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20세기의 가장 중요한 선교사 행사로 평가받는 1910년 에딘버러 세계선교사대회(WMC)는 선교 사역의 신학적인 측면과 실천적인 측면을 함께 탐구하는 실무회의(working conference) 혹은 연구모임(studying conference)이었다. 사전에 선교현장에 대한 설문조사와 분석 결과가 보고되었고 그와 연관한 많은 논문들이 발표되었으나 가장 참가자들의 주목은 끈 것은 제4위원회, ‘비기독교 종교와 연관한 선교사 기별’ 위원회였다. 윌리암 가드너(William Temple Gairdner)는 제4위원회의 보고서를 “위대한 시리즈 가운데 가장 탁월한 것 중 하나, 아마도 가장 탁월한 것”이라고 주장하고 있다. 보고서는 다섯 개의 주제로 접근하고 있는데, 정령(精靈) 신앙, 중국종교, 일본종교, 이슬람, 그리고 힌두교로 구분되었다. 본 논문은 바로 제4위원회에서 언급된 이슬람 선교에 관한 논의들을 위주로 하고 다른 다섯 분과에서 간간히 이슬람과 관련되어 언급된 내용들이 이슬람 선교 역사에서 어떤 위치를 차지하며 이후 이슬람 선교에 어떤 영향력을 미쳤는지를 연구하고자 한다.
In the past mission history before the Edinburgh World Missionary Conference (1910), Protestant Christian mission to Muslims denied the hope of salvation to anyone outside of Christian faith. The books dealing with Islam in missionary circles at this period were written mainly for helping foster the work of conversion, of proving the superiority of Christianity compared with Islam. To face the great mission challenges in the twentieth century which has been the increasing necessity of dealing theologically with non-Christian religions and the growing tensions between the emphasis on witness and the impetus to dialogue, the Edinburgh Conference was to come as the first conference among a number of world mission conferences. Among the major issues the conference faced was the relationship of the Christian missionary message to Islam. Through the field survey, it became evident that less appreciation of Islam was reported than other religious traditions, although missionaries in the field expressed that Muslim are to be treated with respect. It is noteworthy, however, that these responses reflected for the first time minimum of condemnation of Islam. While the forerunners of the more tolerant attitude toward Islam were a few after the Edinburgh, gradually the 20th century has shown a change from early predictions of the imminent refusal of Islam to a greater appreciation for Islam. Especially, during the last two decades, the emergence of contextualized approach in Islam mission is remarkable. Although a clear tension still exists between dialogue and witness, the emphasis on the balance between two should be kept very carefully in the process of this discussion. Furthermore, as the report of commission 3 concluded, living faith and living theology in Christ should be developed with passion to Christ's great commission. It is because the true success of all missionary enterprises will depend on these.
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Edinburgh Conference, 1910 World Missionary Conference, Islam Mission, Muslim Mission, Islam Mission History
