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| International Bulletin of Mission Research | |
|---|---|
| Title | International Bulletin of Mission Research |
| Discipline | Mission studies |
| Abbreviation | Int. Bull. Mission Res. |
| Publisher | American Society of Missiology |
| Country | United States |
| History | 1977–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Issn | 0194-344X |
International Bulletin of Mission Research is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal specializing in Christian mission studies, global evangelism, and intercultural ministry. The journal serves as a forum for scholarship connecting scholars, practitioners, and institutions engaged in missionary activity across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Oceania. It engages with debates and case studies involving denominational networks, theological movements, and international organizations.
The journal was founded amid conversations involving figures and organizations associated with the World Council of Churches, Edinburgh 1910 legacy groups, and scholars from Princeton Theological Seminary, University of Notre Dame, and Fuller Theological Seminary. Early editorial contributors included scholars connected to InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, American Society of Missiology, and mission agencies such as Church Missionary Society and Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Its development intersected with conferences hosted by Yale Divinity School, Harvard Divinity School, and regional hubs like All Africa Conference of Churches and Asia Theological Association. The journal has reflected shifts linked to movements such as liberation theology discussed at Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM), Pentecostal expansion studied in works by scholars associated with Assemblies of God, and postcolonial critiques emerging from debates around Decolonization and Second Vatican Council reforms.
The journal publishes research on historical missions involving actors like William Carey, David Livingstone, Adoniram Judson, and Hudson Taylor alongside contemporary studies of organizations such as SIM (mission agency), World Vision International, and The Salvation Army. Articles address regional case studies in contexts including Nigeria, India, China, Brazil, Philippines, and South Korea and engage theological traditions represented by Methodism, Roman Catholicism, Anglican Communion, Baptist World Alliance, and Orthodox Church. Interdisciplinary contributions reference scholars and institutions like Max Weber, Clifford Geertz, Cambridge University Press, and Oxford University Press in analyses of conversion, diaspora ministry, religious change, and intercultural theology.
The editorial board has included scholars affiliated with Princeton Theological Seminary, University of Edinburgh, McMaster University, University of Aberdeen, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Peer review practices align with standards promoted by organizations such as Council of Editors of Learned Journals and publishing norms observed by SAGE Publications and Routledge. The publisher, American Society of Missiology, coordinates production, distribution, and conference tie-ins at meetings held alongside gatherings like Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the International Association for the Study of Religions and Social Sciences.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in major databases and bibliographies alongside comparable titles found in ATLA Religion Database, Scopus, EBSCOhost, and subject indexes maintained by ProQuest. Its articles appear in bibliographies compiled by scholars at Vanderbilt University, Boston University School of Theology, and research centers such as Pew Research Center and The World Bank religion-related studies.
Scholars from institutions including University of Oxford, Yale University, University of Chicago Divinity School, and Trinity College Dublin cite the journal in debates on mission strategy, missiology pedagogy, and contextual theology. Its influence is noted in applied initiatives by agencies such as Christian Aid, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and evangelical networks like Capernwray. The journal has been referenced in symposia linked to Wycliffe Bible Translators, Bible Society, and ecumenical dialogues involving Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. Impact metrics have been discussed in reports by centers at Duke Divinity School and University of Notre Dame], Center for the Study of Religion and Society.
Special issues have addressed themes connected to events and movements like Edinburgh 1910 centennials, analyses of the Great Commission in global contexts, and responses to crises such as the Rwandan Genocide and Syrian Civil War. Noteworthy contributions have engaged scholarship by figures associated with Lesslie Newbigin, Andrew Walls, Philip Jenkins, Charles Haddon Spurgeon historical studies, and contemporary missiologists from Regent College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Subscriptions are available through the American Society of Missiology and academic libraries at institutions such as Harvard University Library, British Library, Library of Congress, and seminary libraries including Fuller Theological Seminary Library. Back issues are accessible in digital and microform collections held at repositories like HathiTrust, JSTOR, and consortia involving WorldCat. Special issue proceedings are often distributed at conferences hosted by International Missionary Council heritage events and theological associations such as Society for Pentecostal Studies.
Category:Christian missions journals Category:Academic journals established in 1977