Is the Commission Still Great? 8 Myths about Missions and What They Mean for the Church
Reviewed by Marcus Dean, Professor of intercultural studies and missions, Houghton University, and former missionary in Colombia and Puerto Rico for 14 years
God Shines Forth: How the Nature of God Shapes and Drives the Mission of the Church
Reviewed by Cameron D. Armstrong, Asia Graduate School of Theology, Philippines.
Cultural Identity and the Purposes of God: A Biblical Theology of Ethnicity, Nationality, and Race
Reviewed by Ryan Klejment-Lavin, PhD in intercultural studies and director of Footstool Missions Center, South Korea.
The Realities of Money and Missions: Global Challenges and Case Studies
Reviewed by Chris Flanders, professor of missions, Graduate School of Theology, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.
Strangers and Scapegoats: Extending God’s Welcome to Those on the Margins
Reviewed by Josiah A. Stephan, professor at South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Tracing the Theology of Missions through Acts
Reviewed by Will Brooks | In his new book The Mission of the Triune God, Patrick Schreiner has done missiologists a great service by tracing the major biblical and theological themes in Acts.
A Missional Reading of Revelation
Reviewed by David Greenlee | Dean Flemming’s Foretaste of the Future offers us a fresh, missional reading of Revelation, referred to by the publisher as the first missional reading of Revelation as a whole.
Challenging Dualism in Missiology
Reviewed by Ryan Gimple | It is not infrequent to come across missionaries who seem allergic to deeper theological discussions. I hate to admit that I have previously suffered from seasonal theological sniffles. The unfortunate dualism that pulls missionaries and theologians apart, dividing theory from practice, is an epistemological problem that T. F. Torrance challenges in many of his writings.
How God Shapes People for Vocational Missions
Reviewed by A. Sue Russell | In recent years, many books have discussed the concept of missional recognizing that the post-Christian West is a mission field. Some focus theologically on the concept of missio Dei, God’s redemptive mission and the Church’s participation in it.
A Missional Theology of Creation Care
By David Bookless | In the current era of missions, caring for creation often holds little strategic value. However, this was not always the case. A careful examination of Scripture reveals this integration has its roots in biblical missiology.