Kirsteen Kim
2010Boston: The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity
Evangelism & Missions
“This fascinating record of one of the leading events marking the centenary of Edinburgh 1910 deals with key issues for mission studies and world Christianity today. Ecclesially diverse and gender balanced, it also weaves together both local (Boston) interest with input from around the globe. There are some excellent papers on the history and theology of mission, and the relative space given to the voices of students--who are also practitioners--is particularly welcome.”
Theology
“Following John Flett's incisive critique of the missio Dei paradigm in The Witness of God, Apostolicity—a further interrogation of post-war ecumenical theology—does not disappoint. In this challenging book Flett tackles the theological significance of the diversity recognized in the study of world Christianity. This leads him to question an ecumenical understanding of apostolicity as based on historical origins and the continuity of church cultures. He does so on the grounds that it leads merely to church replication and not mission, which, following Christ in the Spirit, is anything but smooth and predictable. The book encourages serious engagement at the interface of church history, mission realities and Christian doctrine.”
World Religions
“This fascinating Indian study exposes the complexities of Hindu responses to Christ in what can be a hostile environment. Vinod John issues a timely reminder that the way other believers express their newfound faith is not for us to say but for them to work out by the power of the Holy Spirit and in conversation with world Christianity.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“In this ground-breaking sequel to Church for Every Context, Michael Moynagh weaves together a wealth of insight from fresh expressions practice and thinking to argue for a new approach. He moves past the church-planting model toward an approach to local church mission that discerns, recognizes and empowers the new, living, innovative and self-giving communities which the Holy Spirit is already bringing forth. Highly recommended for practitioners, missiologists and theologians alike.”
Evangelism & Missions
“In the analytical and perceptive way that we have come to expect of him, Stanley Skreslet takes apart some mission historiographies - including the growing field of world Christianity - and proposes a constructive way forward. Replete with examples from around the globe and through time, in Skreslet's hands, mission outcomes are the shared production of missions with other global and indigenous actors and rarely match missionary agendas. A fine book that is both relevant now and will stand the test of time.”
Evangelism & Missions
“This is a fascinating autobiographical story of migration and mission told by one who has lived in three continents. It is also full of wisdom about missionary discipleship, to which it brings a different global perspective from most comparable works.”
Evangelism & Missions
“Fuller’s 2023 Missiology Lectures drew a record number of eight hundred people to this hybrid event to hear the stellar line-up of presenters on the topic of evangelism. Their contributions, now brought together in this volume, rescue the practice from distortions, reconnect it with the broader Christian mission, and re-vision the evangel for post-Christendom. Evangelism Next will critically engage a diverse world in ways that are inviting, transformative, foster liberation and justice, and aim at reconciliation.”
Christian Living
“This is a beautiful book filled with anecdotes drawn from Rev. Ko’s unique combination of medical and pastoral experience. Rev. Ko fills the reader with appreciation for our bodiliness as part of God’s purpose and incentivizes us to make the most of our senses and faculties by offering them in love and worship. A life-changing resource for individuals and churches.”
Theology
“Although there are many books about mission theology, few engage the work of theologians as deeply as this one does. Moreover, Pachuau widens the field to include global as well as Western works. The splendid result challenges any mission activity that is not rooted in reflection on the mission of the triune God and on the contextual nature of all theologies.”
Theology
“Biblical theology of mission has been a staple at Fuller Seminary since the days of Arthur Glasser. In this book, Collin Cornell steps into that discourse and uses his more recent biblical scholarship to reinvigorate the field. With great clarity he moves the reader beyond a focus on the diachronic narrative of God’s mission of repairing the world and toward a multilayered interpretation of scripture and a mission of communion. This affirms the calling of Israel and makes space for varied synchronic readings in world Christianity.”
Apologetics
“A book like this is long overdue. As a way of giving account of the hope within us, apologetics ought to be closely related to missiology, but it is rarely included. Here it is made relevant again. Both apologetics and mission are changed in the dialogue: apologetics becomes contextual and mission becomes apologetic. The arguments are lucid and substantial, and the illuminating case studies show what apologetics contributes to Christian witness in various religious contexts.”
Intercultural Theology, Volume Two
Evangelism & Missions
“It's hard to take in the whole of this impressive volume. Positioned within the discourse of the ecumenical movement, it nevertheless pays careful attention to other traditions to offer a magisterial treatment of contemporary theologies of mission. Wrogemann brings theology of mission up to date by incorporating a world Christianity perspective that emphasizes local reception and initiative and is also attentive to gender and regional diversities. Not only is Theologies of Mission comprehensive as a textbook, it also proposes a theology of 'mission as the glory of God' that emphasizes its spiritual sources, which will interest other theologians. We will be digesting and using this book for a long time to come.”
Mission from the Perspective of the Other
Evangelism & Missions
“Tim Noble deserves to be better known as a missiologist and this book shows why. It demonstrates his command of the subject biblically, theologically, historically, and ecumenically. What is more, it brings missiology in touch with continental philosophy. Noble applies his intellect to a rising and pertinent question in a post-colonial and identity-conscious world. This is a profound and carefully crafted book with copious notes for future reference.”
Evangelism & Missions
“This unique world Christianity book connects the world not through the West but through the South Asian Christian diaspora on five continents. Sam George has assembled a book that is about mission and simultaneously about migration because, he argues, Asian diasporas are ‘globalizing Asian Christianity and Asianizing Global Christianity.’ Its contributors show how, although most are far from their ancestral home, they are witnessing in—and from—new lands.”
Theology
“In this outstanding dissertation and worthy publication, Anyanwu combines his practical experience in Northern Nigeria with local cultural resources and reflection on both the Bible and the Qu’rān to build a convincing model for the Christian peacebuilding that is so urgently needed there.”
Evangelism & Missions
“This interrogation of 'culture' in German missiology is long overdue in the English-speaking world, which has appropriated the concept of peoples being wedded to cultures without regard for its complicity with Nazism. Constructively, this careful historical and documentary approach explains the important development in continental Europe of missiology as intercultural theology. A must-read for the sake of world Christianity.”
Theology
“García-Johnson's text is richly embroidered with images, voices, and stories from the Americas that suggest that pneumatology is an indigenous mode of theologizing through which a decolonial Christian theology can emerge. I warmly commend this volume for its theological insight from below. It comes from a world in which it is far from clear that everything happens for a purpose, and the boundaries and categories imposed from above are experienced as arbitrary and unjust. In such a context, the Spirit is seen to be present and active 'outside the gate,' at the margins. Those at the margins see what is out of view from those at the center and challenge the borders of our theological systems.”
The Gospel of John and the Religious Quest
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“I warmly congratulate Nissen on this splendid book, which will enrich several disciplines: New Testament, mission, and interreligious relations. In conversation with scholars from around the world, especially the Indian subcontinent, the author convincingly opens up the Fourth Gospel as a fertile resource for Christian encounter and dialogue with other faiths.”
The Holy Spirit, Women, and Mission
Women
“I welcome this authentic account of the experience of Christian women outside the West by one who is representative of such women and has wide global experience. Dr. Julie Ma has brought together a wealth of data and stories of such women’s ministry on several continents while also recounting their challenges in fulfilling their callings to evangelize, lead, and teach. The evidence in this book and the author’s arguments will encourage many other women to live into the freedom of the Spirit, which is indiscriminately poured out on both women and men.”
Theology
“India has a long history of modern Christian thought which wrestles with how to be a church in the context of religious plurality and social marginalization. The contemporary West has much to learn from P. Chenchiah, M. M. Thomas, Samuel Rayan, and the other Indian theologians introduced here. Swarup Bar does a great service to the worldwide church by bringing Indian and Western ecclesiologies into dialogue in this theologically sophisticated work.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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