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Mission and Money
Christian Mission in the Context of Global Inequalities
Häftad, 2016
1058 kr
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Mission and Money; Christian Mission in the Context of Global Inequalities offers academic discussion about the mission of the Church in the context of contemporary economic inequalities globally, challenging the reader to reconsider mission in the light of existing poverty, and investigating how …
Relocating World Christianity
Interdisciplinary Studies in Universal and Local Expressions of the Christian Faith
Häftad, 2017
1266 kr
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Existing scholarship on World Christianities tends to privilege the local and the regional. In addition to offering an explanation for this tendency, the editors and contributors of this volume also offer a new perspective. An Introduction, Afterword and case-studies argue for the importance of …
Mission of Development
Religion and Techno-Politics in Asia
Häftad, 2018
1010 kr
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The Mission of Development interrogates the complex relationships between Christian mission and international development in Asia from the 19th century to the new millennium. Through historically and ethnographically grounded case studies, contributors examine how missionaries have adapted to and …
Studying Christianity in China
Constructions of an Emerging Discourse
Häftad, 2018
1010 kr
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Studying Christianity in China introduces an emerging academic trend in contemporary Chinese scholarship. Through qualitative interviews with leading experts in Chinese Christian studies, Naomi Thurston has investigated the ongoing conversation between China and Christianity. Since the 1980s, this …
Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke
Chinese Homecoming and the Relationship with Jesus Christ
Av Xiaoli Yang
Häftad, 2018
1387 kr
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In A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke Xiaoli Yang offers a conversation between the Chinese soul-searching found in Haizi’s (1964–1989) poetry and the gospel of Jesus Christ through Luke’s testimony. It creates a unique contextual poetic lens that appreciates a generation of …
Essays in Contextual Theology
Av Steve Bevans
Häftad, 2018
886 kr
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Essays in Contextual Theology is a collection of essays that reflect on the doing of contextual theology from several perspectives. After a general introductory essay, subsequent essays reflect on topics such as contextual theology and prophetic dialogue, criteria for orthodoxy, the nature of …
Karl Rahner, Culture and Evangelization
New Approaches in an Australian Setting
Häftad, 2019
1061 kr
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The situation of religious institutional diminishment in many Western countries requires new approaches to the proclamation of Christian faith. As a response to these complexities, Karl Rahner suggested a “mystagogic” approach as a future pathway for theology. A mystagogical approach seeks modes of …
Context and Catholicity in the Science and Religion Debate
Intercultural contributions from French-speaking Africa
Av Klaas Bom, Benno van den Toren
Häftad, 2020
1032 kr
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For years the fact that the debate on science and religion was not related to cultural diversity was considered only a minor issue. However, lately, there is a growing concern that the dominance of ‘Western’ perspectives in this field do not allow for new understandings. This book testifies to the …
Theology and the Political
Theo-political Reflections on Contemporary Politics in Ecumenical Conversation
Häftad, 2020
993 kr
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Theology and the Political: Theo-political Reflections on Contemporary Politics in Ecumenical Conversation, edited by Alexei Bodrov and Stephen M. Garrett, is the fruit of Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant conversations from East and West concerning the retrieval of theological discourse for …
Ecumenism and Independency in World Christianity
Historical Studies in Honour of Brian Stanley
Häftad, 2020
1084 kr
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‘Ecumenism’ and ‘independency’ suggest two distinct impulses in the history of Christianity: the desire for unity, co-operation, connectivity, and shared belief and practice, and the impulse for distinction, plurality, and contextual translation. Yet ecumenism and independency are better understood …
World Christianity
Methodological Considerations
Häftad, 2020
1025 kr
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World Christianity publications proliferate but the issue of methodology has received little attention. World Christianity: Methodological Considerations addresses this lacuna and explores the methodological ramifications of the World Christianity turn. In twelve chapters scholars from various …
Christianity and Conversion among Migrants
Moving Faith and Faith Movement in a Transit Area
Häftad, 2020
1010 kr
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In Christianity and Conversion among Migrants, Darren Carlson explores the faith, beliefs, and practices of migrants and refugees as well as the Christian organizations serving them between 2014–2018 in Athens, Greece. This is the first major study of migrant faith communities and refugee centers …
After-Mission, Beyond Evangelicalism
The Indigenous ‘Injīliyyūn’ in the Arab-Muslim Context of Syria-Lebanon
Häftad, 2020
1201 kr
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After-Mission touches on on three questions.The first question is about self-perception and identity-formation strategies, and the various views that we have on the Protestants’ relation to their Arab Muslim Middle Eastern context. This will furnish the basis for the ensuing parts, as it will …
Intimate Diversity
An Anglican Practical Theology of Interreligious Marriage
Häftad, 2021
993 kr
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In Intimate Diversity Paul Smith explores theological implications of interreligious marriage. Taking a practical theology approach which begins with lived experience and works through a pastoral cycle involving interpretation, normative discussion and a pragmatic outcome, the book challenges the …
Scottish Missions to China
Commemorating the Legacy of James Legge (1815-1897)
Häftad, 2022
927 kr
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This volume explores the important legacy of Scottish missions to China, with a focus on the missionary-scholar and Protestant sinologist par excellence James Legge (1815–1897). It challenges the simplistic caricature of Protestant missionaries as Orientalizing imperialists, but also shows how the …
Towards a Truly Catholic and a Truly Asian Church
Av Jukka Helle
Häftad, 2022
1006 kr
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“The future of the Church is in Asia.” (Pope Francis to the Philippine Cardinal Tagle.) Asian Catholic bishops have taken up this challenge since 1970; they show how the Asian Church navigates itself in the midst of Asian religious and cultural plurality. An image of a harmonious, dialogical and …
African Initiative and Inspiration in the East African Revival
Av Daewon Moon
Häftad, 2022
901 kr
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The East African Revival is a fascinating historical example of the significant role indigenous agency can play in creating a new Christian spirituality. African revivalists initiated the spread of the movement, employing creative practices such as public testimony and fellowship meetings to …
Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry
Karl Rahner and the Contemporary Exploration for Meaning
Häftad, 2022
1075 kr
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In Theology, Empowerment, and Prison Ministry Meins G.S. Coetsier offers a new scholarly account of Karl Rahner’s theological anthropology and the prison pastorate with a contemporary expansion for meaning, seeking an antidote to the suffering and isolation of those incarcerated with a “theology of …
From Nairobi to the World: David B. Barrett and the Re-imagining of World Christianity
Häftad, 2023
908 kr
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In 1982, David B. Barrett released his 1,000-page World Christian Encyclopedia, which presented a comprehensive quantitative assessment of World Christianity for the first time. This book is the first historical project to analyze Barrett’s archival materials, which shed light not only on the …
Moltmann and China
Theological Encounters from Hong Kong to Beijing
Av Jason Lam
Häftad, 2023
1006 kr
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In this volume, Lam and Thurston present a series of important theological debates between Jürgen Moltmann, the contemporary German Reformed theologian, and humanities scholars based in Chinese metropolises from Hong Kong to Beijing between 2014 and 2018. Featured, along with original essays and …
Art as a Pathway to God
A Historical-Theological Study of the Jesuit Mission to China, 1552–1773
Häftad, 2024
857 kr
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This book integrates history, theology, and art and analyzes the Jesuits’ cross-cultural mission in late imperial China. Readers will find a rich collection of resources from historical sites, museums, manuscripts, and archival materials, including previous unpublished works of art. The production …
Keeping the Faith in Exile: Kuwait-Coptic Orthodox Diasporic Spirituality
Häftad, 2023
849 kr
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Few churches today can trace their lineage as far back as the Copts. Their ancient traditions and rituals go back as far as the very beginnings of Christianity. For centuries, they have withstood many trials and martyrdoms. But in the twentieth century, many Copts left their homeland and scattered …
Transforming Work
Missiological Perspectives for the Church in the World
Häftad, 2024
1416 kr
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Transforming Work offers a radical re-orientation of the nature and future of work and implications for mission. In conversation with David Bosch’s Transforming Mission and other global and ecumenical voices, 21 leaders offer their vision for transforming the world of work and revisioning work to …
Short History of Christianity beyond the West
Asia, Africa, and Latin America 1450-2000
Häftad, 2024
732 kr
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**Recognized as IBMR Outstanding Book 2024**Today, the majority of the world's Christian population lives in the Global South. Knowledge of their history is therefore indispensable. This textbook offers a compact and vivid overview of the history of Christianity in Asia, Africa and Latin America …
Theologian of the Resurrection
N.T. Wright's Eschatology and Mission Theology
Häftad, 2024
1110 kr
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In this study, N.T. Wright’s exceptional work on the resurrection is shown to form the centre of his eschatology and mission theology. Wright’s emphasis on the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection for the gospel’s missional encounter with the West is highlighted. By drawing out the significance of …
Christ who Embraces
An Orthodox Theology of Margins
Av Jacob Joseph
Häftad, 2024
901 kr
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Jacob Joseph's book, The Christ who Embraces: An Orthodox Theology of Margins, explores the intersection of Orthodox Christian mission and caste dynamics among St. Thomas/Syrian/Orthodox Christians in India. It defines a liturgical touch or embrace in the context of 'untouchability,' where people …
Nationalism and Internationalism in the Young Ecumenical Movement, 1895-1920s
Av Judith Becker, Dana L Robert
Häftad, 2025
1419 kr
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This book explores how and why global Protestant movements have been foundational for studies of internationalism. During the early twentieth century, hopes for the peaceful coexistence of nations animated emerging international Protestant cooperation. Despite national hostilities including world …
Re-visioning the Mission of Health
A Global Invitation to Heal and Thrive in Crisis
Häftad, 2025
831 kr
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This volume is a global, multidisciplinary exploration of the church’s mission of creating healthy individuals, families, communities and societies. Following the healing ministry of Jesus, Christians have assumed the availability of divine healing and spiritual well-being, internally and …
Genesis of a New Religion
Kimbanguism and its Departure from Ecumenism
Häftad, 2024
1318 kr
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In recent years, Kimbanguism has developed from an ecumenically oriented African-instituted church into a new religion. Accordingly, their membership with the World Council of Churches was discontinued in 2021. This process of theological change and reorientation is clearly traced and illustrated …
Visions of the Good Life
Salvation, Church, and Mission in the Secular West
Häftad, 2025
1136 kr
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There is something wrong with us and the world we find ourselves in. In the Christian tradition, the concept of God's salvation describes the divine intervention to overcome this brokenness. However, such language might easily be misunderstood in the increasingly secular West. To make the reality …
