Book reviews
Reviews of the books shaping mission thinking and practice. Page 24 of 40 · 942 in all.
The Bible and Mission in Faith Perspective: J. Hudson Taylor and the Early China Inland Mission
Christopher E. M. Wigram’s book expands our knowledge of Taylor by analyzing the way he used the Bible for doing missions.
Rethinking Christ and Culture: A Post-Christendom Perspective
In this book, Carter advances the thesis that we must move from a Christendom to a post-Christendom way of thinking about the Christ and culture problem.
Reconstructing Christianity in China: K. H. Ting and the Chinese Church
Wickeri’s biography of Bishop K.H. Ting combines research in Chinese and English, close reading of Ting’s extensive writing, and several personal interviews with Bishop Ting.
Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road: Exploring a New Path Between Two Faiths
This book is based on the life and ministry of Syrian novelist Mazhar Mallouhi, a self-proclaimed “Sufi Muslim follower of Christ.”
Missions in Contexts of Violence
A collection of instructive essays and case studies.
In the Name of Jesus: Exorcism among Early Christians
Third in a series of books by Twelftree on exorcism.
How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity
Oden makes a plea for a growing generation of young African scholars to discover their heritage, to recover the spiritual and intellectual roots of Christian thought formed by early African Christianity.
Christian Worship Worldwide: Expanding Horizons, Deepening Practices
Essays on the worship revelation taking place in today’s global world.
When Charity Destroys Dignity: Overcoming Unhealthy Dependency in the Christian Movement
Schwartz writes from field experience and more than twenty years of doing seminars on “dependency.”
Spreading Fires: The Missionary Nature of Early Pentecostalism
In this book, Allan Anderson seeks to identify the essential characteristics that produced the unprecedented worldwide growth of Pentecostalism by analyzing its origins.
Secret Believers: What Happens When Muslims Believe in Christ
This takes Western Christians into the lives of Christians and Muslim Background Believers (MBBs) in the Middle East.
Reason to Believe: Cultural Agency in Latin American Evangelicalism
Based on three years of participant observation and interviews, Smilde explores the reasons why some men in Latin American convert to evangelicalism and others don’t given similar backgrounds and opportunities to hear the gospel.
Nexus: The World House Church Movement Reader
Drawing from the experiences and writings of over thirty-five individuals, Rad Zdero has compiled a massive book with chapters addressing house churches from a multitude of angles.
Hope for Children in Poverty: Profiles and Possibilities
In this relatively slim volume, Ron Sider and Heidi Unruh have collected a cornucopia of articles targeted at the uninitiated but well-meaning churchgoer to demystify poverty in America and its impact on children.
God’s Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe’s Religious Crisis
In this book, the third in his trilogy on contemporary Christianity, Jenkins turns his focus to Europe, which Pope John Paul II calls “eldest daughter of the Church.”
Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement
What is new and groundbreaking about Miller and Yamamori’s new study is the balance provided by their subtitle: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement .
Communicating Christ in the Buddhist World
Anyone who has attempted to share the gospel with a Buddhist has undoubtedly heard one of two responses: “Oh, yes. Christianity and Buddhism are two paths to the same place.
WorthKeeping: Global Perspectives on Best Practice
The insights on missionary retention in WorthKeeping equal or exceed the contributions on missionary attrition in Too Valuable to Lose , the first book from the “Researching Missionary Attrition Project” or ReMAP.
To Give or Not To Give? Rethinking Dependency, Restoring Generosity & Redefining Sustainability
Dependency and sustainability are the new buzzwords. The order of the day is, “Support indigenous ministry, but be very careful how you give.” John Rowell challenges this conventional thinking.
The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath
Written to the American churchgoer, Buchanan’s message is even more urgent for frontline cross-cultural workers laboring under the “tyranny of the urgent” and the “reality of insufficient resources.”
Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross: Contemporary Images of the Atonement
Few themes trigger a neuralgic reaction among evangelicals more quickly than the atonement. The atonement is the bedrock of Christian faith. In Jesus Christ God acted for our salvation. But the meaning of the atonement is not easily grasped; an element of mystery surrounds God’s saving action.
Harvest of Hope: Stories of Life-Changing Gifts
Over the past few years, a variety of non-profits, including many Christian organizations, have begun to publish lists or “catalogs” of projects which donors can fund for needy people in a particular place. Strom sets out to see for herself what happens to contributions given to charities via these gift catalog…
American Churches: Ministry Insights from Groundbreaking Congregations
This book is a tale of two cultures: the East Asian culture and the American culture
Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage the New Flat Earth
Building on Thomas Friedman’s “flat earth” summary of globalization, Roberts’ intent is to cast a vision—presumably for leaders in North American churches.