in Judaism which affect the communication of the Gospel -- How to communicate the Gospel to Jews -- Zionism -- The state of Israel -- The Palestinian question -- Theological interpretations of the modern state of Israel and of the middle east -- Reconciling Israelis and Palestinian Arabs --

VI. Motives for fulfilling the missionary task
Pure motives -- Impure motives --

VII. The goal and purpose of mission
The goal of saving individual souls -- Ecclesiocentric goals -- The "three-self" formula -- The goal of church growth -- The goal of forming a Christian society -- The goal of the "social gospel" -- The goal of improving the Macrostructures -- The goal of God's mission and ours as seen in the Bible --

VIII. Ways and means
Means of proclaiming the gospel of God's kingdom -- Means of fulfilling diaconal responsibility -- Means of communicating gospel through fellowship (Koinonia) -- Means of contributing to Justice --

IX. The study of Asian, African, and Latin American countries
The trend toward decolonizing historiography -- Replacing the histories of Western missions with studies of young churches --

X. A brief survey of ecumenical organizations in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands
The Christian conference of Asia -- The Pacific conference of churches -- The middle east council of churches -- The all-Africa conference of churches -- The Union Latino Americana Provisoria Pro Unidad Evangelica -- The Caribbean conference of churches --

XI. A brief guide to the literature on black theology and on the theological developments in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
The meaning of indigenous theological subjects -- Theological trends in Asia -- Africa -- Latin America -- Introduction to the literature of black theology --

XII. The vision of missions in all six continents and the summons to mutual assistance among the churches
The need for a new relationship between churches -- Personnel assistance -- Financial assistance -- Assistance in altering the work patterns -- Administrative assistance -- Mutual assistance -- In search of mature relationships between churches to complete the task -- Synchronizing mission with evangelism in all six continents --

XIII. Trends in the theology of religions: types of contemporary dialogue
The need for a fresh approach -- Changes in the Roman Catholic theology of religions -- Trends in protestant theology of religions -- Toward a rough draft of a theology of religions -- Theology of religions and science of religions -- Theology of religions and missiology -- Varieties of dialogue --

XIV. A study and evaluation of ideologies in the developing countries
The role of ideologies today -- The meaning of the term "ideology" today -- The rise and function of ideologies -- The influence of ideologies in developing countries -- Varieties of communist ideology in developing countries -- Transforming religion into an ideology of the state -- The ideology of the state in Indonesia: the Pantjasila -- The ideology of the secular state -- The ideology of African socialism -- Techno-fascist ideology in Latin America -- Evaluating the ideologies -- Missio politicia Oecumenica --