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By Prayer to the Nations: A Short History of SIM Gary R. Corwin Well into its second century now, the history of SIM is a history of God graciously using generations of ordinary and imperfect people to display his mercy and to extend his kingdom to where He is least known. The result has been...
Contemporary Mission Theology: Engaging the Nations. Robert L Gallagher with Paul Hertig A resource for the classroom that specifically addresses the missiological issues of the twenty-first century, this collection in honor of Charles E. Van Engen features contributions from practically all the...
Encountering the History of Missions: From the Early Church to Today. Robert L Gallagher; John Mark Terry This new addition to a highly acclaimed series portrays the sweep of missions history, revealing how God has fulfilled his promise to bless all the nations. Two leading missionary scholars and...
Missionary Monks: An Introduction to the History and Theology of Missionary Monasticism Edward L. Smither Missionaries go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, while monks live cloistered in a monastery and focus their lives on prayer and studying Scripture–correct? Not exactly. When...
God’s Image and Global Cultures: Integrating Faith and Culture in the Twenty-First Century Kenneth Nehrbass Globalization has raised numerous questions about theology and culture for Christians. How should we respond to outsourcing and immigration? How does anti-Western sentiment affect the...
City Church: Working Together to Transform Cities Kelly Malone In the world’s cities, the church must not only give people hope for eternal life. We must also help them realize their most basic hopes for physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being in the present world. An individual...
Becoming Native to Win the Natives: Cross-Culturally Becoming All Things to All Men Tabor Laughlin In the author’s ten years living in China, Chinese friends and foreign friends alike have told him that in many ways he is more like a Chinese person than an American. He sees himself as an “egg,”...
Astonishing Grace: A Mentor’s Ministry in Haiti and Beyond Edwin S. Walker III In this new autobiography,
Edwin S. Walker III describes his 23 years in Haiti. Walker relates the stories of his childhood, his process of finding God and his missionary work in Haiti. There, in Haiti, he leads a...
Christian Exegesis of the Qur’an: A Critical Analysis of the Apologetic Use of the Qur’an in Select Medieval and Contemporary Arabic Texts J. Scott Bridger Can Christians read biblical meaning into qur’anic texts? Does this violate the intent of those passages? What about making positive reference...
Mission in the Early Church: Themes and Reflections Edward L. Smither How did Christian missions happen in the early church from AD 100 to 750? Beginning with a brief look at the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts, Mission in the Early Church tells the story of early Christian...