Religious mission and Religious Conversion Books
The University of Chicago Press Errand to the World American Protestant Thought
Book SynopsisIn this comprehensive history of American foreign-mission thought from the colonial period to the current era, William R. Hutchinson analyzes the varied and changing expressions of an American sense of mission that was more than religious in its implications. His account illuminates the dilemmas intrinsic to any venture in which one culture attempts to apply its ideals and technology to the supposed benefit of another.
£26.60
The University of Chicago Press Conversionary Sites Transforming Medical Aid and
Book SynopsisDrawing on more than two years of participant observation in the American Midwest and in Madagascar among Lutheran clinicians, volunteer laborers, healers, evangelists, and former missionaries, Conversionary Sites investigates the role of religion in the globalization of medicine. Based on immersive research of a transnational Christian medical aid program, Britt Halvorson tells the story of a thirty-year-old initiative that aimed to professionalize and modernize colonial-era evangelism. Creatively blending perspectives on humanitarianism, global medicine, and the anthropology of Christianity, she argues that the cultural spaces created by these programs operate as multistranded conversionary sites, where questions of global inequality, transnational religious fellowship, and postcolonial cultural and economic forces are negotiated. A nuanced critique of the ambivalent relationships among religion, capitalism, and humanitarian aid, Conversionary Sites draws important connections be
£86.45
The University of Chicago Press Conversionary Sites
Book SynopsisDrawing on more than two years of participant observation in the American Midwest and in Madagascar among Lutheran clinicians, volunteer laborers, healers, evangelists, and former missionaries, Conversionary Sites investigates the role of religion in the globalization of medicine. Based on immersive research of a transnational Christian medical aid program, Britt Halvorson tells the story of a thirty-year-old initiative that aimed to professionalize and modernize colonial-era evangelism. Creatively blending perspectives on humanitarianism, global medicine, and the anthropology of Christianity, she argues that the cultural spaces created by these programs operate as multistranded conversionary sites, where questions of global inequality, transnational religious fellowship, and postcolonial cultural and economic forces are negotiated. A nuanced critique of the ambivalent relationships among religion, capitalism, and humanitarian aid, Conversionary Sites draws important connections be
£29.45
The University of Chicago Press Revivals Awakening and Reform
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£25.65
McGill-Queen's University Press Caught in the Current
Book SynopsisWhile Evangelicalism is known for its defence of orthodoxy and resistance to liberalizing trends, it is being reshaped by the modern zeitgeist in ways that evangelicals themselves do not realize. Offering an insider’s view into British and Canadian evangelical churches, Caught in the Current explores how and why evangelicals are changing.Trade Review“Sam Reimer significantly expands our understanding of the shifting religious landscape in Canada and the UK through a comparative lens. This is particularly valuable since Canada lacks the volume of commentary on the topic that we see in the US, and in-depth analysis of evangelical convictions are generally missed by the mainstream media. Written by one of the top experts in the field, Caught in the Current is rich in data and incisive in its commentary.” Peter J. Schuurman, Global Scholars Canada and Redeemer University, and author of The Subversive Evangelical: The Ironic Charisma of an Irreligious Megachurch
£84.15
McGill-Queen's University Press Caught in the Current British and Canadian
Book SynopsisWhile Evangelicalism is known for its defence of orthodoxy and resistance to liberalizing trends, it is being reshaped by the modern zeitgeist in ways that evangelicals themselves do not realize. Offering an insider’s view into British and Canadian evangelical churches, Caught in the Current explores how and why evangelicals are changing.Trade Review“Sam Reimer significantly expands our understanding of the shifting religious landscape in Canada and the UK through a comparative lens. This is particularly valuable since Canada lacks the volume of commentary on the topic that we see in the US, and in-depth analysis of evangelical convictions are generally missed by the mainstream media. Written by one of the top experts in the field, Caught in the Current is rich in data and incisive in its commentary.” Peter J. Schuurman, Global Scholars Canada and Redeemer University, and author of The Subversive Evangelical: The Ironic Charisma of an Irreligious Megachurch
£25.19
Columbia University Press Moral Geography
Book SynopsisWhile the political implications of the mapping of American expansion have been examined, this book explores the close and complex relationship between mapping and missionizing on the American frontier. Amy DeRogatis explores the struggles of those involved, from settlers to geographers.Trade ReviewMoral Geography provides a much better guidebook to the region and its religion, and DeRogatis never lets us get lost, taking us along a scholarly path that seems both familiar and fresh at the same time. -- Gregory Nobles Journal of American History Interesting and innovative... Most readers ofMoral Geography will appreciate DeRogatis's attempt to 'read' material sources in seeking to understand the landscape of the Western Reserve. -- Lydia Huffman Hoyle Regster of the Kentucky Historical Society ...the brief narrative here does little justice to the nuanced deconstruction of maps, letters, biography, and travel literature that comprises the heart of DeRogatis's work. From close readings of these texts she has skillfully teased out a language in her sources... -- William H. Bergmann, University of Cincinnati Ohio History Moral Geography does a great service by introducing those who felt the tension between new and old orders. -- Kathleen Flake Journal of Religion Amy DeRogatis' sketch of moral geography on the American frontier has opened up a rich and fertile vein of scholarship. -- David N. Livingstone Books & Culture Innovative new study of the religious settlement of Connecticut's "Western Reserve."... A model of interdisciplinary scholarship, and her new study will enjoy wide readership. -- Douglas L. Winiarski Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Benevolent Design: Mapping the Landscape 2. Models of Piety: Protestant Missionaries on the Frontier 3. The Moral Garden of the Western World: Bodies, Towns, and Families 4. Geography Made Easy: Geographies and Travel Literature 5. A Beacon in the Wilderness: Moral Inscriptions on the Landscape Conclusion: Moral Geography
£27.00
Columbia University Press Conflict Conquest and Conversion Two Thousand
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis work fills a substantial gap in the existing literature. It is encyclopedic in its range, keeping in view the missionary struggles between eastern and western Christianity-the Coptic, Roman, and Orthodox churches-as well as the divisions between the Protestant denominations. Eleanor H. Tejirian and Reeva Spector Simon's history is conceived on a grand scale and draws together much of the recent enormous literature on the subject. -- Andrew Porter, King's College London This book is a handy historical survey of the history of the Christian mission in the Middle East. It is well written and has a clear and thoughtful flow. -- Nancy L. Stockdale, University of North Texas The authors succeed in showing how Christian missions have inextricably connected the religious, cultural, and political history of this region over the past two millennia. -- Heather J. Sharkey Middle East Journal ... Simon and Tejirian have done an admirable job focusing on the past 2,000 years of Christian presence and witness in the Middle East. -- Scott Bridger The Gospel Coalition ... A fascinating and useful book... -- Rene Wadlow Transnational Perspectives The end result of Tejirian and Simon's massive undertaking is a clear, succinct volume thatcovers an impressive breadth of material. It should be required reading... Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations A valuable introduction to the fascinating and conflicted history of the Christian missions in the Middle East. -- Heleen Murre-van den Berg The Catholic HIstorical ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Spread of Christianity: The First Thousand Years 2. The Latin West in the Middle East: Pilgrimage 3. Disintegration 4. The Great Awakening of the Protestants and the Anglicans 5. Missionaries and European Diplomatic Competition 6. The Imperialist Moment: From the Congress of Berlin to World War I 7. Achievements and Consequences: Intended and Unintended 8. World War I: Nationalism 9. Setting the Agenda: From Conversion to Witness-and Back Notes Bibliography Index
£67.20
Columbia University Press Conflict Conquest and Conversion Two Thousand
Book SynopsisConflict, Conquest, and Conversion surveys two thousand years of the Christian missionary enterprise in the Middle East within the context of the region's political evolution. Its broad, rich narrative follows Christian missions as they interacted with imperial powers and as the momentum of religious change shifted from Christianity to Islam and back, adding new dimensions to the history of the region and the nature of the relationship between the Middle East and the West. Historians and political scientists increasingly recognize the importance of integrating religion into political analysis, and this volume, using long-neglected sources, uniquely advances this effort. It surveys Christian missions from the earliest days of Christianity to the present, paying particular attention to the role of Christian missions, both Protestant and Catholic, in shaping the political and economic imperialism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Eleanor H. Tejirian and Reeva Spector Simon delinTrade ReviewThis work fills a substantial gap in the existing literature. It is encyclopedic in its range, keeping in view the missionary struggles between eastern and western Christianity-the Coptic, Roman, and Orthodox churches-as well as the divisions between the Protestant denominations. Eleanor H. Tejirian and Reeva Spector Simon's history is conceived on a grand scale and draws together much of the recent enormous literature on the subject. -- Andrew Porter, King's College London This book is a handy historical survey of the history of the Christian mission in the Middle East. It is well written and has a clear and thoughtful flow. -- Nancy L. Stockdale, University of North Texas The authors succeed in showing how Christian missions have inextricably connected the religious, cultural, and political history of this region over the past two millennia. -- Heather J. Sharkey Middle East Journal ... Simon and Tejirian have done an admirable job focusing on the past 2,000 years of Christian presence and witness in the Middle East. -- Scott Bridger The Gospel Coalition ... A fascinating and useful book... -- Rene Wadlow Transnational Perspectives The end result of Tejirian and Simon's massive undertaking is a clear, succinct volume thatcovers an impressive breadth of material. It should be required reading... Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations A valuable introduction to the fascinating and conflicted history of the Christian missions in the Middle East. -- Heleen Murre-van den Berg The Catholic HIstorical ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Spread of Christianity: The First Thousand Years 2. The Latin West in the Middle East: Pilgrimage 3. Disintegration 4. The Great Awakening of the Protestants and the Anglicans 5. Missionaries and European Diplomatic Competition 6. The Imperialist Moment: From the Congress of Berlin to World War I 7. Achievements and Consequences: Intended and Unintended 8. World War I: Nationalism 9. Setting the Agenda: From Conversion to Witness-and Back Notes Bibliography Index
£23.80
Columbia University Press Gray Sabbath
Book SynopsisFormed in 1972, Jesus People USA is an evangelical Christian community that fundamentally transformed the American Christian music industry and the practice of American evangelicalism, which continues to evolve under its influenceTrade ReviewA compelling story of the evolution of both an intentional Christian commune and of a generation of Christians who have become increasingly disenchanted with the religious right's subservience to the Republican Party. As such, Jesus People USA presents a possible model of what the theological and political future of evangelicalism could become. -- Jay Howard, Butler University Shawn David Young's book Gray Sabbath explores the rocky evolution of Jesus People USA (JPUSA) from fundamentalist Jesus freak commune to artsy urban ministry colony in one of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. Using JPUSA's influential Cornerstone Music Festival as a lens, Young illumines the community's struggles and--ultimately--changes in the larger evangelical subculture. Gray Sabbath is absolutely essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the cultural and political complexities of contemporary American evangelicalism. -- Larry Eskridge, author of God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America Shawn Young's book drills deep into a remarkable patch of the Jesus Movement recently mapped by Larry Eskridge. The Jesus People USA commune is sui generis for many reasons, not least for managing to survive in inner-city Chicago since the year George McGovern ran for president. Deeply researched and theoretically sophisticated, this ambitious study will hold interest for students of the Jesus Movement, Christian popular music, American evangelicalism, and intentional communities. -- David W. Stowe, author of No Sympathy for the Devil: Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism Jesus People USA was decades ahead of its time, embodying a committed Christian faith that was biblical and deeply committed to works of mercy. Today's new monasticism and emerging churches reflect JPUSA's pioneering thrust, and Young shows how it all came about. -- Timothy Miller, University of Kansas In Gray Sabbath, Shawn David Young tells a riveting story about Jesus People USA and the Cornerstone music festival, a tale of cultural currents and evangelical adjustments in the face of social changes. But this narrative is larger than that, both cautionary tale and a blueprint for a more hopeful future for evangelicalism. This is a very good and important book. -- Randall Balmer, author of The Making of EvangelicalismTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Largest American Commune 3. The Blessing and Curse of Community 4. Big Shoulders, Big History: Why Chicago? 5. Theology, Politics, and Culture 6. The Christian Woodstock: Vernacular Religion, Influence, and Conflicting Worlds 7. The Future: Ex-Members, Second Generation, and Social Dynamics 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£70.40
Columbia University Press Gray Sabbath
Book SynopsisFormed in 1972, Jesus People USA is an evangelical Christian community that fundamentally transformed the American Christian music industry and the practice of American evangelicalism, which continues to evolve under its influenceTrade ReviewA compelling story of the evolution of both an intentional Christian commune and of a generation of Christians who have become increasingly disenchanted with the religious right's subservience to the Republican Party. As such, Jesus People USA presents a possible model of what the theological and political future of evangelicalism could become. -- Jay Howard, Butler University Shawn David Young's book Gray Sabbath explores the rocky evolution of Jesus People USA (JPUSA) from fundamentalist Jesus freak commune to artsy urban ministry colony in one of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. Using JPUSA's influential Cornerstone Music Festival as a lens, Young illumines the community's struggles and--ultimately--changes in the larger evangelical subculture. Gray Sabbath is absolutely essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the cultural and political complexities of contemporary American evangelicalism. -- Larry Eskridge, author of God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America Shawn Young's book drills deep into a remarkable patch of the Jesus Movement recently mapped by Larry Eskridge. The Jesus People USA commune is sui generis for many reasons, not least for managing to survive in inner-city Chicago since the year George McGovern ran for president. Deeply researched and theoretically sophisticated, this ambitious study will hold interest for students of the Jesus Movement, Christian popular music, American evangelicalism, and intentional communities. -- David W. Stowe, author of No Sympathy for the Devil: Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism Jesus People USA was decades ahead of its time, embodying a committed Christian faith that was biblical and deeply committed to works of mercy. Today's new monasticism and emerging churches reflect JPUSA's pioneering thrust, and Young shows how it all came about. -- Timothy Miller, University of Kansas In Gray Sabbath, Shawn David Young tells a riveting story about Jesus People USA and the Cornerstone music festival, a tale of cultural currents and evangelical adjustments in the face of social changes. But this narrative is larger than that, both cautionary tale and a blueprint for a more hopeful future for evangelicalism. This is a very good and important book. -- Randall Balmer, author of The Making of EvangelicalismTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Largest American Commune 3. The Blessing and Curse of Community 4. Big Shoulders, Big History: Why Chicago? 5. Theology, Politics, and Culture 6. The Christian Woodstock: Vernacular Religion, Influence, and Conflicting Worlds 7. The Future: Ex-Members, Second Generation, and Social Dynamics 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£23.80
Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd Walk to Jerusalem In Search of Peace
Trade Review'Those who have read Gerard Hughes' book In Search of a Way will want to read Walk to Jerusalem. Nor will they be disappointed when they do so. To read this book is to meet a man with a passion for justice, peace, unity; a man with a lively and well-stored mind a deep spiritual life. The long trek of 1700 miles on foot did not rob him of his sense of humour. Readers will enjoy that, though they may not enjoy facing the stern realities which a reading of this book will bring before them.' -- Donald Coggan'I greatly enjoyed a Walk to Jerusalem with Gerry Hughes. It is a fascinating double journey of feet and mind with the common thread of peace-making running through both. Since it is recorded in book form, all the difficult travelling can now be done with him from an armchair.' -- Bruce Kent
£20.58
Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd Recovering the Past Celtic and Roman Mission
£17.68
Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd What is Mission
Book SynopsisHow should today''s Church shape its response to the Gospel? How can we set about ''making disciples of all nations'' in our post-Christian, multi-faith world? What does ''mission'' mean in our times?Here, at last, is a book which addresses these issues - and many more - with honesty and openness. It strips ''mission'' of its old associations with colonialism and militarism. It looks anew at the underlying theology, reminding us that our task is God''s mission, not a human construct. It explores key aspects of contemporary mission, from the familiar - such as the relation of mission to evangelism, and to people of others faiths - to the unusual and thought-provoking - such as mission and the environment, justice for the poor, and the overcoming of violence.J. Andrew Kirk, who has written and lectured widely on the subject of mission, also reflects on the importance of partnership and community - of mission as a shared enterprise. He brings the fruits of his own broad experience, along
£13.46
University of Illinois Press Terror in Minnie Vautrins Nanjing
Book SynopsisA daily account of enormous courage and unthinkable horror during the Nanjing MassacreTrade Review“In what was undoubtedly a labour of love, Suping Lu has provided a moving account of Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin, an American missionary and educator trapped in Nanjing during the Japanese occupation. . . . This book will immediately communicate the severity of the massacre to a general audience. . . . The terrible psychological effects of the Japanese invasion on such a good-hearted person come across vividly, and are difficult to forget.”--The China Quarterly"This diary is not only an important record of a tumultuous period of wartime Nanjing, but also a valuable document about the life of a female American missionary teaching in Republican China."--Daqing Yang, coeditor of Rethinking Historical Injustice and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia: The Korean Experience"Through the harrowing stories of the victims, accounts of heroic confrontation with Japanese soldiers, and personal testimony, Minnie Vautrin's diaries provide a wealth of information on the Nanking Massacre. A close reading of her remarkable descriptions will help historians and students understand the tragic consequences of war from the vantage point of a civilian who worked helplessly to protect Chinese civilians from Japanese brutality."--Christian Henriot, author of Prostitution and Sexuality in Shanghai: A Social History, 1849-1949"A powerful account. . . .This book will immediately communicate the severity of the massacre to a general audience. . . . The terrible psychological effects of the Japanese invasion on such a good-hearted person comes across vividly, and are difficult to forget."--The China Quarterly
£35.10
University of Illinois Press Pacific Apostle
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A very important work. This travel journal tells the story of a great man's baptism into other worlds of culture, language, nationhood, and appreciation for peoples outside of his purview. The more one knows about David O. McKay, the more one recognizes that this international experience changed the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."--R. Lanier Britsch, author of Moramona: The Mormons in Hawai'i"A well-researched and well-written narrative that places McKay's journey in historical context and prepares the reader to plumb its forward-looking significance. It will take its place in the extensive documentary history of the most important figure in twentieth-century Mormonism."--Gregory A. Prince, coauthor of David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
£19.79
Pennsylvania State University Press The Writings of Elizabeth Webb
Book SynopsisA comprehensive collection of the writings of Elizabeth Webb, a Quaker missionary who traveled and taught in England and America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Trade Review“A very important volume, bringing to light a forgotten Quaker minister, adding to the new and necessary scholarship on Quaker women’s writings, and helping rewrite our understanding of apocalyptic thought within eighteenth-century Quakerism. It is required reading for all Quaker studies scholars.”—Ben Pink Dandelion,author of The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction“This extraordinary collection of mostly unpublished Quaker documents fills a major gap in early American writings by women and is a major contribution to early American archival scholarship. Webb’s keen observations range from personal narratives, letters, and travelogues to a unique commentary on the book of Revelation, and the introduction beautifully situates these documents in their historical and intellectual contexts.”—Reiner Smolinski,author of The Threefold Paradise of Cotton Mather“Rachel Cope and Zachary McLeod Hutchins have done a major service to scholars of early American history, women’s history, and Quakerism in reclaiming for us Quaker minister Elizabeth Webb. Her writings provide us with a marvelous view into the spiritual and interior life of a remarkable woman equally at home on both sides of the colonial Atlantic.”—Thomas Hamm,author of The Quakers in America “Cope and Hutchins’s collection and annotation of Webb’s works is an important contribution to Quaker literature. This publication will offer scholars and others a rare glimpse into a female eighteenth-century Quaker preacher.”—Heather E. Barry Journal of British Studies“Scholars of Quaker and religious studies, early modern transatlantic history, colonial American literature, and women’s life writing and literary history will welcome The Writings of Elizabeth Webb: A Quaker Missionary in America, 1697–1726, the first volume to collect this once well-known Quaker minister’s published and unpublished works.”—Lisa M. Logan Legacy“The Writings of Elizabeth Webb is a fascinating addition to early American and transatlantic literature and will enhance classroom discussions and scholarship on early American history and literature, women’s studies, and religious studies.”—Jennifer Desiderio Early American Literature“Cope and Hutchins have produced a timely and valuable compilation of one woman’s writings, sure to be of interest to specialists but also readily accessible and useful to those in the larger fields of American religion and early American history.”—Rachel Wheeler Reading ReligionTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on the TextWebb and Her World: An IntroductionWorks Prepared for PublicationA Letter from Elizabeth Webb to Anthony William Boehm, with His AnswerSome Meditations with Some Observations upon the Revelations of Jesus ChristPersonal WritingsA Short Account of My Voyage into America with Mary Rogers, My CompanionShort MemorialLetter to Her Children, August 24, 1724Suggestions for Further ReadingIndex
£20.66
Pennsylvania State University Press Negotiating the Christian Past in China Memory
Book SynopsisFocuses on the ways in which Christianity has become an integral part of Xiamen, a southeastern Chinese city profoundly influenced by western missionaries. Illustrates the complexities of memory and mission in shaping the city's cultural landscape, church-state dynamics, and global aspirations.Trade Review“This is a wonderful new resource for all scholars of Chinese religion and historians of China more generally. It is a beautiful example of how contemporary ethnographic work combined with historical archival research can produce some of the most pertinent and insightful portraits of state– society relations and their co-production of memory, history and identity.”—Gerda Wielander China Quarterly“Negotiating the Christian Past in China coalesces granular, deeply researched ethnographic data into a fresh and expansive take on the unique patterns of Church-state engagement and the relationship between social memory and faith identity. This story is local and global, particular and general. For anyone who has not yet visited, or cannot travel to, Xiamen, especially Gulangyu Island, this book is the next best thing.”—Joseph T. H. Lee,Pace University“Drawing on firsthand interviews, locally produced Chinese-language histories, and observation of historical celebrations, Negotiating the Christian Past in China offers a new understanding of China’s Christian past. In particular, Liu shows how this past is constructed by combining both official frameworks and unofficial nostalgias and experiences into a social memory that is actively produced without being dominated by state repression or characterized as grassroots resistance. This book takes readers as never before inside the lived world of Xiamen’s Christian present. It does so by exploring how protagonists construct its past in negotiations with other societal actors in the shadow of the state.”—Carsten Vala,author of The Politics of Protestant Churches and the Party-State in China“This book is not only a catalyst for the development of empirical Christian studies in China but also contributes to deepening the exploration of the field of Christian history and cultural memory studies.”—Wei Xiong Religious Studies Review
£79.96
Pennsylvania State University Press Christian Missionaries Ethnicity and State
Book SynopsisExplores religious identity and change in China, focusing on the activity of non-Chinese Christian missionaries in contemporary Yunnan.
£88.36
SPCK Publishing The Provocative Church
Book SynopsisThe Provocative Church offers a liberating understanding of evangelism as a corporate activity, in which all the gifts needed to enact the life of the Kingdom - to stir people into asking, 'What does this mean?' - are spread throughout the whole Church. It encourages the development of a theology of conversion.Trade ReviewThe Provocative Church is one of the best, most honest, most theologically grounded and therefore most practically helpful books on evangelism to have come out in recent years * Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford *
£10.79
SPCK Publishing Shandong The Revival Province. Inside the Largest
Book SynopsisA riveting account of the rise of the Christian faith in Shandong Province - a region with over 100 million people - over the course of the last 150 years.Trade ReviewWell-researched ... Hattaway's knowledge of the Chinese Church is encyclopedic ... this book is wonderfully challenging. -- Patrick Forbes * Christianity magazine *A welcome contribution ... an exciting, whistlestop tour of 150 years of Christian revival and miracles in Shandong Province ... there is no shortage of inspiring lives and events. -- Lawrence Braschi * Church Times *Paul Hattaway’s new book introducing the history of revivalist Christianity in one of China’s northern provinces is a welcome contribution. -- The Revd Lawrence Braschi * Church Times *
£10.99
SPCK Publishing Gods Biker
Book SynopsisThis is Sean Stillman's personal story of a transformed faith alongside the broken, the story of the church he started and the European-wide growth of an unlikely bunch of biker missionaries.Trade ReviewAn extraordinary, authentic example of discipleship, and the honouring and validation of the radiant "broken jewels" on society’s margins. -- Stewart Henderson, poet, broadcaster and lyricistSean is a remarkable man with a wonderful story. His ministry resides among the margins, the outliers, the broken, the forgotten. Rides a mean bike too. -- Rick Elias, recording artist and producerI put some miles on my bike alongside Sean back in the day, and he remains the kind of Christian and human being I aspire to be. Compelling. -- Sean Gladding, author of The Story of God, the Story of Us and TenRead God’s Biker at your own peril, and with a significant bit of fear. The closer we connect with God, the more he changes us. Sean transformed from a "painfully shy, nervous preacher’s kid" to working with motorcycle clubs and shepherding the "sometimes chaotic community of Zac’s Place." A dangerous process? Absolutely. But man, what a ride you get when striving to fully follow Jesus. Sean would say that’s the normal Christian life. I agree. -- Tim Riter, author of God, a Motorcycle, and the Open RoadThe mystique of pioneering ministry can easily be alluring to those who want to do things differently. But Sean Stillman has always done things differently and, in this powerful and moving book, he shows how deep trust in God can lead to costly mission which makes a real difference to fragile lives. If you are looking for full-on glamour and minute by minute excitement this isn’t for you. But if you want to see a transformative God at work in pioneering ways and far from easy places, go out and buy it – now! -- Norman Ivison, former BBC TV producer and Director of Communication at Fresh Expressions UKA very human story of a self-aware, flawed individual who has used his faith . . . to help and support people on the fringes of society. -- Andy Hornsby, American-V MagazineYou don’t need to have interest in motorbikes to find principles that we do well to apply to any demographic of the population who would struggle to enter our church gatherings. -- Peter Grier, author of Travel: In Tandem with God’s HeartHis whole story challenges us to learn from fragile people. -- Roy Jenkins, broadcaster and Baptist ministerMemorable and moving. -- Ian Coffey, author and Director of Leadership Training, Moorlands CollegeSean challenges Christians to rethink what the church is throughout and offers a wake-up call to the bigger picture of what it means to be a part of the body of Christ. -- Ruth Clemence, award-winning bloggerThis is the best kind of challenging Christian book. It pushes readers to face their preconceptions and hunger for a countercultural but deeper way to live for God. -- G. Connor Salter, writer and bloggerRaw and gut-wrenching. -- Mandy Bayton, freelance writer and speaker.
£10.44
SPCK Publishing A Call Less Ordinary
Book SynopsisThe inspiring story of Rich Wilson, Team Leader at Fusion and the growth of the incredible student movement he serves. Packed with real-life stories of ordinary people following an extraordinary God, this book will encourage readers to find and pursue their calling through adventure and adversity.Table of Contents1. Calling and me: hearing the call 2. Calling and history: the family tree 3. Calling and community: small groups on fire 4. Calling and Pain: a long dark night 5. Calling and Money: hustling with faith 6. Calling and Battles: I will stand 7. Calling and Perseverance: long obedience/ grace and grit 8. Calling and Adventure: fire and ice 9. Calling and Hope: I see hope 10. Calling and movement: movement makers
£10.44
SPCK Publishing Under Construction Working with the Architect
Book SynopsisJesus wants to remake us; but if we barely allow Jesus through the front door, it is no surprise that we are left wondering whether this really is as good as it gets. Neil O'Boyle shows us what it means to open ourselves up, so that the light of Christ shines into the dark nooks and exposes the sagging rafters.Trade ReviewHugely engaging, deeply challenging, brilliantly creative and extremely practical. * Laura Hancock, National Ministries Director, Youth for Christ *What I like about this book is that it doesn’t settle for the ordinary but invites the reader to allow Jesus Christ to wander the corridors of our lives and check out any room that might be off limits for three simple outcomes - freedom, life and transformation, and one simple purpose - a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. * Most Revd John Sentamu, Archbishop of York *
£9.49
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Cane Ridge Americas Pentecost
£13.46
HarperChristian Resources Making Your Case for Christ Training Course An
Book SynopsisBestselling authors Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg draw on the principles in The Case for Christ to provide a training course for believers that equips them with practical tools to share their faith.
£44.99
HarperChristian Resources Alpha Youth Series Discussion Guide
Book SynopsisThe Alpha Youth Film Series is a perfect way to create an environment of acceptability where students can bring their friends to explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and share their point of view.
£8.99
Zondervan Topical Preaching in a Complex World
Book SynopsisMost preachers were never taught or shown how to preach a topical sermon, and they may lack the competency or confidence to do so. In Topical Preaching in a Complex World, Sam Chan and Malcolm Gill equip preachers with the rationale and skillset to prepare and deliver engaging topical sermons for a variety of occasions.
£20.90
HarperChristian Resources Contagious Faith Training Course
Book SynopsisIn this six-session video training course, author and trainer Mark Mittelberg, introduces you to “the 5 faith-sharing styles” and, in the process, discovering which of these styles (or combination of them) best fits you.
£43.20
Zondervan Transforming Communication
Book SynopsisEffectively communicate Christ across CulturesThe gospel message transcends cultures, but human communication does not. In Transforming Communication missionary and professor Vee J. D-Davidson provides principles for the intercultural communication of Christ.Using her twenty-five-plus years of experience teaching as a Westerner in Asia as a starting point, Davidson provides transferable principles that encourage awareness of context-specific issues and that see opportunities for intercultural communication as wholly unique opportunities, regardless of any perceived communication barriers. Readers from multiple different cultures will be able to apply the principles presented by use of relevant examples, illustrations, and enlightening insights provided from a wide range of Global South and Global North multicultural and intercultural perspectives.Transforming Communication offers practical principles to encourage and challenge
£24.70
Zondervan Street Smarts Study Guide
Book SynopsisBuilding on Street Smarts, this study guide by Gregory Koukl will take you deeper, teaching you the strategies for productive conversations with those who challenge your convictions on a variety of issues. The focus is on revealing the fundamental flaws in common, current challenges to Christian beliefs and values. It then provides individual strategies to exploit those shortcomings by offering model questions and sample dialogues to help guide believers in genial, yet persuasive, conversations. Lessons are coordinated with the available Street Smarts Video Study, and both make an ideal resources for groups use.
£12.99
Thomas Nelson Publishers The Pastors Guide to Leading and Living
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£14.24
Thomas Nelson Publishers The Gospel Invitation
Book SynopsisThe Gospel Invitation, by bestselling author O.S. Hawkins and Dr. Matt Queen, is the essential guide in the art and instruction of issuing Christ's invitation to the lost for today's pastors, church planters, and missionaries.Trade Review'Every pastor I know truly wants to see people discover a relationship with Christ and this book gives you an incredible opportunity to do that. Whether you have been extending an invitation at the end of your sermons for years or you are looking at it for the first time, O.S. Hawkins and Matt Queen have compiled a great resource that will help you get started or just freshen your approach and sharpen your skills. If you put into practice the principles and suggestions you find here, I am convinced you will see an increase in the number of people who respond to the gospel in your church.' * Kevin Ezell, President, North American Mission Board, SBC *'It is my honor to regard O.S. Hawkins and Matt Queen as dear friends. I have turned to both for advice and encouragement. I am thrilled to recommend their book to you. Upon its release, I read it and was immediately encouraged to revisit the importance of a clear gospel invitation in each worship service. We saw immediate fruit. Every so often the church needs to be reminded of the priority of a clear presentation of the good news. Drs. Hawkins and Queen have given us exactly that.' * Max Lucado, pastor and New York Times bestselling author *'My friend O.S. Hawkins has written a powerful book this year that I pray will impact all who desire to see people come to salvation in Christ Jesus. Each generation has the God-given privilege of casting and drawing the net to those who hear the call of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself said, 'Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.' O.S. Hawkins and Matt Queen masterfully shine a light on Scripture where God's servants have effectively called people to the foot of the cross. My prayer is that preachers, and all followers of Christ, will read this book with open hearts to the importance of The Gospel Invitation.' * Franklin Graham, President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse *'One of the most frequent questions I receive from young leaders and communicators is 'how do you give a gospel invitations?' That is why this book is so relevant and needed. And, I can't think of two more qualified leaders than my two friends, Dr. O. S. Hawkins and Dr. Matt Queen, to write on this very important topic. I love this resource. Please get this book and share it with every leader you know. That is what I plan on doing!' * Shane Pruitt, National Next Gen Director, North American Mission Board (NAMB) & Author of Calling Out the Called *'The Gospel Invitation is a book begging to be read and practiced! May God use this important message to equip a new generation of preachers and evangelists to bring multitudes into the family of God.' * Dr. Jack Graham, Senior Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church *'The Gospel Invitation is one that every pastor, preacher, teacher and anyone serious about sharing the gospel must read. From the historical validity of the invitation to practical steps for modern invitations, you will be inspired and encouraged to invite more and more to come to Jesus.' * Ryan Fontenot, Founder and Lead Evangelist, R.A.G.E. Ministries *'The most exciting time of our worship service each week is when we give people an opportunity to publicly respond to the teaching and preaching of God's word. As a pastor, I can't think of a greater privilege and more sacred responsibility than extending this weekly invitation for people to receive Jesus into their life. This is why I am grateful for The Gospel Invitation. Hawkins and Queen do an incredible job of exploring the biblical basis for a public invitation and give practical helps on how we can be most effective in calling people to Christ. I encourage every Christian, not just my pastor friends to read this book and implement its instruction. You'll be a better witness for having done so.' * Jarrett Stephens, Pastor, Champion Forest Baptist Church; author, The Always God: He Hasn’t Changed and You Are Not Forgotten *
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HarperChristian Resources How Not to Save the World Study Guide with DVD
Book SynopsisJesus said, 'Do this in remembrance of me' and it's time we take that prompting seriously. Jesus lived in community, dependent on God's lead, completely confident in his standing in eternity, unmoved by sin and its consequences, honestly compassionate for everyone, and he loved, deeply. We can too.
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Zondervan From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya
Book SynopsisThis is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest.From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history. We see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes. These great leaders of missions are presented as real people, and not super-saints. This second edition covers all 2,000 years of mission history with a special emphasis on the modern era, including chapters focused on the Muslim world, Third World missions, and a comparison of missions in Korea and Japan. It also contains both a general and an illustration index where readers can easily locate particular missionaries, stories, or incidents. New design graphics, photographs, and maps help make this a compelling book.From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is as informative and intriguing as it is inspiringan invaluable resource for missionaries, mission agencies, students, and all who are concerned about the spreading of the gospel throughout the world.Table of ContentsContents List of Graphics 9 Preface to the Second Edition 11 Preface 13 Part 1: The Irresistible Advance 1 The Early Centuries: Evangelizing the Roman Empire 21 Paul the Apostle 26 Polycarp 30 Perpetua 32 Ulfilas 34 Patrick 37 Columba 40 2 Roman Catholic Missions: Baptizing the Masses 44 Boniface (Winfried) 47 Anskar 51 Cyril and Methodius 53 Raymond Lull 56 Bartholomew de Las Casas 60 Francis Xavier 62 Matthew Ricci 67 3 American Indian Missions: Seeking the “Noble Savage” 71 Paul Le Jeune 72 John Eliot 74 The Mayhews 79 David Brainerd 80 Eleazer Wheelock 84 David Zeisberger 85 Isaac McCoy 86 Marcus and Narcissa Whitman 88 4 The Moravian Advance: Dawn of Protestant Missions 97 Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf 100 Christian David and Hans Egede 104 George Schmidt 110 Part 2: The “Great Century” 5 South Central Asia: Confronting Ancient Creeds 121 William Carey 122 Adoniram and Ann Judson 130 George and Sarah Boardman 139 Alexander Duff 141 James and Isabella Thoburn 144 6 Black Africa: “The White Man’s Graveyard” 147 Robert and Mary Moffat 149 David Livingstone 155 George Grenfell 163 William Sheppard 165 Alexander Mackay 167 Mary Slessor 170 7 China: “Barbarians Not Welcome” 176 Robert Morrison 178 Liang Afa 182 Karl F. A. Gutzlaff 184 J. Hudson Taylor 186 Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth 201 Mildred Cable 205 8 The Pacific Islands: Preaching in “Paradise” 208 Henry Nott and the Duff Missionaries 211 Hiram Bingham and Hawaiian Missions 214 John Williams 219 John G. Paton 224 John Coleridge Patteson 228 Florence Young 230 9 The Muslim World: Mission Field in the Desert 233 Henry Martyn 236 Samuel Zwemer 238 Temple Gairdner 242 Constance Padwick 245 Maude Cary 248 10 Korea and Japan: A Contrast in Receptivity 254 Horace Allen 256 Henry Appenzeller 258 Horace and Lillias Horton Underwood 262 John L. Nevius 264 Protestant Mission Initiatives in Japan 268 William Smith Clark and Kanzo Uchimura 269 Charles and Lettie Cowman 272 Mabel Francis 275 Part 3: The Expanding Involvement 11 Single Women Missionaries: “Second-Class Citizens” 287 Adele Marion Fielde 290 Charlotte (Lottie) Diggs Moon 294 Amy Carmichael 298 Johanna Veenstra 303 Gladys Aylward 306 12 Student Volunteers: Forsaking Wealth and Prestige 312 C. T. Studd 314 John R. Mott 319 Robert E. Speer 325 Fletcher Brockman 327 E. Stanley Jones 330 13 “Faith” Missionaries: Depending on God Alone 335 A. B. Simpson and the Christian and Missionary Alliance 336 Fredrik Franson and TEAM 340 Rowland Bingham and the Sudan Interior Mission 341 Peter Cameron Scott and the Africa Inland Mission 346 C. I. Scofield and the Central American Mission 349 Jim Elliot and Operation Auca 352 Eliza Davis George and the Elizabeth Native Interior Mission 360 14 Innovation and Ingenuity: The Call for Specialization 364 Medical Missions: “Angels of Mercy” 366 Ida Scudder 368 Carl Becker 372 William Cameron Townsend and Bible Translation 375 Clarence W. Jones and HCJB 381 Elizabeth “Betty” Greene and Mission Aviation 386 Part 4: The Era of the New Millennium 15 Twentieth-Century Martyrs: “Yankee, Go Home” 399 Betty and John Stam and China Martyrs 402 Paul Carlson and the Congo Martyrs 406 Betty Olsen and the Vietnam Martyrs 410 Chet Bitterman and Latin America Martyrs 414 William Donald McClure 417 16 Third World Missions: Younger Churches Reach Out 420 Pandita Ramabai 423 William Wade Harris 428 Semisi Nau 430 John Sung 432 Elka of the Wai Wai 435 17 New Methods and Strategy: Reaching Tomorrow’s World 439 R. Kenneth Strachan 443 Orlando Costas 447 Donald McGavran 449 Ralph and Roberta Winter 452 Lesslie Newbigin 454 18 Saints and Celebrities: Appealing to the Masses 458 Bob Pierce 460 Bruce Olson 461 Mother Teresa 461 Brother Andrew and Open Doors 464 Helen Roseveare 468 Jackie Pullinger 472 Don Richardson 475 Postscript 479 Notes 483 General Bibliography 513 Illustration Index 515 General Index 519 List of Graphics Pictures and Credits Polycarp (The Bettmann Archive) 31 Bo
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Zondervan Organic Outreach for Families Softcover
Book SynopsisIn Organic Outreach for Families, Kevin and Sherry Harney share insights from the Scriptures and give practical advice from their own experience to help you learn how to transform your home into a lighthouse of God's amazing grace. The Harneys discuss five ways you can naturally share your faith with others: Reaching your own children with the message of Jesus Sharing God's grace with your extended family Raising your children to be beacons of light in their schools and in the neighborhood Opening the doors of your home to make it attractive and welcoming Shining the light of grace into your broader community The Harneys balance a concern for developing your home into a safe, secure environment with the biblical mandate for believers to be salt and light in the world. Pastors and parents will discover creative ways families can become a natural
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Zondervan Becoming a Contagious Church
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Zondervan The Mission of Gods People
Book SynopsisAuthor Chris Wright offers a sweeping biblical survey of the holistic mission of the church, providing practical insight for today’s church leaders. Wright gives special emphasis to theological trajectories of the Old Testament that not only illuminate God’s mission but also suggest priorities for Christians engaged in God’s world-changing work.
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Zondervan Think Christianly
Book SynopsisThink Christianly is about seizing the opportunities we have every day to speak the life Jesus offers into our culture. Tragically, many such opportunities pass us by unclaimed—either because we don’t notice them or we have not prepared ourselves to enter into them. And those around us seem to grow increasingly unwilling to hear anything the church has to say. Jonathan Morrow helps church leaders envision and implement ways for their congregations to “think Christianly” about contemporary questions and to speak in informed, engaging ways. Morrow explores many of the important issues that Christians often hear raised with regard to faith—questions about who Jesus was, the good and bad of religion, pain and evil in the world, the reliability of the Bible, sexuality and intimate relationships, and hope for change, among others. The life and faith issues that Think Christianly addresses lead to cultural moments where Christianity and contemporary culture in
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Zondervan Palau
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Zondervan Academic Communicating Christ CrossCulturally Second Edition
Book SynopsisAs an unparalleled introduction to missionary communication, this thoroughly indexed book examines world views, cognitive processes, linguistic forms, behavioral patterns, social structures, communication media, and motivational sources.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Figures Foreword to First Edition Foreword to Revised Edition Preface Part I Communication and Mission 1. Communication, the Missionary Problem Par Excellence 2. Man, The Communicating Creature 3. The Legacy of Rhetoric to Christian Communication 4. Perspectives From the Science of Communication 5. The Problem of Meaning 6. Why Do Missionaries Communicate? Part II Communication and Culture 7. The Role of Culture in Communication 8. Christ and His Communicators Confront Culture 9. Contextualization – Its Theological Roots 10. Cross-Cultural Communication – Classic Categories and Paradigms 11. Cross-Cultural Communciation – Contemporary Categories and Paradigms 12. Respondents of Other Cultures Part III Worldviews – Ways of Perceiving the World 13. Worldviews and Cross Cultural Communication 14. Communicating Christ Into the Naturalist Worldview 15. Communicating Christ Into the Tribal Worldview 16. Communicating Christ Into the Hindu-Buddhistic Worldview 17. Communicating Christ Into a Chinese Worldview 18. Communicating Christ Into Other Monotheistic Worldviews 19. Communicating Christ Into the Worldviews of Syncretism and Multireligion Part IV Cognitive processes – Ways of Thinking 20. The Importance of How We Know What We Know 21. Cultural Differences and the Cognitive Process 22. Conceptual Thinking and the Western Missionary 23. Communicating Christ in Cultural Areas Where Intuitional Thinking Predominates 24. Communicating Christ in Cultural Areas Where Concrete Relational Thinking Predominates Part V Linguistic Forms – Ways of Expressing Ideas 25. The Importance of Language 26. Why Bother to Learn the Language? 27. Learning About Language Learning 28. What Can We Learn From Languages? Part VI Behavioral Patterns – Ways of Acting 29. From Plato and Aristotle to Edward T. Hall 30. The Missionary and Behavioral Norms 31. Seven Aspects of the “Behavioral Dimension” 32. Where the Action Is Part VII Social Structures – Ways of Interacting 33. Communicating and Social Orientations 34. Status and Role 35. Kinship: Kindred and Lineage 36. Nonkinship Groupings 37. Urban and Rural Societies 38. Free and Totalitarian Societies Part VIII Media Influence – Ways of Channeling the Message 39. Media Have Their Own “Messages” 40. Using Simple Media 41. Using Syndetic Media Part IX Motivational Resources – Ways of Deciding 42. From Persuasion to Elenctics 43. Psychology, Ethnopsychology, and Mission 44. Motivation, Decision Making, and Conversion 45. Receptivity and Missionary Response Bibliography Index of Persons Index of Subjects Index of Scripture References
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Zondervan Niv Holy Bible Compact Paperback MultiColor
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£8.54
Zondervan NIV Holy Bible Compact Paperback Black Comfort
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Zondervan Niv Holy Bible Compact Paperback Burgundy Comfort
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Zondervan Niv Holy Bible Compact Paperback Military Camo
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£8.99
Zondervan NIV Holy Bible Military Edition Compact Paperback
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Zondervan NIV Holy Bible Compact Paperback Woodland Camo
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Zondervan NIV Outreach Bible Student Edition Paperback Case
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