Hindi is not only the official national language of India but also the lingua franca of Christians in India. Although English continues to enjoy the position of dominance as the language of learning and… Read More ›
(H) Book Review
Mission After Pentecost (Mission In Global Community): The Witness Of The Spirit From Genesis To Revelation
Yong has taken painstaking effort in this book to produce a relevant pneumatological theology of mission in what he prefers to call, a post-modern, post-enlightenment, post-Christendom, and post-mission era, by interacting with three main themes: theological interpretation of Scripture, Pneumatology… Read More ›
Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South (2 Vols)
The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South is a comprehensive, contemporary, and compelling resource on the history, theology, and missiology of Christianities in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Caribbean, and Oceana. Editor Mark Lamport, who has taught worldwide… Read More ›
Disability in Mission: The Church’s Hidden Treasure
Elena Down was a pioneer missionary through her disability and “foreign hero” with disability in mission. She worked as a volunteer at my uncle and auntie’s Nambikkai Project for the Deaf in rural India. Nathan John dedicated this book in… Read More ›
Disabling Mission, Enabling Witness: Exploring Missiology through the Lens of Disability Studies
At least one billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, experience some type of disability, and disability prevalence is higher for developing nations. About one out of five people have a disability in the U.S., Census Bureau Reports. People with disabilities can be viewed… Read More ›
Explorations in Asian Christianity: History, Theology and Mission
Scott Sunquist’s contribution to Asian Christian studies has been exemplary. This is the fifth book in the missiological engagement series. In 2001 he edited A Dictionary of Asian Christianity and presented a comprehensive resource on Christianity in Asia. In the… Read More ›
Missionary Christianity and Local Religion: American Evangelicalism in North India, 1836-1870
This is an exciting study on the history of Christian missions and their encounter with local religious sects in North India. It explores the relationship between American evangelical Christianity and the Hindu bhakti traditions in the Uttar Pradesh region during… Read More ›
Contributions of Missionaries Towards Education in India
Jonathan Masih has done a commendable service to Christian historians by exploring and outlining the contributions of missionaries towards education in India. In his foreword to this important book, Arthur McPhee rightly calls it one of the “finest overviews” of… Read More ›
Introduction to World Christian History
This latest introduction to World Christianity comes with some bold new claims and unique perspectives. It carefully builds on the existing resources and secures a place for itself with a fresh emphasis. However, to those who have journeyed with Earl… Read More ›
The Uniquely African Controversy: Studies on Donatist Christianity
Anthony Dupont, Matthew Alan Gaumer, and Mathijs Lamberigts are the editors for the edited volume, The Uniquely African Controversy: Studies on Donatist Christianity. This edited volume provides a much needed resource in Donatist studies. David G. Hunter comments on how… Read More ›
