Other Books Received
by Other books Annan, Kent. 2011. After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press. Fox, Frampton F., ed. 2010. Violence and Peace: Creating a Culture of Peace in the Contemporary Context of Violence (papers from the 15th annual Centre for Mission Studies Consultation UBS, Pune). Bangalore: Asian […]
Mission in the Spirit: Towards a Pentecostal/Charismatic Missiology
by Julie C. Ma and Wonsuk Ma. Regnum Books International, St. Philip & St. James Church, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR, U.K., 312 pages, 2010, £29.99. —Reviewed by Sarita D. Gallagher, assistant professor of religion, George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. With the dramatic expansion of Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity worldwide, there is an urgent need for a […]
Holistic Mission: God’s Plan for God’s People
by Brian Woolnough and Wonsuk Ma, eds. Regnum Books International, St. Phillip and St. James Church, Woodstock Rd., Oxford, OX2 6HR, U.K., 268 pages, 2010, £26.99. —Reviewed by Evvy Hay Campbell, associate professor of intercultural studies, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. A key strength of this sparkling series publication of Edinburgh 2010 is the gap it […]
Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity: Theological Perspectives, Ecumenical Trends, Regional Surveys
by Dietrich Werner, David Esterline, Namsoon Kang, and Joshva Raja, eds. Regnum, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HR, U.K., 800 pages, 2010, $175 (hardback), $80 (paperback). —Reviewed by Richard L. Starcher, Cook School of Intercultural Studies, Biola University; former Evangelical Free Church Mission missionary to Africa. What’s happened in global theological education since Edinburgh 1910? What’s […]
Graceful Evangelism: Christian Witness in a Complex World
by Frances S. Adeney Baker Academic, P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516, 240 pages, 2010, $21.99. —Reviewed by William D. Taylor, senior mentor and co-leader of the World Evangelical Alliance global missiology team. Tucked deep within chapter 10, Frances Adeney identifies the stark reality and task we face related to evangelism in North America […]
Get Real: On Evangelism in the Late Modern World
by Edward Rommen William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 260 pages, 2010, $19.99. —Reviewed by Keith E. Eitel, dean, Roy Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Cogito Ergo Sum (Descartes). What happens when one’s thinking capacity is impaired and the “I am-ness” fractures, causing loss of a […]
The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others through the Eyes of Jesus
by Mark Labberton InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, 236 pages, 2010, $20.00. —Reviewed by Scott Bessenecker, associate director for missions, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. For the reflective and contemplative person, The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor will be a penetrating read and a helpful guide. Mark Labberton is a storyteller and […]
A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir
by Collin Hansen and John Woodbridge Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530, 192 pages, 2010, $16.99. —Reviewed by Wesley L. Handy, PhD candidate in applied theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Collin Hansen is a rising star in evangelical circles. In addition to regular contributions to Christianity Today, he serves as editorial […]
Diaspora on the Web
by A. Scott Moreau and Mike O’Rear Although diasporas have been part and parcel of our faith heritage since the Jewish people moved to Egypt in the time of Joseph, it is only in the past decade or so that an explicit framing of diaspora in relation to missions has been proposed. For this edition […]
Goal Alignment: The Missing Link in Leadership Effectiveness
by John Pearson Peter Drucker shared a story that I will never forget at a retreat gathering of thirty ministry CEOs. This father of modern management was consulting with a Fortune 500 company CEO. At the end of the morning meeting, he asked the CEO, “This afternoon, as you know, I’m meeting with your vice […]