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E dinburgh 1910 and the Genesis of the IRM
Author(s) -
Stanley Brian
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6631.2011.00064.x
Subject(s) - protestantism , work (physics) , function (biology) , political science , sociology , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , evolutionary biology , biology
The International Review of Missions broke new ground as a periodical designed for mission executives and missionaries throughout the E nglish‐speaking world. It was intended to be a means of international exchange of ideas and information within the new discipline of “missionary science.” This article assesses three aspects of its intended role during its first decade: its purpose to make the study of missions a scientific and experimental discipline, its limits related to E dinburgh 1910's focus on Protestant work “among non‐ C hristian peoples,” and its function of promoting a new ecumenical spirit among different missionaries and thinkers of different nations. The formation of the I nternational M issionary C ouncil ( IMC ) can be interpreted as a fruit of the IRM 's intent to create an ecumenical missionary outlook that was genuinely international in character.