Religious mission and Religious Conversion Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review"Bowler (Everything Happens for a Reason), professor at the Duke Divinity School, explains in this excellent analysis how some evangelical women have managed to become mega-ministry celebrities by transforming the limited roles allotted to women in evangelical culture into positions of power. Framing these women's work as that of wives, mothers, homemakers, and teachers—rather than pastors or business leaders—Bowler reveals how figures including Joyce Meyer, Beth Moore, and Victoria Osteen wield enormous power in their husbands' ministries, both on stage and behind the scenes. . . . [This] wonderful work provocatively considers what women gain and lose in becoming 'market-ready' for evangelical communities." * Publishers Weekly, starred review *"A fascinating examination of the way conservative Christian women wield power in an ultimately patriarchal faith." * Library Journal *"Bowler, the author of the wildly popular Every­thing Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved, is a thorough researcher and witty writer."---LaVonne Neff, Christian Century"[Bowler writes] with empathy and also humour. . . . This book opens up for many of us a new world. It shows the pressures faced by talented evangelical women and raises by implication questions about how women in general, religious or not, are treated today."---Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper"Bowler brings forward fresh evidence and significant insights. . . . An interesting read and an important contribution to itssubject area."---G. M. Ditchfield, Politics, Religion & Ideology"Written with wit and empathy . . . Bowler brilliantly unveils the complex negotiation of power by preachers’ wives in the spotlight."---Lieke L. Schrijvers, PentecoStudies"This is a book well-worth reading if one wants a broader understanding of the many evangelical movements as a whole and the rise of the religious celebrity"---Andrea Johnson, Pneuma"Well-researched. . . . A fascinating read and well worth the time."---Scott M. Gibson, Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society

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Book SynopsisBestselling author Dutch Sheets will inspire and encourage readers with this clear, revelatory study of God''s appointed times and seasons. Going beyond the basic definitions of kairos and chronos, Sheets brings fresh insight to the subject, examining Scripture to show how kairos (strategic) times and chronos (general) times are not two separate and unrelated seasons in our lives but, rather, are often simply different phases of the same process. He discusses how God brought about His divine shift in the lives of men and women throughout the Bible and the many ways in which God used these seasons of change to deepen His people''s understanding of Him.

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Book SynopsisJesus's earthly ministry reached for people on the margins. As he extended himself in compassion to meet their needs, people turned their hearts to him. Love Like Jesus will help you follow Jesus's pattern for changing lives.

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Book SynopsisMoving and inspirational, America's Great Revivals offers the stirring history of spiritual awakenings in America spanning from 1734 through 2000, and presents the ministry history of Jonathan Edwards, Charles Finney, Billy Graham, and more! May the stories of what God did in these centuries encourage you to pray for a new season of great revival.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines Anglican missionary work in nineteenth-century British Columbia at several scales: the local ethnographic literature; histories of contact and conflict in mainland B.C. from the early nineteenth century; the theology and sociology of mission; and the recent critical literature on European colonialism.Trade ReviewImportant contribution to the growing literature on culture contact and conflict between Native societies and European settlers .. Christophers is careful to expand understanding of the contexts that had bearing on Good's mission, and one learns much about Nlha7kapmx life and the impact of European contact. -- L.H. Hoyle * Choice *A thoughtful contribution to the vexed study of Christianity and imperialism. It is particularly refreshing to have a book which takes religious ideas seriously. It is a testimony to the interest of this short book that one mostly wishes it were longer. -- Elizabeth Elbourne * Letters in Canada 1998 *This well-researched book examines the role of the missionary on the colonial frontier. It presents a measured and subtle picture of a figure who has more often been caricatured, dismissed as an overconfident and blundering proponent of Christianity and imperialism. Doing so, it contributes to a broader post-colonial deconstruction of imperial binaries. -- Richard Phillips * Ecumene 2000 7 (1) *Brett Christophers' account of the life and times of an Anglican missionary in the wilds of British Columbia a hundred and fifty years ago is an excellent case study in thehistory of cross-cultural contacts and conflicts ... Christophers‚ account is well-researched, and in this regard persuasive. * Association of Contemporary Church Historians *Table of ContentsFiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAbbreviations1 Beginnings2 Redemption3 Reproduction4 Space5 Conversion6 Morals7 DissolutionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSet against a backdrop of war and revolution, this book brings sixty years of missionary nursing out of the shadows by examining how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan and how China, in turn, influenced the nature of missionary nursing.Trade ReviewGrypma constructs a historical account of Canadian nurses’ work in China while exploring the interplay of professional nursing with issues such as religion, gender, culture, health, and nation. […] Supported with excellent documentation and evidence, Healing Henan is well-written and exciting reading, and it sheds new light on the significance of the efforts by nurses and doctors in a Chinese province. The book also provides the reader with a close view of the ambitions, struggles, and accomplishments of Canadian nurses in Henan, and it will appeal to anyone interested in the history of religious nursing. -- Anne Marie Overgaard * Nursing History Review, 2009 *The author, Associate Professor of Nursing at Trinity Western University, left no research stone unturned […]. Dr. Sonya Grypma brought to life the character and personality of the nurses, the nature and importance of their work, their length of service, and the impact of their work. There has been little written about nursing in China. Most history has been dedicated to individual profiles instead of unified efforts by a group of professionals. The author has changed that in this book. The publication should be of interest to students of Chinese history, nursing history, and especially to medical missionaries that are planning a clinic, hospital, or short-term medical team to an undeveloped field. -- William L. Capps * Missiology, An International Review *This ambitiously titled and carefully worked study by Sonya Grypma, a historian of nursing, documents a period in the history of medical missions in China involving Canadian nurses working in Henan who were members of the so-called North China Mission of the former Presbyterian Church (since 1925, the United Church) of Canada.[…] Grypma is to be thanked for lifting such a veil of forgetting, giving names and (by inserting photographs) faces to the otherwise anonymous nurses, Canadian mainly, but also Chinese. -- Christoffer H. Grundmann * International Bulletin of Missionary Research *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsForewordAcknowledgmentsList of SpellingsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1 The Gospel of Soap and Water, 1888-19002 Visions Interrupted, 1901-203 Modern Nursing at Last, 1921-274 Golden Years, 1928-375 Scattered Dreams, 1937-406 War Years, 1941-457 The Last Days, 1946-47Conclusion: Creating a Cloistered SpaceEpilogue: Return to Henan, 2003AppendicesAppendix 1: List of Missionary Nurses at North China MissionAppendix 2: List of WMS Nurses Who Resigned to be MarriedAppendix 3: Three Types of Missionary NursesAppendix 4: Missionary Nurse EducationAppendix 5: Summary of 1947 Confidential ReportNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn The Missional Leader, consultants Alan Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk give church and denominational leaders, pastors, and clergy a clear model for leading the change necessary to create and foster a missional church focused outward to spread the message of the Gospel into the surrounding community. The Missional Leader emphasizes principles rather than institutional forms, shows readers how to move away from church as usual, and demonstrates what capacities, environments, and mindsets are required to lead a missional church.Trade Review"The Missional Leader paints a realistic picture ... of what life could look like among churches willing to enter the chaos [of the world] and make lasting change little by little." (Christianity Today, Fall 2006)Table of ContentsAbout Leadership Network ix Foreword xi Introduction xv Part One: The Context and Challenge of Missional Leadership 1 1 Six Critical Issues for Missional Leadership 3 2 Cultivating the Imagination of the Missional Leader 15 3 Change and Transition: Navigating the Challenges 37 4 The Big Picture: Understanding the Context of the Missional Congregation 61 5 The Missional Change Model 79 Part Two: The Missional Leader 109 6 Missional Readiness Factors and the Nature of Leadership 111 7 The Character of a Missional Leader 125 8 Cultivating the People of God for a Missional Future 143 9 Forming a Missional Environment and Culture 165 10 Engaging Context with a Christian Imagination 171 11 Conclusion: Putting Together a Team for Leadership Development 183 Notes 207 Acknowledgments 211 About the Authors 213 Index 215

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Book SynopsisWritten by church consultant Will Mancini expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly unique model of ministry that leads to redemptive movement. He guides churches away from an internal focus to emphasize participation in their community and surrounding culture. In this important book, Mancini offers an approach for rethinking what it means to lead with clarity as a visionary. Mancini explains that each church has a culture that reflects its particular values, thoughts, attitudes, and actions and shows how church leaders can unlock their church''s individual DNA and unleash their congregation''s one-of-a-kind potential.Trade Review"[Mancini] gives a compelling rationale for the church to move on and accompanies this rationale with instructive support and church-wide challenge. All mission boards and vestries would benefit from the materials contained therein." —The Rev. Jeffrey A. Mackey, The Living Church magazine (Sept. 2008) Mancini (founder, Auxano consulting group) believes that all churches need not be megachurches like Willowcreek (IL) or Saddleback (CA). Here, he avoids a mere discussion of churches worthy of emulation and further crosses denominational lines, having himself worked alongside Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, and others. Mancini eschews the title consultant , preferring instead vision navigator . In short, he helps leaders focus on their own unique cultures and congregational fingerprints. Once churches grasp that they are one of a kind-much like galaxies, fossils, DNA, and sandbanks-they can then, Mancini writes, unleash their full potential. The book, complete with an appendix as well as logos and icons illustrating various churches' visionary thinking, is strengthened by numerous flow charts, diagrams, graphics, and pithy quotes. It has the potential to unseat Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Church in popularity. Yet academic libraries may want to pass on this title for its admitted lack of supporting empirical evidence. Public libraries, on the other hand, would be wise to purchase a copy. With a foreword by inspirational giant Max Lucado. —C. Brian Smith, Arlington Heights Memorial Lib., IL (Library Journal, May 1, 2008)Table of ContentsAbout Leadership Network xvii Foreword xix Introduction xxi PART ONE Recasting Vision 1. Unoriginal Sin: Neglecting Uniqueness 5 2. The Fall of Strategic Planning: Obscuring the Essence 17 3. The Iniquity of Church Growth: Caging the Kingdom 27 4. Lost Congregations: How Churches Adapt to the Vision Vacuum 40 PART TWO Clarifying Vision 5. The Good News of Clarity: Why Believe in Vision Today? 51 6. Clarity Pre-Evangelism: Softening Your Heart for Clarity 61 7. The Alpha and Omega of Clarity: The Ultimate Source of Vision 69 8. Hear the Cloud of Witnesses: Learning from Vision Legacies 75 9. Discover Your Kingdom Concept: How to Ascertain Vision 83 10. Take a Closer Look: Navigating Your Discovery Process 99 PART THREE Articulating Vision 11. See with New Eyes: Defining Your Vision Frame 111 12. Carry the Holy Orders: Mission as Missional Mandate 119 13. Feel the Common Heartbeat: Values as Missional Motives 128 14. Show Me the Way: Strategy as Missional Map 136 15. Talk the Walk: Measures as Missional Life Marks 151 16. Frame the Future: Preparing for a Vision Lifestyle 164 17. Speak with New Tongues: Articulating Vision Proper 178 PART FOUR Advancing Vision 18. Wage War Against the Status Quo: From Articulation to Traction 197 19. Meet Long in the Upper Room: The Secret of Attunement 207 20. Transform the Future: Delivering Vision Daily Parting Thoughts 215 21. Resurrect Your Uniqueness: If You Copy Someone Else’s Vision, Who Will Accomplish Yours? 234 Appendix A Logos and Strategy Icon Examples 237 Appendix B Vision Path Examples 243 Notes 247 Bibliography 255 Acknowledgments 259 About the Author 261 Index 263

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Book SynopsisRobert E. Coleman shows readers Christ's strategy for evangelism, pointing out the unchanging, simple, yet profound biblical principles we can follow to emulate Christ to others.

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Book SynopsisAn inspirational, biblical, and empowering manual for the next generation of revivalists. Transformation happens when we see the unreached as Jesus sees them and when we make revival a part of our lives rather than an event.

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Book SynopsisApologetics experts show readers how to answer objections to classic Christianity. Now revised and updated to address current issues and recent attacks on the faith.

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Book SynopsisA practical approach to church planting that uses cultural and experiential data to facilitate the founding of new churches in unreached areas of the world.

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Book SynopsisIn this major work, two world religion and mission experts present a new relational model for Christians interacting with people of other faiths.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Context, Text, and Pre-Texts1. The Context of World Religion Today 2. Text: What the Bible Says3. Pre-Texts: Theology and PersonalityPart 2: Practices: Beyond Competition and Cooperation4. Universality: Reaching Out to All, Including Christians5. Fellowship: Belonging Precedes Believing6. Localization: Focusing on Questions and Concerns of the Local Community7. Commitment: Holding Ideas with Conviction; Acting Decisively on Those Ideas; Not Letting Those Ideas Be Divisive8. Freedom: Honoring the Principle of Religious Choice as Free and Uncoerced9. Effectiveness: Allowing the Context to Determine the Form of Witness10. Consistency: Striving for Consistency between Methods and Goals11. Variety: Communicating the Gospel in Many Forms, Verbal and Nonverbal12. Respect: Not Disparaging Others in Order to Champion Your Own; Not Disparaging Your Own in Order to Respect Others13. Charity: Loving Those to Whom We Witness14. Missional Ecumenicity: Practicing Mission as the Joint Project of the Church, Not an Occasion for Competition15. Jesus, Mission Innovator: Jesus' Model of Giftive MissionPart 3: Method: How Do We Do It?16. The Spiral of Knowledge Acquisition: Learning about New Cultures and New Religions17. Experiencing: The Influence of Our Personal Histories18. Bracketing: Putting Convictions on Hold19. Encountering: Learning from a New Culture and Religion20. Evaluating: Appraising the New Culture and Religion from Our Christian Point of View21. Integrating: Reshaping Our Own Views and Mission Practices Part 4: Giftive Mission22. Metaphors for Mission23. The Four Gifts24. Giftive MissionAppendix A: Biblical Inter-Religious EncountersAppendix B: Inter-Religious Encounter Mode InstrumentReference ListScripture IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisLeading evangelical mission experts offer a comprehensive theology of mission text, providing biblical, historical, and contemporary perspectives.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart One: Biblical Foundations of Mission1. God and the Nations in the Old Testament2. God and the Nations in the New Testament3. The Justification of Mission: Missio Dei4. The Purpose and Nature of Mission5. The Task of Missions: Convictions and Controversy6. The Task of Missions: Convergence and ConclusionsPart Two: Motives and Means for Mission7. The Motivation for Missions8. Church and Mission9. The Missionary Vocation10. Spiritual Dynamics and MissionPart Three: Mission in Local and Global Context11. Contextualization and Mission12. Christian Encounter with Other Religions: Toward an Evangelical Theology of Religions13. The Necessity of Mission: Three Uncomfortable QuestionsReferencesIndexes

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Book SynopsisLeading missionary scholars portray the sweep of missions history, revealing how God has fulfilled his promise to bless all the nations.Table of ContentsContents1. Missions in the Early Church2. Encountering Church of the East Missions3. Encountering Celtic Missions4. Encountering Orthodox Missions 5. Encountering Dominican and Franciscan Missions6. Encountering Medieval Renewal Missions7. Encountering Reformation Missions8. Encountering Jesuit Missions9. Encountering Pietist Missions10. Encountering Moravian Missions11. Encountering Methodist Missions12. The Great Century of Protestant Missions, Part I13. The Great Century, Part II14. The Twentieth Century15. Missionary Councils and Congresses16. Specialized Missions17. The Church Growth Movement18. In Retrospect and ProspectReference ListIndex

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Book SynopsisA leading evangelical anthropologist/missiologist provides students of intercultural ministry with an understanding of worldview and a strategy for effective, long-term ministry.Table of ContentsIllustrationsIntroductionPart 1: Theoretical Foundations1. Changing Views2. Missional TheologyPart 2: Exegeting Humans3. Changing Images4. Early Anthropology5. Recent Anthropology6. A Systems Approach7. Research MethodsPart 3: Mission as Intercultural Mediation8. Missions as Glocal Mediation9. Missionaries as Global MediatorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis accessible overview shows how the Bible provides an overarching story about God the King and explains how the Christian gospel and mission address the totality of human life.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Creation: God the King and His Good Creation2. Fall: Human Sin and Its Aftermath3. Redemption: Covenant and Kingdom4. Redemption: New Covenant and Consummated Kingdom5. Interlude: Worldview, Gospel, and Mission6. A Theological Mission: Radical Monotheism for a Secular Age7. A Social Mission: Relational Monotheism for an Individualistic Age8. A Cultural Mission: Restorational Monotheism for a Decadent Age9. A Global Mission: Realized Monotheism for an International AgeIndexes

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Book SynopsisAn excellent introductory survey of Christian missions from A.D. 30 to the twentieth century.

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Book SynopsisNearly ten million Americans have recently said they are 'absolutely committed' to both the Christian faith and to sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with others. Still, many people don''t know where to start, what to say, or how to say it. The Complete Evangelism Guidebook is a comprehensive resource on everything a person needs to know about sharing his or her faith. Well-known evangelists such as Rick Warren, Josh McDowell, and Luis Palau combine their knowledge into one comprehensive and easy-to-read handbook. This practical guide will explain how to define, demonstrate, declare, and defend faith with almost anyone from almost any background--friend, co-worker, atheist, agnostic, or someone else. With more than seventy articles written by nearly sixty evangelism experts, The Complete Evangelism Guidebook will make sharing the faith easier than ever!

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Book SynopsisThis accessible introduction explains what the missional church movement is all about and offers church leaders workable ways of implementing change.

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Book SynopsisFollowing his well-received Ancient-Future Faith, Robert Webber presents a new model for evangelism and discipleship, the first in a series of four books applying his theoretical ideas to practical situations. Part 1 of Ancient-Future Evangelism surveys evangelism and Christian formation throughout the church and then translates the process for twenty-first-century Christians. Webber presents evangelism as four distinct stages and suggests three accompanying rites of passage that can be easily adapted to any church tradition. Part 2 underscores how the four-fold process of faith formation is interwoven with three theological principles: Christ as victor over evil, the church as witness to God''s salvation, and worship as a witness to God''s mission accomplished in Jesus. Ancient-Future Evangelism will appeal to both emerging evangelicals as well as traditional church leaders. It relates faith to Christian practice by drawing wisdom from the past and translating

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Book SynopsisPastor and bestselling author Kyle Idleman helps readers prepare their hearts for Easter by showing how the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross reveal the power of God's grace.

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Book SynopsisEvery pastor''s wife is a faithful servant and leader in her own right. She has great influence on her church, her community, her family, and her husband, and she finds joy in seeing God move in the lives of others. Yet she also faces unique challenges that too often go unnoticed and unaddressed. At times, a pastor''s wife may feel she can''t talk about her struggles even with those who are closest to her, which can leave her feeling alone, depleted, and misunderstood. She may settle for this way of living, but that''s not God''s desire for her.Christine Hoover knows firsthand the unique struggles and opportunities afforded a pastor''s wife--she''s been filling that role for more than 20 years. Coming alongside as an understanding friend, she offers encouragement and guidance to the struggling pastor''s wife, showing her how to make meaningful personal relationships with God, her husband, her children, her church community, and other women--relationships that will sustain her

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Book SynopsisChristianity Today 2014 Book Award WinnerNamed one of Ten Outstanding Books of 2013 for Mission Studies, International Bulletin of Mission ResearchThis comprehensive introduction helps students, pastors, and mission committees understand contemporary Christian mission historically, biblically, and theologically. Scott Sunquist, a respected scholar and teacher of world Christianity, recovers missiological thinking from the early church for the twenty-first century. He traces the mission of the church throughout history in order to address the global church and offers a constructive theology and practice for missionary work today.Sunquist views spirituality as the foundation for all mission involvement, for mission practice springs from spiritual formation. He highlights the Holy Spirit in the work of mission and emphasizes its trinitarian nature. Sunquist explores mission from a primarily theological--rather than sociologiTable of ContentsContentsIntroductionPart 1: Suffering and Glory in History: The Mission Movement1. Ancient and Medieval Mission2. Colonial Missions, Part 1: Globalization of Roman Catholicism3. Colonial Missions, Part 2: Orthodoxy, the Americas, and Modernity4. Western Missions: Christianization, Civilization, and Commerce (1842 to 1948)5. The Waning and Reconception of Christian Mission: Postcolonial Missiologies (1948 to present)Part 2: The Suffering and Glory of the Triune God: Trinitarian Mission in Scripture6. The Creator God as the Sending Father: Missional Scripture, Missional God7. Jesus, Sent as the Suffering and Sacrificing Son: The Centerpiece of Christian Mission8. Holy Spirit in Mission: Presence, Participation, and PowerPart 3: The Suffering and Glory of the Church: The Church in Mission Today9. Church: The Community of Worship and Witness10. Witnessing Community: Evangelism and Christian Mission11. Urban Community: Mission and the City12. Global Community: Partnership in Mission13. Spirituality and Mission: Suffering and GloryAppendix: Twentieth-Century Ecumenical CouncilsIndexes

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Book SynopsisLooks at disciple-making from multiple cultures to help readers discover contextual approaches that are culturally relevant and biblically faithful.Table of ContentsContents1. How Did We Get in This Spiritual Rut?2. Issues That Get Us Stuck3. What Is Intercultural Discipleship?4. Symbols Speak When Words Can't5. Rituals Drive Meaning Deep into the Bone6. Contextualization Process--Tailored Pants Fit Just Right7. Stories Portray It, Not Just Say It8. Proverbs Are Worth a Thousand Words9. Music, Dance, and Drama--We Become What We Hum10. Holistic Discipleship Connects Word and Deed11. Discipleship for PostmodernsConclusionAppendix A: Ceremony for the Installation of a TeacherAppendix B: Activities for TeachingReference ListIndex

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Book SynopsisApproaches evangelism through contemplative spirituality, offering a corrective to the contemporary American trend of programmatic and consumeristic forms of evangelism. This second edition includes a new study guide.Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionPart One: Purgation1. Into the NightPart Two: Illumination2. Love Is God's Meaning3. Broken Bread and Poured Out Wine4. Coming Home to Love5. Healing the Threefold Wound6. Redeeming the EarthPart Three: Union7. A Hermeneutic of Love8. Giving Ourselves Away9. Homing Prayer10. New Tongues of Fire11. Your Will Be Done on EarthEpilogue: Out of the NightAppendix: Corporate Experiences of the Dark NightStudy GuideIndex

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Book SynopsisShows what it means to evangelize ethically in a multicultural climate, urging us to consider a new approach to understanding evangelism and our practice of it.Table of ContentsContents1. Competing for Space in the World2. On Ethics, Evangelism, and Proselytism3. Evangelism, Empire, and Rival Citizenships4. The Ecclesiality of Salvation5. Evangelism and Pluralism in the Nation-State and Military6. Evangelism and Nonviolence7. The Pluralism of Consumer Culture8. Evangelism and Pluralistic Theologies of Religion9. Evangelism and BeautyEpilogue: The Meaninglessness of ApologeticsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisJuster shows how a common view of masculinity and femininity shaped both radical religious and revolutionary politics in post-revolutionary America.Trade ReviewA groundbreaking book that should appeal to both popular and scholarly audiences. Because Juster is such a clear and forceful writer, her book is a pleasure to read. * Christian Century *Susan Juster's valuable book traces the emergence and collapse of gender equality among New England Baptists from the mid-eighteenth century Great Awakening into the Age of Revolution. It also recounts evangelical women's brave but ill-fated attempts to preserve hard-won freedoms as the Brethren moved to portray them... as untrustworthy, irrational sinners to be feared and controlled by men.... A dazzling analysis of the operations of gender within evangelical religious experiences. * Women's Review of Books *Cogently argued and wonderfully written, Disorderly Women is an insightful and inspiring work on gender and religion in Revolutionary New England. * William and Mary Quarterly *Juster examines the changing role of Baptist women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England. At first essentially equal to men in church governance and in the right to speak in church, women were gradually excluded from power in Baptist churches after the Revolution. As the Baptist church adopted a more patriarchal model of church organization, women were not only marginalized and silenced but associated because of gender with several serious sins, including sexual misconduct, lying, and slander. * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisCanadian Missionaries, Indigenous Peoples contributes greatly to the understanding of missionaries not only as purveyors of western religious values, but also as vehicles for cultural exchange between Native and non-Native Canadians, as well as between Canadians and the indigenous peoples of other countries.Trade ReviewThis interdisciplinary collection is a valuable contribution to the field of mission studies, and to the fields of native, religious, and cultural studies more broadly. -- Jennifer Bonnell, History of Education Program, Department of Theory and Policy Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto H-net - www.h-net.msu.edu/Table of ContentsPART 1: THE HOME FIELDS * Jamie S. Scott, York University. 'Cultivating Christians in Colonial Canada'* Myra Rutherdale, Simon Eraser University. 'Mothers of the Empire: Maternal Metaphors in the Northern Canadian Mission Field'* Gail Edwards. University of British Columbia. 'The Picturesqueness of His Accent and Speech: Methodist Missionary Narratives and William Henry Pierce's Autobiography'* Susan Neylan. Wilfrid Laurier University. 'Eating the Angel's Food: Arthur Wellington Clah - An Aboriginal Perspective on Being Christian, 1857-1909' PART 2: OVER THE SEAS AND FAR AWAY * Alvyn Austin, University of Toronto. 'Wallace of West China: Edward Wilson Wallace and the Canadian Educational Systems of China, 1906-1927'* Margo Gewurtz, York University. 'Their Names May Not Shine: Narrating Chinese Christian Converts'* Ruth Compton Brouwer, King's College, University of Western 0ntario. 'Shifts in the Salience of Gender in the lnternational Missionary Enterprise During the lnterwar Years'* A. Hamish Ion, Royal Military College. 'Missions and Empires: A Case Study of Canadians in the Japanese Empire, 1895-1941' PART 3: BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME * France Lord. 'The Silent Eloquence of Things: The Missionary Collections and Exhibitions of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Quebec'* Barbara Lawson, McGiil University and the Redpath Museum. 'Collecting Cultures: (Canadian Missionaries, Pacific Islanders, and Museums'* Arthur Smith, Royal Ontario Museum. 'Curios from a Strange Land: The Oceania Collections of the Reverend Joseph Annand'* Linfu Dong, 0cean University, Qingdao, China. 'Finding God in Ancient China.: James Mellon Menzies, Sinology and Missions'

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Book SynopsisWhile spreading the gospel around the world through his signature crusades, internationally renowned evangelist Billy Graham maintained a visible and controversial presence in his native South, a region that underwent substantial political and economic change in the latter half of the twentieth century. In this period Graham was alternately a desegregating crusader in Alabama, Sunbelt booster in Atlanta, regional apologist in the national press, and southern strategist in the Nixon administration.Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South considers the critical but underappreciated role of the noted evangelist in the creation of the modern American South. The region experienced two significant related shifts away from its status as what observers and critics called the Solid South: the end of legalized Jim Crow and the end of Democratic Party dominance. Author Steven P. Miller treats Graham as a serious actor and a powerful symbol in this transition—an evanTrade Review"Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South, a study of the evangelist's relationship to the cause of civil rights on the one hand and the cause of conservatism on the other, does justice to the tensions and complexities involved-for Graham, for the South and for the country." * Ross Douthat, New York Times *"With this book, Steven P. Miller emerges as a significant new voice in the history of evangelical Christianity. . . . The book opens new territory for modern American religious and political history, and for this reason it should be considered essential reading." * Donald T. Critchlow, Reviews in American History *"Wonderfully readable, engrossing . . . . A captivating history and a profound work of scholarship. Miller ably shows how evangelicalism aided the new conservatism long before the Christian Right exploded onto the scene." * Randall J. Stephens, Journal of American History *"Beautifully written, well argued and carefully researched . . . . Thanks to Miller's engaging and provocative book, Billy Graham and modern conservatism will never look the same." * Social History *"Fascinating . . . Miller is a valuable and sophisticated guide to how Graham-a man interested in both saving souls and playing golf with presidents-helped shape today's South." * Raleigh News and Observer *"A political biography that shines fresh light on Graham's political machinations, navigation of the civil rights movement and boosting of the Sunbelt South." * Christian Century *"Miller demonstrates a keen eye for the telling phrases in conversations or letters and incorporates them in a swiftly flowing narrative that pulls the reader along." * Journal of Church and State *"Billy Graham, prominent evangelist, is reintroduced here for the important role he played in creating the latter-day American South. Miller studies Graham's behavior and rhetoric within the overlapping themes of religion, politics, and race during the decades since 1950 and Graham's part in the story of the post-civil rights South." * Library Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Billy Graham's New South Chapter one. ''No Segregation at the Altar'' Chapter two. Evangelical Universalism in the Post-Brown South Chapter three. The Politics of Decency Chapter four. ''Another Kind of March'' Chapter five. Billy Graham's Southern Strategy Chapter six. Crusading for the Sunbelt South Chapter seven. ''Before the Water Gate'' Epilogue. Billy Graham and American Conservatism

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[An] important book…[that] deserves a wide readership. It is meticulously researched and superbly written." * Journal of American History *"Kirkpatrick's Gospel for the Poor is groundbreaking in its identification of transnational flows of evangelical thought and argument for the influence of Latin America on evangelical understandings of social mission. Its deep studies of the complex relationships between U.S. and Latin American leaders is a useful model for historians of missions and postcolonial churches." * H-DIPLO *"A Gospel for the Poor makes several important historiographical and methodological interventions into how the story of global evangelicalism ought to be told. Any scholar or student of world Christianities, contemporary evangelicalism, transnationalism, or social theologies will find this book interesting and important to their understanding of global Christian movements and networks." * Reading Religion *"Featuring impressive research in multiple languages, important historical recovery from the archives, theological nuance, and attention to context, A Gospel for the Poor captures perfectly the complexities of far-flung global evangelical relationships in the Cold War era." * David R. Swartz, author of Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction. Toward a Gospel for the Poor Chapter 1. A New Style of Evangelicalism from Latin America Chapter 2. Revolutionary Ferment Chapter 3. Cold War Christianity Chapter 4. Deporting American Evangelicalism Chapter 5. Marketing Social Christianity Chapter 6. Crossing Boundaries Chapter 7. The Reshaping of Global Evangelicalism Conclusion. A Global Reach Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisThis history of the evangelical feminist movement traces the emergence and theological development of biblical feminism within evangelical Christianity in the 70s.Trade Review"Finally! Cochran's Evangelical Feminism provides a detailed analysis of the articulation of egalitarianism and feminist ideas--and their opponentsin evangelical organizations, theological debates and leadership in the 1970s and 1980s. A welcome addition to the field." -- Sally K. Gallagher,author of Evangelical Identity and Gendered Family Life"Pamela Cochran interweaves two engaging stories in this carefully researched study, both of which are vitally important to our understanding of American evangelicalism. One story is about the small cadre of feminist leaders within evangelicalism who struggled heroically against the tide of rising political conservatism and male dominance. The other is about evangelicalism's often unwitting embrace of biblical hermeneutics, therapeutic individualism, and consumerism, and its difficulties in adapting to an increasingly pluralistic culture. Scholars in religious studies, history, and the social sciences will benefit greatly from reading this book." -- Robert Wuthnow,author of Saving America?: Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society"This is a timely book about the tortuous journey of biblical feminism in our time. The book will sober its own constituencies while also contributing to the ongoing analysis of contemporary American religion and gender." -- Marie Griffith,author of God's Daughters: Evangelical Women and the Power of Submission"A valuable book that tells a story that is obscured amid the thunderous and simplifying voices that dominate public discussion of religion and gender politics." * Altar Magazine *"Cochran intends her concrete analysis of the split among evangelical feminists to exemplify larger themes in the story of American religious life, including inclusivity, anti-institutionalism, individualism, voluntarism, and populism. This text would make a worthy addition to womens studies collections and to theological libraries." * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 We're on Our Way, Lord! The Birth of Biblical Feminism, 1973-1975 3 All We're Meant to Be: The Early Years of Biblical Feminism, 1975-1983 4 Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? The Crisis in Biblical Feminism, 1984-1986 5 Empowered by the Word, I: Theological Changes in Biblical Feminism, 1986- 6 Empowered by the Word, II: Organizational Changes in Biblical Feminism, 1986- 7 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisA collection of key primary readings tracing the history and development of Protestant evangelicalism and fundamentalism and its intersections with American life and politicsTrade Review"Barry Hankins has assembled an accessible, well-organized volume of primary documents that willhelp the student of American religion interpret the core tenets of American fundamentalist Christianity." * Louisiana History *"A great service for all of us who teach undergraduate and graduate courses in U.S. religious history. This fine historian has provided us with a representative collection of primary texts, in the process allowing our students the opportunity to encounter the diversity of evangelicals and evangelical ideas in twentieth-century America." -- William Vance Trollinger,author of God's Empire: William Bell Riley and Midwestern Fundamentalism"Scholars, students and the general reading public have long needed a book like this one. Its judicious selections, helpful introductions, and intelligent arrangement open up a history that has been too often obscured by partisanship and sloppy reporting." -- Mark Noll,University of Notre DameTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 The Bible and Evangelism 2 The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy 3 Dispensational Premillennialism 4 Evangelicals and Evolution before Scopes 5 Evangelicals and Science after Scopes 6 Evangelicals and Politics before 1980 7 Evangelicals and Politics since 1980 8 Social Positions: Gender and Race 9 Fundamentalists, Evangelicals, and Catholics Notes Index About the Author

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Book Synopsis"Evangelical Christian Women" offers a look at conservative women who challenge gender norms within their religious traditions, the fallout they experience as part of the ensuing conflict, and the significance of the conflict over gender for the development and character of culture.Trade ReviewIngersoll has done the sociology of religion an enormous service by providing a more nuanced description of the ongoing personal and institutional struggles of the minority of conservative Protestants who identify themselves both evangelical and feminist. -- Sally K. Gallagher,Oregon State UniversityThese war stories from women in the evangelical subculture are fascinating. What did they do? How do they survive? Why do they stay? And what is going on in that subculture anyway? Part history, part ethnography, part cultural criticism, Ingersoll has made an important contribution to our understanding of religion and gender in our time and in our culture. -- Betty DeBerg,author of Ungodly Women: Gender and the First Wave of American FundamentalismEspecially valuable for religious studies and women’s studies scholars and sociologists of religion interested in gender and/or women in religious movements. * Nova Religios *It is the trend in scholarship these days to argue that women find empowerment in restriction. Ingersoll argues, however, that an alternative interpretation may be that subordinate living may empower a form of relational power. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *The feminist resistance [Ingersoll] documents, if able to assert itself, could have profound consequences not only for evangelical women but for the rest of us as well, by opening up the door for a detente in our current culture wars. * The Women's Review of Books *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments IntroductionPart I War Stories Case Studies in Gender Con?ict in Institutions and in the Lives of Individuals 1 Christians for Biblical Equality and the Fight for Middle Ground 2 Institutional Con?ict and the New Orthodoxy at Southern Seminary 3 Con?ict in the Lives of Individual Women Part II Analysis and Interpretation 1 Theoretical Issues 2 The Power of Subtle Arrangements and Little Things 3 What Do We Now Know about Conservative Protestant Women Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe "Left Behind" series is about those "left behind" after Christ removes true believers, leaving everyone else to suffer seven years of Tribulation. This work assesses these novels and shows how the ultimate vision put forth by the series' authors inadvertently undermines itself as the series unfolds.Trade Review"A timely analysis of a religious movement that is quietly exercising enormous political influence today. Shuck's careful reading of LaHaye's troubling vision establishes unexpected connections with the leading edge of contemporary network culture." -- Mark C. Taylor,author of About Religion: Economies of Faith in Virtual Culture"With this book, Glenn W. Shuck establishes himself as one of the foremost scholars of American evangelical Christianity. This work is both wonderfully written and creative. Based on Shuck's even-handed and insightful analysis, the reader learns about the meaning and astonishing popularity of books about end times, especially the Left Behind series. Marks of the Beast provides a dynamic lens into the meaning of religion in modern times." -- Michael O. Emerson,Director, Du Bois Center for the Advanced Study of Religion and Race, University of Notre Dame"A provocative study." * Berkshire Eagle *"Well-researched work employing sociological, literary, and theological perspectives." * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments Preface: About American Evangelicals Introduction: First Words on Last Things1 Signs of the Times: The Dispensational Background of Evangelical Prophecy Belief 2 Reluctant Rebels: The Left Behind Novels and the Politics of Evangelical Identity 3 The Emergence of the Network Culture/Beast System 4 Technologies of Transcendence: "Beast Religion" and the Dei?cation/Demonization of the Network Culture 5 Marks of the Beast: The Struggle for Evangelical Identity 6 Beast, Inc.: Evangelical Resistance and the Internalization of Evil Epilogue Notes Select Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisWhat can today's influx of Evangelical leadership tell us about Christianity and society at large?Trade Review"A fascinating journey into the worlds of five of the most influential religious leaders in the United States. Holy Mavericks provides an open window to view change both in American religion and American culture. In reading this book, you will find that these five religious giants do not practice old time religion, and yet, ironically, they do. Holy Mavericks shows us how." -- Michael O. Emerson,co-author of People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States"Introduces us to some of the most prominent religious innovators in the United States today‘savvy spiritual suppliers,’ as the authors saywho are skilled at recalibrating their messages and ministries to fit particular audiences. Religious scholars will welcome the attention given to cultural themes in the analysis, and the emphasis on more than just individual choice; general readers will be enthralled by the creativity of the producers but also appalled at the captivity of religious faith to contemporary culture." -- Wade Clark Roof,University of California at Santa Barbara"Takes us beyond the scandal-mongering and speculation so common in popular media coverage of religion to provide a deeper level of insight into some of the most influential ministries in the spiritual marketplace of American religion today. Combining keen sociological analysis with crucial historical contextualization, Lee and Sinitiere explain what have been the keys to the relative successes of these ministries' leaders as individuals willing to ‘do business’ outside of traditional ministerial boundaries in a variety of ways. . . . A must-read for those seeking to understand this intersection of faith, commerce, and politics." -- Milmon F. Harrison,author of Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith Movement in Contemporary African American Religion"The new book Holy Mavericks casts a wide net in its study of evangelical innovators . . . Co-authors Shayne Lee and Phillip Luke Sinitiere see [them] as helping to create the competition and vitality of Americas religious marketplace." * Religion Watch *"These evangelical innovators are household names, thanks in large part to their multimedia know-how, but they preach a conservative messageoften regarded as antiquated. Most important, their ministries supply existential fulfillment to existential demands. This book (especially the bibliographic essay "Theory of Religious Economy") will most appeal to scholars and students. However, curious readers will enjoy it as well. Highly recommended." * Library Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Introduction 2 The "Negro Problem" and the "Yellow Peril": Early Twentieth-Century America's Views on Blacks and Asians 3 Estrangement on a Train: Race and Narratives of American Identity in The Marrow of Tradition and America through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat 4 The Eaton Sisters Go to Jamaica 5 Quicksand and the Racial Aesthetics of Chinoiserie 6 Nation, Narration, and the Afro-Asian Encounter in W. E. B. DuBois's Dark Princess and Younghill Kang's East Goes West 7 Coda Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisFirst examination of the Emerging Church movementTrade Review"Bielo offers an illuminating, cogently organized interpretation of Emerging Evangelicalism in America as well as a provocative model for linking subjectivity and structure through ethnographic data." * Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions *"Emerging Evangelicalsdemonstrates how understanding particular Christianities as traditions of cultural critique can clarify their fraught relations with 'worldliness' both within and without the church. Accessibly written and relatively compact, the book would be appropriate for undergraduate classes focused on anthropological approaches to Christianity in North America." * American Athropologist *"This enlightening study of postmodern evangelicals illustrates the adaptive capacity and phenomenal resilience of religion in contemporary society, debunking any simple secularist or fundamentalist understanding of religion and modernity." * Anthropology Review *"From [Bielo's] empathetic description...[it's clear] the growth of introspective evangelicals serves as a caution to scholars and commentators not to assume a homogenous evangelical experience. Recommended." * CHOICE *"This book is full of thick description and rich detail. Bielo has a knack for capturing the essence of the people he interacted wth in his 3 year ethnographic journey through Emerging Evangelicalism. The personalities come through in his description of their appearance and clothing, mannerisms and attributes, and in their voices in the text. His descriptions of gatherings and worship ritual are so vivid that at times I found myself transported through his prose back to my own ethnographic research on Emerging congregations." * Review of Religious Research *"Emerging Evangelicalsis a welcome addition to the steadily-growing body of scholarly literature on contemporary American Evangelicals." -- Charlie McCrary * Religion in American History *"Bielo's depiction of & emerging evangelicals shows what can be achieved through the best kind of ethnography. This is a deeply engaging and revealing portrait of Christians' whose lives and religious convictions are shown to be complex and subtle, even as they are often pitched against conservative forms of the faith." -- Simon Coleman,Chancellor Jackman Chaired Professor, University of Toronto"The book is useful for both graduate and upper level seminary students and anthropology major students. It will make a good collection for both seminary and university libraries." -- Ning Zhang * Religious Studies Review *"Bielo offers an illuminating, cogently organized interpretation of Emerging Evangelicalism in America as well as a provocative model for linking subjectivity and structure through ethnographic data. For these reasons, Emerging Evangelicals contains much of value to advanced scholars of Christianity, scholars of American Protestantism most of all. As a generally lucid and energetic treatment of its subject, the book also provides non-specialists such as graduate students with an accessible introduction to many of the leading themes in the anthropology of Christianity." -- Michael J. Boyle * Nova Religio *"This is an engrossing and powerfully observed ethnography with much richness in detailBielo has caught the essence of an intriguing and important variant of postmodern Christianity as it emerges" -- Dominic Martin * Social Anthropology *"Provides a vivid portrait of new-style Christianity that is challenging and revitalizing the pursuit of the Kingdom of God in the 21st century. Bielo brings an astute anthropological sensitivity to this multifaceted movement and provides a clear-eyed perspective on the variety, motivation, and utter sincerity of the people driving it." -- Gerardo Marti,author of A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic ChurchTable of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Conceptualizing Emerging Evangelicalism 1 Stories of Deconversion 2 Ironies of Faith 3 Ancient-Future I: Experiencing God 4 Ancient-Future II: Everyday Monastics 5 Missional I: Everyday Missionaries 6 Missional II: Kingdom Theologies 7 Church Planting I: A New Work 8 Church Planting II: Sense of Place Conclusion: Dialogic Evangelicalism Appendix References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisSheds light on the power of group Bible study for the ever-evolving shape of American Evangelicalism. This book draws on over nineteen months of ethnographic work with five congregations to better understand why group Bible study matters so much to Evangelicals and for Evangelical culture.Trade Review"James Bielo's Words upon the Word is a short, intelligent, and well-written analysis of what happens when Protestant Christians who live in the United States come together in small and medium-sized groups to read the bible . . .this book must be classified as a significant contribution to our understanding of Protestantism in the contemporary United States." -- James S. Bielo * Sociology of Religion *"An important methodological and theoretical advance in the study of Biblicism and the anthropology of Christianity. Bielos research is excellent, and he asks all the right questions. Words Upon the Word is on my very short list of essential readings for the study of the Bible's reception and use." -- Brian Malley,author of How the Bible Works: An Anthropological Study of Evangelical Biblicism"At long last, there is now a sustained analysis of how conservative Protestants collectively generate and disseminate scriptural interpretations. And it turns out that the process is rarely smooth and easy. Bielo's book shows how the Bible is a living documenta source of both discussion and debateamong conservative Christians." -- John P. Bartkowski,author of The Promise Keepers: Servants, Soldiers, and Godly Men"Words Upon the Word is a model of ethnographic reflexivity and methodological transparency. . .ethnographies like this one will remind everyone else that, to some extent, they may still be right." -- Omri Elisha,CUNY Queens College"Given the centrality of Bible study to American evangelical life, the relative dearth of scholarly investigation of Bible studies is striking. Anthropologist James Bielo has helped fill this significant lacuna." * Books & Culture *"Bielo examines the importance of bible study for evangelical belief, institutional life, and interaction with nonbelievers. In analyzing the vitality of these groups, Bielo also adds complexity to our understanding of the intellectual processes of biblical literalists... Bielo has created a useful analysis of an underrecognized (sic) civic activity and has illuminated the complexity of evangelical intellectual processes." * American Ethnologist *"Bielos use of discourse theory is among the best I have seen in terms of its clarity and coherence. Simply put, at every point in the book the reader knows exactly what Bielo is talking about, what its implications are, and how it relates to empirical evidence. The book is a pleasure to read... Overall, Bielos study offers important claims about evangelical Christian culture and biblicist practices supported by a first-rate ethnography and clear analysis. It is recommended for all students of U.S. religiosity, Christianity, and reading." * American Anthropologist *"The book advances scholarly understanding of an important practice that shapes the community, piety, and politics of many Americans each week. The book is also a model for sophisticated ethnographic work on religious practices." * Choice *"This is a very good introduction to and analysis of small Bible study in evangelical life...Bielo's analysis...provides readers with rich material." * Journal of Linguistic Anthropology *"What gives this book an edge beyond previous research is the extensive qualitative data it draws upon; it is a relatively short book based upon an impressive amount of fieldwork... The strengths of the work include its conciseness, readability, and rich but selective use of conversations extracted from Bielos vast ethnographic data. Wisely, each of the chapters draws evidence from one particular small groupa group whose meeting culture nicely highlights the theme he is exploringrather than extracting bits and pieces from his total data set of 19 groups... This text will, hopefully, attract more attention to the field of small group research, a large and diverse field ripe and waiting for further scholarly investigation." * Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses *Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Conceptualizing Emerging Evangelicalism 1 Stories of Deconversion 2 Ironies of Faith 3 Ancient-Future I: Experiencing God 4 Ancient-Future II: Everyday Monastics 5 Missional I: Everyday Missionaries 6 Missional II: Kingdom Theologies 7 Church Planting I: A New Work 8 Church Planting II: Sense of Place Conclusion: Dialogic Evangelicalism Appendix References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisDo televangelists proclaim the message of the gospel or a message of greed? Do they represent the 'authentic' voice of the black church or is it the Christian Right in blackface? This book delves into the messages and aesthetic styles of African American televangelists, and evaluates their ethical implications.Trade ReviewFuture scholars of the subjects here explored by Walton will return to time and again for footnote and provocation. * Church History *Watch This! offers a good overview and introduction to both televangelism and African American religiosity. . .Walton clearly and ably explicates just why people are attracted to this form of media. * Choice *[Walton] points to the contrast between the individualized nature of problem-solving in contemporary televangelism and the social justice history of the African American religious tradition. Televangelism, by its very nature, works against the type of corporate religious consciousness that leads to social change and Walton documents this well. * Prism *Walton has written an invaluable book that scholars of black religion (not just black Christianity) in this country will do well to read and learn from. -- Edward P. Antonio * Journal of Religion *Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism positively contributes to the literature examining African American religiosity. The richness of the text is not attributable to its discussion of broadcasting but to its keen reflection on the evolution of religion in America and to its providing an entry point for dialogue about the complexity of the African American religious experience. -- Mary D. Hinton * Journal of American Ethnic History *In Watch This!, Walton presents the field with its first full treatment of American televangelism...with its originating status and keen interdisciplinary social and ethical analysis, [the book] will be a foundational text. -- Lerone A. Martin * Journal of Religion, Media & Digital Culture *The eight chapters move along at a nice clip...nobody in the academy is paying enough attention [to the cost of televangelism]. Jonathan Walton is. -- Katherine Sonderegger * Modern Theology *An important examination of the Black Electronic Church. Jonathan Walton brings new insights into the major TV evangelists in the African American community. -- James H. Cone,Union Theological SeminaryOne of the first books to thoughtfully analyze how African American television ministries are re-shaping the contours of black religious experiences. With critical insight into the theological, social, and political logics of three mega-ministries, Walton’s book provides just the stimulus we need for a long overdue conversation! -- Marla Frederick,Harvard UniversityThis book is the best work we have on the complex dynamics of the Black megachurch phenomenon. Walton is a brilliant cultural critic and courageous prophetic voice! -- Cornel West,Princeton University“Walton presents a spectacular piece of contemporary scholarship on the Black Church and media. He asserts that his work is foremost a scholarly work in Christian social ethics but the reader will find that it is more than that. It is an attempt to bridge the person in the pulpit, pew, and classroom in such a way that the only song that can be sung is, ‘blest be the ties that bind. * Homiletic.net *In this groundbreaking work, J. L. Walton moves us beyond the naive belief that televangelism is a territory dominated solely by the white religious right and introduces us to the intricate world of black televangelism... Walton challenges us to examine the relationship between the success of black televangelistic ministries and the failure of more traditional ecclesiastical and political movements to address the needs of those rendered socially invisible in our society. This book is highly recommended for any student of American and/or African-American religious history and religious studies. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prelude Invocation: Time to Tune In: The Phenomenon of African American Religious Broadcasting1 We Too Sing America: Racial Invisibility, Respectability, and the Roots of Black Religious Broadcasting2 Something Within: The Cultural Sources of Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II3 Standing on the Promises: Diversity and Change within Contemporary Black Christian Practices4 Come, Ye Disconsolate: The Ministry of Bishop T. D. Jakes5 We Are Soldiers! The Ministry of Bishop Eddie L. Long 6 Fill My Cup, Lord: The Ministry of Pastors Creflo and Taffi Dollar7 The Reasons Why We Sing: The Competing Rituals of Self-Affirmation and Social Accommodation8 Lift Every Voice: Authority, Ideology, and the Implications of Religious Broadcasting for the Black Church Benediction: Blest Be the Tie That Binds Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this biography of humanitarian Albert Schweitzer has been updated to include documents discovered since the work was originally written. These include letters between Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau from the ten years before their marriage.Trade ReviewJames Brabazon is an independent writer/producer. This second edition of his acclaimed biography includes previously uncovered material. A major addition makes use of the letters sent between Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau, written during the ten years before their marriage. They throw new light on Schweitzer's personality and his decision to go to Africa. A second major addition makes use of recently revealed documents from the State Department regarding Schweitzer's struggle to stop H-bomb tests, a battle fought with the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Brabazon, an independent writer and film producer, updates his biography of the humanitarian and physician Albert Schweitzer with new and profoundly revealing letters between him and Helene Bresslau, whom he married after a ten-year correspondence. The letters reveal an intensely secret and unusual relationship, as well as facets of Schweitzer's personality and thinking that he took great trouble to hide from the world. New documents from the State Department regarding his battle with the US Atomic Energy Commission to stop H-bomb tests are also discussed.

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Book SynopsisBeginning early in the 19th century, the American missionary movement made slow headway in China. Alabamians became part of that small beachhead. After 1900 both the money and personnel rapidly expanded, peaking in the early 1920s. By the 1930s many American denominations became confused and divided over the appropriateness of the missionary endeavor. Secular American intellectuals began to criticize missionaries as meddling do-gooders trying to impose American Evangelicalism on a proud, ancient culture. By examining the lives of 47 Alabama missionaries who served in China between 1850 and 1950, Flynt and Berkley reach a different conclusion. Although Alabama missionaries initially fit the negative description of Americans trying to superimpose their own values and beliefs on heathen, they quickly learned to respect Chinese civilization. The result was a new synthesis, neither entirely southern nor entirely Chinese. Although previous works focus on the failure of Christianity to chanTrade ReviewIn one of the most balanced treatments of missionaries in China ever to appear in print, Wayne Flynt and Gerald Berkley present a scholarly but lively and engaging study of Alabama missionaries to China."" - Baptist History and Heritage""Students of the American South have long been indebted to Wayne Flynt for the masterful way he addresses the negative stereotypes associated with poverty. Now religious historians are also in his debt. In Taking Christianity to China: Alabama Missionaries in the Middle Kingdom, 1850–1950, Flynt and coauthor Gerald W. Berkley offer a fascinating, nuanced look at life on the Chinese mission field."" - Church History""This study provides new perspectives by which to assess missionary work in 19th- and 20th-century China as well as the impact of such efforts in the United States. Not only do the authors delineate the complexity and difficulty of such work in the field with little understanding back home, they also trace the creation of both negative and positive impressions of Chinese by Americans and of Americans by Chinese and the impact or lack of it on US foreign policy decisions."" - Adrian A. Bennett, Iowa State University""A well-researched, insightful, and informative piece of work."" - Alan Neely, Princeton Theological Seminary

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Book SynopsisA collection exploring how American women missionaries spread U.S. cultural imperialism along with Protestant Christianity from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth, and how their work was received.Trade Review“In Competing Kingdoms, Barbara Reeves-Ellington, Kathryn Kish Sklar, and Connie A. Shemo bring together a group of emerging and established historians in an innovative project of bringing insights from American mission women’s history into the framework of American cultural imperialism. . . . This collection offers fertile directions for scholars concerned with American imperialism and more generally with the thorny questions of gender, missions, and empires. We can look forward to many of these historians producing book-length accounts where they can develop their research findings more fully. The editors are to be congratulated.” - Patricia Grimshaw, Journal of Church and State“Competing Kingdoms presents fresh and wide-ranging scholarship on gender and mission, linking it to American cultural expansionism (1812-1960).” - Maina Chawla Singh, International Bulletin of Missionary Research“[A]n important and welcome collection of essays. . . . The attempt to connect gender and foreign relations succeeds thanks to the breadth of scholarship in this volume and the diverse but focused essays that comprise it. . . . [A] groundbreaking contribution to US history.” - Johanna Selles, Missiology“Competing Kingdoms achieves through the inclusion of many authors what few have been able to achieve singly: the internationalization of American women’s history. It focuses on a group of culture agents who were at the avant-garde of America’s emergence into global influence: women missionaries.”—Ann Braude, author of Sisters and Saints: Women and American Religion“This rich, diverse collection of essays illuminates women’s pivotal role in the Protestant missions that were at the center of Americans’ interactions with Asia, Africa, and the Middle East in the nineteenth century and early twentieth. Throughout the pieces, readers witness the women that made missions possible—not only as missionaries, but also as sponsors and audiences—navigating the tensions and intersections between ideals and practices of spiritual equality and those of patriarchy, empire, and race, enlisting and challenging gendered conventions in the process. This volume will prove an indispensable guide in the effort to bring gender analysis, religious culture, and women’s agency into an internationalized historiography of the United States.”—Paul A. Kramer, author of The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States and the Philippines“Competing Kingdoms reveals the complex and unpredictable results of the missionary enterprise, showing how the work of American women simultaneously constructed and destabilized gender, cultural, and racial hierarchies, with significant results for sending and receiving cultures alike. The tensions suggested in the volume’s title play out in fascinating detail in its pages.” -- Andrew Witmer * Journal of American History *“Competing Kingdoms presents fresh and wide-ranging scholarship on gender and mission, linking it to American cultural expansionism (1812–1960).” -- Maina Chawla Singh * International Bulletin of Missionary Research *“[A]n important and welcome collection of essays. . . . The attempt to connect gender and foreign relations succeeds thanks to the breadth of scholarship in this volume and the diverse but focused essays that comprise it. . . . [A] groundbreaking contribution to US history.” -- Johanna Selles * Missiology *“In Competing Kingdoms, Barbara Reeves-Ellington, Kathryn Kish Sklar, and Connie A. Shemo bring together a group of emerging and established historians in an innovative project of bringing insights from American mission women’s history into the framework of American cultural imperialism. . . . This collection offers fertile directions for scholars concerned with American imperialism and more generally with the thorny questions of gender, missions, and empires. We can look forward to many of these historians producing book-length accounts where they can develop their research findings more fully. The editors are to be congratulated.” -- Patricia Grimshaw * Journal of Church and State *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction / Barbara Reeves-Ellington, Kathryn Kish Sklar, and Connie Schemo 1 I. Re-visioning American Women in the World Women's Mission in Historical Perspective: American Identity and Christian Internationalism / Jane H. Hunter 19 Woman, Missions, and Empire: New Approaches to American Cultural Expansion / Ian Tyrrell 43 II. Women Canonizing Harriet Newell: Women, the Evangelical Press, and the Foreign Mission Movement in New England, 1800–1840 / Mary Kupiec Cayton 69 An Unwomanly Woman and Her Sons in Christ: Faith, Empire, and Gender in Colonial Rhodesia, 1899–1906 / Wendy Urban-Mead 94 "So Thoroughly American": Gertrude Howe, Kang Cheng, and Cultural Imperialism in the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, 1872–1931 / Connie Shemo 117 From Redeemers to Partners: American Women Missionaries and the "Woman Question" in India 1919–1939 / Susan Haskell Khan 141 III. Mission Settler Colonists, "Christian Citizenship," and the Women's Missionary Federation at the Bethany Indian Mission in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, 1884–1934 / Betty Ann Bergland 167 New Life, New Faith, New Nation, New Women: Competing Models at the Door of Hope Mission in Shanghai / Sue Gronewold 195 "No Nation Can Rise Higher than Its Women": The Women's Ecumenical Missionary Movement and Tokyo Women's Christian College / Rui Kohiyama 218 Nile Mother: Lillian Thrasher and the Orphans of Egypt / Beth Baron 240 IV. Nation Embracing Domesticity: Women, Mission, and Nation Building in Ottoman Europe, 1832–1872 / Barbara Reeves-Ellington 269 Imperial Encounters at Home: Women, Empire, and the Home Mission Project in Late Nineteenth-Century America / Derek Chang 293 Three African American Women Missionaries in the Congo, 1887–1899: The Confluence of Race, Culture, Identity, and Nationality / Sylvia M. Jacobs 318 "Stepmother America": The Woman's Board of Missions in the Philippines, 1902–1930 / Laura R. Prieto 342 Conclusion. Doing Everything: Religion, Race, and Empire in the U.S. Protestant Women's Missionary Enterprise, 1812–1960 / Mary A. Renda 367 Selected Bibliography 391 Contributors 397 Index 401

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Book SynopsisA study of evangelical scientists during the middle decades of the twentieth century who resisted the antievolutionary creationist movement.Trade Review"The tensions between evangelical Christianity and evolutionary theory have become notorious, but in this pioneering transatlantic study Christopher Rios shows that from the 1940s there were organizations in America as well as in Britain that wrestled perceptively and persistently with the issues involved. Their achievement was to establish that science and religion are entirely compatible." -- -David Bebbington University of Stirling "Rios's work fills an important niche in the literature on religion and science. Concentrating on the understudied period running from the Scopes trial into the 1980s, Rios highlights the transatlantic aspects of the controversy over evolution among evangelical scientists. This book bolsters our understanding of the puzzling phenomenon whereby popular evangelicalism presents a united front against evolution, while a large majority of evangelical scientists accept evolution and harmonize their professional work with their commitment to orthodox Christianity. The book is another nail in the coffin of the warfare model for understanding the relationship between religion and science." -- -Barry G. Hankins Baylor University "Christopher Rios' After the Monkey Trial prompts us to revise our understanding of evangelicals and evolution since the Scopes trial of 1925, when evangelicals earned a reputation as combative and anti-intellectual. His careful study adds a wonderful cast of characters to the history of religion and science that recovers the rich, if complicated history of evangelical scientists' participation in and negotiation with scholarship on evolution. This book offers not only a fresh perspective on the history of religion and science, but also a valuable historical case study for thinking about ongoing debates about evolution and the culture wars -- one that will force us to ask why we all too often, and all too easily, pit science and religion against one another." -- -Anthony Petro Boston University "By telling the story of how evangelicals in England and America came to terms with science in the post-war period, Rios' book fills an important gap in the history of science and religion. It is well conceived, well written, wide-ranging, and carefully researched from primary sources-including unpublished correspondence and interviews. Anyone interested in this topic should read this book." -- -Edward B. Davis Messiah College "Few scholarly studies of evangelical responses to evolution and creation focus on the period from the 1940s through the 1980s; fewer still explore debates outside the United States. Chris Rios's After the Monkey Trial: Evangelical Scientists and a New Creationism does both, making it a welcome addition to the growing body of literature on the history of science and religion." -- -Ronald L. Numbers University of WisconsinTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Ebb and Flow: Evangelicals and Evolution, 1860s to 1940s 2. A Society for the Correlation of Science and the Bible: The American Scientific Affiliation, 1940s to 1965 3. Unexpected Resistance: The Research Scientists' Christian Fellowship, 1940s to 1965 4. An Increasingly Powerful Movement: Modern Creationism to the 1980s 5. Against the Tide: The American Scientific Affiliation, 1965 to 1985 6. A New Apologetic: The Research Scientists Christian Fellowship, 1965 to 1985 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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