Missiology is a sort of forced word for the study of missions. The word started to come into use between 1920 and 1925. Combine its "forced" quality and the fairly recent appearance and you get a reason why I couldn't find it on etymonline for this post. Nevertheless, here's the dictionary.com entry: noun, Christianity. 1. … Continue reading Missiology
Great Commission
Theology – part 1
Theology is commonly defined as the study of God. From etymonline.com: [mid-14c., "the science of religion, study of God and his relationship to humanity," from Old French theologie "philosophical study of Christian doctrine; Scripture" (14c.), from Latin theologia, from Greek theologia "an account of the gods," from theologos "one discoursing on the gods," from theos … Continue reading Theology – part 1
