Erudite and accessible, this collection of essays from a former missionary to Sierra Leone and founder of the Centre for the Study of World Christianity in Edinburgh stands as one of the best works available on the dynamics of mission, culture, and the gospel.
The late Achebe, a Catholic Nigerian and Nobel Prize-winner, was one of Africa's preeminent novelists. Things Fall Apart, his poignant look at late-19th-century colonialism, is not an antimission screed. Rather, it's a cautionary tale of how mission can serve as liberator or oppressor.
Padilla is one of Latin America's most noteworthy evangelicals. Now more than 25 years old (and reissued in 2010), Padilla's call to integral, holistic mission remains a prescient reminder that the gospel is not either evangelism or justice, but always and forever both.
This is a classic work on the theology of mission by the late South African theologian. Translated into dozens of languages, Bosch's schema of mission "paradigms" has influenced mission theology throughout the globe.
Through careful historical and cultural analysis, Sanneh argues that the translation of Scripture into African languages provided a key bulwark against the onslaught of European imperialism. The book, now in an updated edition, remains a pivotal text in missionary studies.
Music experts say we don't need more "manly songs," but we do need to help lower voices find their place
Jesus’ mercy is in his complete understanding of our hurt, not only in his ability to solve it.
Far fewer British people agree with vitriolic assertions about religion. Still, disbelief in God is on the rise in both the UK and the US.
Even by the standards of other missionaries, the Irish woman’s ministry to sexually exploited children was intrepid.
