John G. Flett

Critical Conversations

Philosophy

“Though not often heard in contemporary theology, Michael Polanyi's voice had a significant influence over the likes of T. F. Torrance and Colin Gunton. . . . Polanyi's groundbreaking work offers constructive avenues for thinking through, not simply the relationship between faith and science, but many central themes in the Christian tradition. Such potential is aptly demonstrated in this warmly recommended collection of essays. Murray Rae and his colleagues have done us a good service in compiling this study.”

God at Work in the World

Theology

“One complaint from the colonial era concerned Western theology’s implicit claims of the universality of its local embodiments of the Christian faith. Our constructive response lies in discovering the nature of the gospel’s universality within its different embodiments across times and cultures and in discussion with a multitude of contexts. This is Kima’s intent: to open the formal theological enterprise to the challenges in method and material as they exist within world Christianity. While one might like to push Kima further in the direction he has initiated, the first step on a such an unsettling journey is always the most difficult. God at Work in the World is a beacon on that path, and it must be congratulated.”

Intercultural Theology, Volume One

Evangelism & Missions

“Henning Wrogemann's Intercultural Hermeneutics, the first in a groundbreaking three-volume introduction to mission studies, is a remarkable study of a key advance in the study of world Christianity. Refusing to avoid the difficult questions of culture, syncretism, inculturation, and identity, Wrogemann presents the reader with a kaleidoscope of expressions and themes found within the world Christian communion and with positive methodological steps by which this diversity might be understood in its difference. The more theoretical considerations, focused on semiotics, discourse, and cultural theory, are amply illustrated with living examples of intercultural encounter. A range of voices and church bodies all contribute to a vision remarkable in scope, which directs our attention to the gospel in its movement across every boundary. This three-volume series will prove to be a landmark in the study of mission.”

Liturgical-Missional

Theology

“A welcome text! Liturgical-Missional not only addresses a gap within missional church literature, but offers practical wisdom to guide a liturgy that nourishes and sends. . . . Liturgical-Missional draws on the richness of the tradition, biblical reflection, and contemporary context to deliver a vision of the church essentially reformed and missional.”