10/40 Window: Target Geography of Contemporary Missinary Works

Abstract

In this article, it is dealt with the “phenomenon of 10/40 window” which was coined and propounded by missionary strategist Luis Bush in 1989. The 10/40 Window is the rectangular area extends from West Africa to East Asia, from 10 degrees north to 40 degrees north of the equator. Several important considerations make the region very important for Christian mission. For example it has historical and biblical significance, it contains three of the world’s dominant religious blocs: Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, and it is the home of the world’s least evangelized countries and megacities. Therefore 10/40 window is considered as a battlefield for christian missionaries. It is expected that this study can contribute to readers and researchers for a better understanding of contemporary christian mission, who is interested in Christianity in general and christian mission in particular.

Keywords

• 10/40 Window, Missionary Works, Christianity, Luis Bush, Great Commission

“10/40 Penceresi”: Misyonerlik Faaliyetlerinin Çağdaş Hedef Bölgesi

Abstract

Bu makalede, literatüre 1989 yılında misyon stratejisti Luis Bush tarafından kazandırılan “10/40 penceresi” olgusu ele alınmaktadır. 10/40 penceresi, ekvatorun kuzeyinde 10 ile 40 paralelleri arasında kalan ve Batı Afrika’dan Doğu Asya’ya kadar uzanan bölgeyi nitelemektedir. Tarihsel ve biblikal değeri, İslam, Hinduizm ve Budizm inançlarına mensup insanların hâkimiyetinde yer alması ve Hıristiyanlaştırmanın en az olduğu ülkeleri ve mega şehirleri barındırması gibi bazı faktörler, bölgeyi Hıristiyan misyonerliği adına önemli kılmaktadır. Bundan dolayı 10/40 arasındaki coğrafya “misyonerlerin başlıca savaş alanı” olarak nitelendirilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın genel olarak Hıristiyanlık, özelde de misyonerlik konusuyla ilgilenen okuyucu ve araştırmacıların çağdaş Hıristiyan misyonerliğini daha iyi anlamalarına katkı sağlayacağı umulmaktadır.

Keywords

• 10/40 Penceresi, Misyonerlik Faaliyetleri, Hıristiyanlık, Luis Bush, Büyük Görevlendirme

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