“Christians should seek to evangelise non-religious people and those of other faiths. Discuss.”

To an extent, Christians should seek to evangelise non-religious people and those of other faiths, simply because the Bible demands it. Paul Eddy asked the Church of England what of position was on the Christian mission, to which the response was the release of a document reaffirming the importance of Christ and how salvation is unique through him. Indeed, this has biblical foundation, which, in John 14:6, says that “no one comes to the father except through me,” illustrating the exclusive (^{key terminology}) nature that many believe Christianity has. This would suggest that others must be converted at every opportunity (^{use of examples - contemporary (Eddy) and the Bible)}).There are strengths to this view (^{building an argument - weighing strengths and weaknesses)}; the Bible is a foundational text of the Church of England, due to it being a Protestant, and therefore bible-based, church. Whether one takes the word of the bible as mediate or immediate revelation (^{key terms}) its message is clear; that it is only through Christ that people can find salvation, and that the church has a mission to deliver this. Because of this, it is perhaps right that the Church of England seek to evangelise, because of the importance of salvation through Christ and pursuing the Christian mission.Nevertheless (^{alternate interpretations}), we should consider that contexts have changed since the world in which the Bible was written. Ultimately, it was written at a time where “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew, 28:19-20) was necessary to spread the Christian message; religion existed in pockets across the globe. Christianity and Judaism were practised in Europe, Islam in Africa and the Middle East, eastern religions in the east of Asia – there were no means for these faiths to be spread and therefore, no way to spread the gospel (^{specific knowledge backed up by bible reference}). Evangelism became necessary to tell people about Christ. However, things have changed. With patterns of migration we live in a multi-faith society with groups of all faiths in our country alone. With the rise of the media and modern methods of communication faith is now a global concept. This is furthered through academics like Max Muller (^{specific knowledge}); he has translated the religious texts of eastern religions into English, which has, in turn, led in turn to a rise in the practise of these faiths. We live in a world, then, where evangelism is no longer imperative - even if one holds an exclusivist view, it is much easier to promote the word of Christ without attempting to convert others (^{building an argument}). Therefore, perhaps Christians should not seek to evangelise those who are non-religious and those of other faiths, because even if the Bible demands it, the world is now a very different place.