Pandita Ramabai’s America
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July 1, 2004
The editor compares this work of Ramabai with Alexis Tocqueville’s classic Democracy in America (13).
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Introducing World Missions: A Biblical, Historical and Practical Survey
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July 1, 2004
Finding a contemporary, comprehensive, general introductory text on world missions that speaks directly to today’s generation of potential Christian workers is difficult. Moreau, Corwin and McGee, three missions scholars representing the academic, editorial and mission agency worlds, have collaborated to make that task much easier.
Church Planting Movement: How God is Redeeming a Lost World
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July 1, 2004
Since Garrison published his booklet, Church Planting Movements, in 2000, missionaries have been longing for more information. If readers only expected an expanded version of the booklet, they will be disappointed.
A World Tour of Contextual Theologies
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July 1, 2004
The number and quality of contextualization resources on the Web is constantly growing. Here we concentrate on the element of contextualization most frequently discussed: theology.
When Things Go Wrong
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July 1, 2004
Ana Silvia got the shock of her life. After five years of teaching the deaf, the young school principal almost lost hope when she discovered her students had made little progress.
The Pressure to Lie
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July 1, 2004
When I asked missionary colleagues, “What would cause a missionary to be tempted not to be totally honest and transparent?”, two main answers surfaced.
Managing the Short-term Missions Explosion
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July 1, 2004
Short-term missions has moved from being part of a larger missions vision and instead has become the primary goal of many missions programs. What was once a preparation step for long-term service has become the final destination.
Telling the Difference
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July 1, 2004
There is a need for more objective criteria to assess when contextualization has crossed the line into syncretism.
Lean, Mean, Extreme and Unseen
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July 1, 2004
Dear Chris, Thanks for your e-mail and your interest in development on the mission field. That excites me. You asked about our philosophy on development. I have to admit that most of my development philosophy comes from my fiascos rather than my successes.
Should Christians Use Allah in Bible Translation?
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July 1, 2004
Issues of terminology for God are highly convoluted when working with Muslims in non-Arabic-speaking lands where Christians use alternate terms for God.
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