Frances S. Adeney (PhD, Graduate Theological Union) is William A. Benfield Jr. Professor of Evangelism and Global Mission Emerita at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. She has authored and contributed to many books, including Christianity Encountering World Religions, Christianity and Human Rights, and Christian Women in Indonesia: A Narrative Study of Gender and Religion.

• Introduction: What This Book Is AboutPart 1: Where Did We Come From?1. What Is Evangelism? Perspectives and Problems 2. What Does the Bible Say? Biblical Models of Evangelism 3. Patterns of Evangelism through the Ages 4. The Western Missionary Movement in the Nineteenth Century: An American PerspectivePart 2: Where Are We Now?5. The Situation for Evangelism in the Twenty-first Century: Two Sides of a Coin 6. Today's Mission Trends 7. Contemporary Theologies of EvangelismPart 3: Where Are We Going?8. Abundant Life 9. A Mission Statement for Evangelism 10. Changing Context: Transforming MissionPart 4: Can We Craft a Graceful Evangelism?11. Insights from Contemporary Theologies of Evangelism 12. Challenges to Crafting a Graceful Evangelism 13. Changes: New Movements and Institutional Re-visionings 14. Seeing through Their Eyes: A Spiral of Knowledge Acquisition 15. Radical Habits: Practices for Evangelism TodayAppendix: Constructing a Congregational TimelineIndexes