A Great New Fact of Our Day: America as Mission Field

Abstract

This article identifies the shifts which have taken place within America both in the broader culture and in the churches working in that context. The thesis is that the modern project developed through decades of Enlightenment-based culture has become uncentered in the midst of the emergence of a postmodern culture. Moreover, the churched culture which accompanied the development of this modern project has collapsed, forcing the church to reposition itself within a new landscape. The result of these shifts is that America must now be seen as a mission field.