Book Reviews

by William Lawrence Svelmoe University of Alabama Press, Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0380, 2008, 400 pages, $46.00. —Reviewed by Dave Broucek, EMQ book review editor.  When we evangelical missionaries

by Charles H. Kraft William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 91104, 2008, 547 pages, $29.99. —Reviewed by Brian M. Howell, associate professor of anthropology, Wheaton College,

by Camille F. Bishop Authentic Publishing, 1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921, 2008, 176 pages, $14.99. —Reviewed by Steve Hoke, vice president for people development, Church Resource

Communicating Christ through Story and Song; Orality in Buddhist Contexts is a collection of papers presented by practitioners working among Buddhists.

by Alvyn Austin Studies in the History of Christian Missions. Eerdmans, 2140 Oak Industrial Drive N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49505, 2007, xxxii + 506 pages, $45.00. —Reviewed by Ryan

by J. Dudley Woodberry, ed. William Carey Library, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, Calif. 91104, 2008, 428 pages, includes a CD with supplemental resources on global trends and fruitful

Nussbaum’s approach focuses on deciding what level of research you need to solve a particular problem.

In The Surprising Work of God, Garth M. Rosell offers an engaging portrayal of the emergence of the worldwide evangelical movement primarily through the life, work, and friendship of two of its key leaders: Harold John Ockenga and Billy Graham.

by Dana L. Robert, ed. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2140 Oak Industrial Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, 2008, 320 pages, $40.00. —Reviewed by James Bertsche, former missionary

While discipleship in many cases has been reduced to the memorization and intellectual acceptance of “facts” about the gospel, this book proposes a simple alternative: repent of sin, read the Bible, and repeat.