Does sharing the gospel from the Roman-influenced Western legal system limit its impact in an honor and shame culture? This is the problem that Jackson Wu seeks to answer in this book.
Achieving a culture of creativity in the context of missions brings with it significant leadership challenges, but also holds the promise of greater effectiveness.
Cranton, David and Ruth Padilla Deborst. 2013. Mission as Transformation: Learning from the Catalysts. Oxford: Regnum.
Six principles for discerning God’s direction drawn from Acts 15.
by Jacques A. Blocher and Jacques Blandenier, translated by Michael Park. William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth Street, Pasadena, CA 91104, 754 pages, 2013, $49.95. —Reviewed by Ed Smither,
Framing the gospel message in a way that makes sense to a Japanese audience is critical in communicating Christ in Japan.
by Emma Wild-Wood and Peniel Rajkumar, eds. Regnum Books International, St. Philip and St James Church, Woodstock Road, Oxford, UK, 0X2 6HR. 309 pages, 2013, £30.99. —Reviewed by Tim
Suffering can play a significant role in the development of faith despite the pain that sufferers must endure seen in the way that the widows of Kitula (Kenya) look to Jesus as their kinsman-defender.
by John P. Bowen Wipf & Stock, 199 W.8th Ave., Suite 3 Eugene Oregon, 97401, 283 pages, 2013, $34.00. —Reviewed by Willem Fietje, president of Associated Gospel Churches of
The Western church can contribute to the health of the whole body of Christ through the wise support of theological education in the Majority World.
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