Jehu J. Hanciles

Engaging Globalization

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“After more than half a century of usage, the term globalization is experiencing a crisis of meaning and significance. For people of faith, the concept poses daunting questions; perhaps especially for the global Christian family, since the Christian movement is both impacted by and deeply implicated in the processes of globalization. But Christian perspectives or responses tend to narrowly focus on one dimension or the other. In Engaging Globalization, Myers provides a comprehensive and astute appraisal. The complexities of globalization (understood as ‘a deeply embedded historical process’) are carefully navigated; entrenched myths regarding its value, promise, and outcome are interrogated; and the ambiguities, not to mention unresolved dilemmas, of its myriad processes are laid bare. This engaging exploration of what it means to be the church in a new global age is both timely and instructive.”

Global Diasporas and Mission

Evangelism & Missions

“In an era of unprecedented global migratory flows, the extraordinary potential of migrant movement for missionary action has emerged as a fascinating and fruitful area of research and theological reflection. In Global Diasporas & Mission readers are presented with bold missiological assessments of the phenomenon by an impressive global cast of scholars whose approaches encompass the theological, biblical, and historical. This rich compendium of analyses and insights covers tremendous ground and showcases the multidisciplinary nature of the growing discourse on migration and mission.”

Global Gospel

Christian Living

“Few themes are more central to the study of global Christianity than plurality. It is also challenging to portray. In this handy introductory volume, Douglas Jacobsen addresses plurality with deftness and discernment, providing readers with rich and intriguing portraits of the world's most diverse faith.”

Global Migration and Christian Faith

Evangelism & Missions

“This volume utilizes a multidisciplinary approach and diverse perspectives to assess human migration as it intersects with Christian life, impacts faith, and shapes the church’s mission. The treatment is probing and provocative. The essays tackle some of the most pressing issues around migration and religion in ways that make the collection a valuable source for both academic teaching and serious Christian reflection. Readers will find their thinking challenged and their understanding deepened.”

Pitfalls of Trained Incapacity

Evangelism & Missions

“The European Protestant missionary encounter with African societies from the nineteenth century remains one of the most complex and fascinating episodes in the history of Christian missions. In Pitfalls of Trained Incapacity, Herppich draws on educational theory and historical data to explore the unanticipated repercussions that missionary training can have on missionary practice and purpose in cross-cultural situations. This assessment, which focuses on Basel initiatives in Ghana, makes a valuable contribution to missiological understanding. It also draws attention to a key issue that remains palpably relevant in a new era of missions marked by the growing prominence of African missionary initiatives in Europe and elsewhere.”

The Shape of Christian History

History & Biography

“The need for fresh approaches to the historical study of Christianity as a global faith (with growing heartlands outside the West) is widely acknowledged. Yet how to make sense of Christianity as a movement in history with multitudinous expressions around the world and simultaneously composing a single universal community of faith remains a complex issue. In this important study, Scott Sunquist, a leading historian of world Christianity, makes the case for an interpretive framework that views Christianity as a historic movement with a transformative message centered on the person of Jesus Christ. This approach queries the 'Christianities' construct, which inherently legitimizes a Western substructure, and assails the notion of neutrality in historical writing. Sunquist adopts a historical lens that is unabashedly missional and theological (the cross gets significant attention). His treatment weaves historical analysis, biographical accounts, personal experience, and scholarly critique in a manner that offers important insights into the study of Christian history in a new era.”