World Christianity in Local Context

Stephen Goodwin is Lecturer in International Relations with a specialty in Balkan and Turkish Studies at Yeditepe University in Istanbul. He is the author of Fractured Land, Healing Nations (Peter Lang, 2006).

"Written to honor the memory of David Kerr--best known for his profoundly irenic engagement with Islam and Muslims--this aptly titled volume attests to the surprising range of his intellectual influence. Chapters signal his quiet but enduring influence on the ways in which we understand World Christianity in its variegated expressions and contexts." - Jonathan Bonk, Executive Director: Overseas Ministries Study Center, USA

• 1. Introduction, Stephen Goodwin (Yeditepe University, Turkey) and Chris Hewer (St Ethelburga Centre, UK); 2. The Globalisation of Localised African Religions: The Case of Kwame Bediako, James Cox (University of Edinburgh, Scotland); 3. 'Take Home the Good News': Transforming Mission in the Context of Economic Globalisation, Jooseop Keum (Executive Secretary for Mission and Evangelism, World Council of Churches); 4. Baptism and Interreligious Dialogue, Kenneth Ross (University of Freiburg, Germany); 5. Familiar Ground - Origins and Trajectories of African Biblical Scholarship, Misheck Nyirenda (Cambridge University, UK); 6. Ngoni of Malawi (working title), Jack Thompson (University of Edinburgh, Scotland); 7. Prophetic Ministry in the Context of Conflict in Africa, Diane Stinton (Daystar University, Kenya); 8. A Chinese Theology of Suffering and Social Responsibility: The Essays of Liu Hsia, Maurie Sween (Taiwan Theological College and Seminary, Taiwan); 9. 'And the Word became flesh': The Journey of Incarnation in the Prelature of Infanta, Philippines, Sophia Marriage (Episcopal Priest, Edinburgh Diocese, Scotland); 10. Mission in Reverse: The Case of Latin America, Miguel Palomino (Director, Latin American Graduate School of Theology); 11. Reading John through Bhakti eyes: The Hermeneutic of Bishop A. J. Appasamy, Sean Doyle (Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC, USA); 12. The Immediacy of Presence in the Experience of God: An Indian-Christian Perspective, Geoman George (New York Divinity School, USA); 13. National Identity and Contemporary Bulgarian Orthodoxy, James Hopkins (United Theological Faculty, Sofia, Bulgaria); 14. Christians and Muslims in Denmark: Possibilities for Mutual Recognition, Safet Bektovic (University of Copenhagen, Denmark); 15. The Challenge of the Post-Christendom Era: The Relation of Christian Theology to World Religions, Abraham Kovacs (Debrecen Reformed University, Hungary); 16. The Central Role of Religion on Europe's Periphery: Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey, Stephen Goodwin (Yeditepe University, Turkey).