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The New Testament in Color was the vision of African American New Testament scholar Esau McCaulley. Lamenting the lack of Black voices in biblical scholarship, McCaulley also realized that other marginalized voices were also missing from conversations in biblical studies.

This book by Adriana Carranca is a remarkable non-judgmental look at Christian missionary work amongst Muslims. It is remarkable because Carranca identifies herself as a “secular journalist” (22).

Networking the Black Church: Digital Black Christians and Hip-Hop is an influential work that explores the intersections of Black faith, hip-hop, and Black digital media. Erika D. Gault, Director of the Center of African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, explores a variety of digital and physical means that influence digital Black Christianity beyond Black churches

An educator friend was fond of saying, “We educate children; we train dogs; but we equip people for ministry.” This compendium of essays presented at the annual gathering of the Evangelical Missiological Society focuses on designing education and equipping for missional impact.

The practice of hospitality is a command for all Christians. In this 25th anniversary edition of Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition, Christine Pohl rescues hospitality from the realm of domesticity and cozy tea parties and places it squarely in the sphere of vital Christian discipline.

Missiologists have long argued that their discipline is upheld by theology and the social sciences. The association is only natural, since missions is about bringing theological good news to real people.

Christopher Hays’ Eight Million Exiles presents an innovative approach to addressing forced displacement through Missional Action Research (MAR). Rooted in Colombia, the project integrates theological reflection, social scientific inquiry, and ecclesial engagement.

Recently at a conference, I heard a speaker remark that when the Western world writes it is called theology but when the majority world writes it is often referred to as contextual theology. This hegemony is addressed by Stephen Pardue in his book, Why Evangelical Theology Needs the Global Church, where he cogently and persuasively argues for contextual theology to have a place at the table. Currently the director of ThM/PhD in theological studies and church history at Asia Graduate School of Theology in Manila, Pardue (PhD, Wheaton College) is well positioned to help the voice of the global church to be heard. 

Rachel Wightman serves as the associate director for instruction and outreach at Concordia University, St. Paul, with experience and training in library and information sciences.

Rachel Wightman serves as the associate director for instruction and outreach at Concordia University, St. Paul, with experience and training in library and information sciences.