Allen Yeh
Biography
Allen Yeh wrote Polycentric Missiology, co-edited Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things with Chris Chun, and contributed to Still Evangelical?
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A Supreme Desire to Please Him
History & Biography
“E. D. Burns complements Adoniram Judson’s well-known missionary accomplishments with his interior life and paints a more holistic picture of this great historical figure than ever has been portrayed thus far. Both Judson’s strengths and weaknesses are revealed in this compelling narrative. This historically astute, robustly researched, and intelligently written book is a welcome and groundbreaking contribution to the scholarship about this pioneer American missionary.”
Builders of the Chinese Church
Evangelism & Missions
“With so much attention paid to the explosive revival of Chinese Christianity today, G. Wright Doyle masterfully contributes a historical piece to the discussion, namely the 'Great Century of Missions' in that nation. This edited collection highlights both indigenous and expatriate Christians, and both official and underground churches. It is a 1 Cor 3:6 type of book, showing that while many people have contributed various parts to the Christian enterprise, it was God who made it grow.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“nuance ancient biblical ideas with a wisdom that speaks to the ethical issues of our modern age. Pulling no punches in tackling all the toughest issues, this remarkable one-volume compendium is practically encyclopedic in its perspectives that exemplify goodness, truth, and beauty, while showing that Christians can also thoughtfully disagree on nonessential issues without losing unity in the essentials of the faith.”
Evangelism & Missions
“This book aims to challenge head-on the conflation of evangelism and various forms of colonialism. Without abandoning the former but eschewing the latter, this volume exhibits creative models that offer compelling evangelistic alternatives without the baggage that the next generation might find objectionable. This is truly a holistic, twenty-first-century mission which is both fresh and biblically oriented, shedding the unnecessary accretions which have proven to be deterrents to the spread of God’s kingdom in this world.”
Exporting Progressivism to Communist China
History & Biography
“This excellent volume is impeccably researched and sheds new light on Sino-American relations through the oft-neglected lens of religion. The eye-opening realization that Christopher Sneller discovers is that Christianity’s influence was never unidirectional between the two countries and how certain small nexus points (e.g., Union Seminary and K. H. Ting) had an exponential effect in creating a web of influences that inextricably linked them. These findings are truly groundbreaking and stunning in their implications.”
Christian Living
“This is a book about integrity, meaning one who is the same in public as in private. Rick Love helpfully and so necessarily removes the masks that Christians wear in the Church, to Islam, and to the secular world, arguing that we must present the same face to all three, rather than one of subterfuge. It is a unique message that is so timely for this diverse and pluralistic world which has become increasingly Glocalized, and very few people prepare us for a time such as this like Love.”
Evangelism & Missions
“C.S. Barefoot captures the spirit of partnership in mission: neither to colonize nor to disengage. Instead of succumbing to today’s world of polarization, he firmly holds the middle ground which is often the most difficult but also the most necessary. This book spells out so helpfully what true friendship and reciprocity looks like in missional spheres, taking seriously Paul’s injunction that we all need each other. We would do well to heed this advice.”
Introduction to World Christian History
History & Biography
“A welcome addition to the ever-expanding scholarship in the field of world Christianity studies, Derek Cooper's book helps to rewrite our traditional Western understanding of church history and course-correct away from North Atlantic–centrism. Cooper gently leads us away from our particular tendencies to see and tell only our own stories toward a broader canvas of the 'great cloud of witnesses' that came before us and has not had its time in the spotlight.”
History & Biography
“This groundbreaking volume catapults forward the scholarship about the earliest church in China by over a century, filling in lacunae and correcting many inaccurate previous understandings about the beginnings of Chinese Christian contextualization. It is therefore no exaggeration to say that this book is the authoritative new word on the subject. Those contextualization principles remain just as relevant today as ever, thus this is also a significant contribution to understanding the Majority World Church both past, present, and future.”
History & Biography
“An immensely readable volume, this book offers a significant contribution to tracing the life and thought of perhaps the preeminent global theologian of the last fifty years. Edward Smither’s deft narration and keen theological insights help make sense of John Stott’s journey. The author proves to be a trustworthy guide—not through hagiography but still with a deep appreciation for Stott’s legacy.”
Evangelism & Missions
“Paul Borthwick profoundly brings us back to the heart of God's message for us, reframing the familiar and injecting fresh insight into it. It is not only backed by solid exegesis (informing the head) but also by the author's own missional experiences recounted in his uniquely winsome style (touching the heart). Ultimately it is a call to go and do (engaging the hands). You will never read John 3:16 the same way again!”
Evangelism & Missions
“Edward Smither not only offers a much-needed corrective by covering a characteristic so integral to church, but he does it by balancing thorough scholarship with readability and contemporary relevance. Smither does not limit his narrative to expansion of Christianity in the West alone but provides a global perspective on early church history a la Andrew Walls.”
Christian Living
“Chandra Crane takes a wonderfully multivalent approach at examining multiethnicity, exploring nuances (both seen as well as unseen) and their no-less-real ramifications. This book serves well—not only for multiethnic people to understand themselves better but also for those who do not inhabit such a world—to empower us all to love our neighbor better, for the good of God's kingdom. The author is direct with the lessons that would be helpful for the world to know, but at the same time she unpacks the beauty behind these sometimes-challenging complexities.”
Models for a Multicultural Church
Church Leadership & Ministry
“This book does not settle for a superficial multiethnicity; it advocates for a much deeper and meaningful multiculturalism. This goes beyond something 'nice' to something absolutely necessary and core to the gospel itself and ever more imperative in this day and age of political battles over the meaning and value of diversity. Multiculturalism is hard work, but these two gentle guides shepherd us with practical tools and theological heft, nuancing the varieties of multiculturalism and parsing which ones are most practical for a church's particular circumstances.”
Christian Living
“Pastor Jonathan Dodson poignantly unpacks the perennial truths of the greatest sermon of all time, revealing its ancient wisdom for our morally confused times. Replete with real-world examples, both historical and contemporary, this book offers a compelling countercultural solution to our moral crisis grounded in Jesus' upside-down kingdom.”
Practicality of Grace in Protestant Theology
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“This is Protestant ecumenism at its best, an Augustinian unity on the essentials and yet freedom in the nonessentials. The book showcases a spectrum of theological denominations and traditions, but all firmly rooted on a common cause: not just the amazingness of grace but its economic realities. The breadth of concrete application to contemporary issues is extremely satisfying. So it goes to show that the gospel is not just about ‘Jesus died for your sins,’ but the kingdom of God is truly, comprehensively ‘Jesus is Lord of everything.’”
Steps toward a Tibetan Understanding of Purity
World Religions
“Morrison offers a masterclass in Tibetan Buddhism, introducing its theology, forms, and practices, making sense of a complicated religion. Impeccably researched, this book’s chief contribution is the unpacking of the concepts of purity and pollution, a worldview which is both familiar to all cultures but needs specific nuancing in this context. This category not only powerfully speaks to Eastern cultures, but it can help Christians add a much-needed dimension to the gospel as well.”
Evangelism & Missions
“Personality and spiritual inventories are often trendy but not always biblically grounded. This book has the feel of a spiritual inventory but is utterly based in Scripture. It also has concomitant pitfalls to avoid, plus the author's rich crosscultural experience to inform it, uniquely translating into practical ways to serve in overseas contexts. This is a combination nicely balanced and definitely needed for today's globalized world as we endeavor to embody Jesus' upside-down kingdom.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Adrian Pei wonderfully exposits, via stories and quantitative data, a missing piece of the conversation in today's tense national racial divide. This is absolutely necessary reading for those in the majority who may not understand what it's like to be a minority as well as for minorities who have struggled to put into words what they've been feeling. It is for leaders of organizations and for anyone who calls themself a Christian. This is a book I wish I had written! Not only do we share the Asian American experience, but I am a Cru alum as well. Pei blends faith, practice, and theory together into a beautiful, eye-opening tapestry.”
The New Testament around the World
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This book truly is just as much a reformation as it is a revolution. It is not just new; in many ways it is a return to original hermeneutics. Modernist, white, Western ways of interpreting Scripture, which have held sway for much of church history, are not the only, or even the primary, ways of understanding the Bible. Our brothers and sisters from around the world provide cultural lenses that are much more similar to those of first-century readers. This is not a relativistic reading of the Bible; it is a more authentic one. This is an invaluable polycentric resource that forms a bridge between the ancient world and our modern global one.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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