Book reviews
Reviews of the books shaping mission thinking and practice. Page 39 of 40 · 942 in all.
A Peace Reader
Christians who are involved in the cross-cultural communication of the faith to nonbelievers have a particular problem with war.
Maylay Muslims: The History and Challenge of Resurgent Islam in South Asia
Since 9/11, Islam has dominated the news and interest of the world. The war on terror has only increased the world’s awareness of the Middle East and the religion associated with that region.
Waging Peace on Islam
In the middle of her book, Waging Peace on Islam , Christine A. Mallouhi challenges evangelical Christians with this question, “How can we continually paint Muslims as hostile spiritual enemies with whom we are engaged in the greatest battle of our century, and then be willing to go to our Muslim neighbours and share…
Daughter’s of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women
Miriam Adeney’s new book focuses on case studies of Muslim women from different regions of the world. These “daughters of Hagar” experience the grace of God through the Lord Jesus Christ in challenging and often dangerous contexts.
Cross-cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting in around the World
The twenty-first century has changed missions and ministry forever. We now live and minister in a global community, often through multiethnic teams. In such a multinational, interconnected world, relationships become central because they ultimately determine results.
Chairman Mao Meets the Apostle Paul
Upon entering the host country, virtually every missionary finds him or herself in a social and historical context that is unfamiliar. How are we to understand the context into which we have come?
Inside Track: Latin American through the Eyes of a Missionary Journalist
Kenneth MacHarg helps us stay up to date by describing recent stories of Christians in Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Chile and Argentina.
A Heart for Mission: Five Pioneer Thinkers
Davies discusses five pioneers who had a profound influence on mission thinking and activity years before Carey took up his pen: Jan Amos Comenius, Richard Baxter, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards and Count Zinzendorf.
Postmodern PIlgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century World
Here is a book on Christianity and postmodernism that encourages the church not to reject or oppose this social and intellectual movement, but to embrace it, love it, kiss it.
Cell Church Planter’s Guide
With this present publication, Logan and Buller have offered the public a contemporary approach to church planting.
Pentecostalism: The World Their Parish
This book gives a detailed sociological analysis of worldwide Pentecostalism.
Dictionary of Contemporary Religion in the Western World
In one hundred articles, written by sixty-one gifted contributors (eighteen of whom are from North America) the reader is informed of the staggering breadth, growing profusion and zealous tenacity of religion in modern human culture.
Quest for Power: Guideline for Communicating the Gospel to Animists
Why do Westerners struggle with taking the Christian message to animists? Blaschke answers that Westerners are hindered by their lack of experience with spiritual phenomena and their limited exposure to event-oriented discipling.
Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: Compassionate Care
In this volume, ten contributors inform and involve us in the tragedy of HIV/AIDS impact on children.
Gospel Barriers, Gender Barriers: Missionary Women in the Twentieth Century
Women missionaries have represented the cutting edge of the Western Christian movement in non-Western societies.
Making Your Partnership Work
We are in the midst of a major paradigm shift in missions. It is now neither possible nor desirable for mission agencies to control their people and institutions.
Send the Light: Lottie Moon’s Letters and Writings
If they had a Pope, Southern Baptists would surely insist that he beatify Charlotte Digges Moon.
Cultural Change and Your Church
If the Church of Jesus Christ is to penetrate the heavily populated centers of America, ethnically homogeneous congregations of the inner cities may become relics of the past.
Inside Track: Latin American through the Eyes of a Missionary Journalist
Kenneth MacHarg helps us stay up to date by describing recent stories of Christians in Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Chile and Argentina.
A Heart for Mission: Five Pioneer Thinkers
Davies discusses five pioneers who had a profound influence on mission thinking and activity years before Carey took up his pen: Jan Amos Comenius, Richard Baxter, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards and Count Zinzendorf.
Postmodern PIlgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century World
Here is a book on Christianity and postmodernism that encourages the church not to reject or oppose this social and intellectual movement, but to embrace it, love it, kiss it.
Cell Church Planter’s Guide
With this present publication, Logan and Buller have offered the public a contemporary approach to church planting.
Pentecostalism: The World Their Parish
This book gives a detailed sociological analysis of worldwide Pentecostalism.
Dictionary of Contemporary Religion in the Western World
In one hundred articles, written by sixty-one gifted contributors (eighteen of whom are from North America) the reader is informed of the staggering breadth, growing profusion and zealous tenacity of religion in modern human culture.