Lamin Sanneh
Biography
Lamin Sanneh wrote Whose Religion Is Christianity?
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History & Biography
“In this memoir Tom Oden explores his theological career with specific reference to his transition from Christian liberalism to evangelical Christianity. In the process he describes the many theological issues that dominated his era, focusing on the World Council of Churches as a lightning rod. Oden's view that theology should not be at the whim of every passing fashion, or that current affairs should not be the litmus test, deserves careful consideration even by those who disagree with him. Oden offers a touching description of the passing of his wife after a bout with cancer. The book is a record of an important theological voice of his generation, one that brings to focus the wide-ranging religious influences of the day.”
A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990
History & Biography
“This book is a helpful anthology of historical sources on Christianity's expansion across the centuries. The numbered segments provide a good outline of some of the major phases of the religion's historical course, but also of the cultural themes of engagement and challenge. It should be a welcome resource for teaching.”
Theology
“A useful introduction to the current discussions in African theology, and a competent guide to the voices that make up the distinctive character of 'African theology,' 'African feminist theology,' 'liberation theology,' and 'black theology.'”
Evangelism & Missions
“The colonial framework has been the matrix of much historical and theological reconstruction of Christianity abroad. Yet recent scholarship has helped to move the subject beyond its colonial domestication. The collected essays in this book probe this colonial theme and its meaning for indigenous agency and acculturation. In some instructive cases it is not difficult to see how colonial rule played an ambivalent role by promoting missions while impeding — and thereby provoking — leadership aspirations among converts. These essays offer plenty of food for thought.”
World Religions
“The history of Christian-Muslim relations is over a thousand years old, marked by a sustained quest for interfaith understanding. . . . Do We Worship the Same God? explores the theological aspect of the interfaith issue with insight and candor, underscoring the challenges as well as the opportunities for engagement. A welcome contribution to current discussion of the subject.”
“This book is a timely reminder of the pastoral and theological significance of the wave of the worldwide Christian surge that is breaking on the shores of North America. Granberg-Michaelson offers a helpful frame for action and reflection in a style that is free of jargon and technical language. I commend him for putting the focus where it belongs -- the responsibility of American churches for the welcome irruption of faith on our doorstep.”
Theology
“I would urge everyone to receive this book with openness and understanding. Written by an African Christian woman, it is a serious attempt to speak of the fullness of the Gospel to the specific African context. As one individual's struggle to give account of the hope that lies in her, it is a passionate and sincere work, and a welcome contribution to the growing genre of religious literature known as liberation theology. The author seeks not only to speak to us but also to move us and bring us to different ways of 'hearing and knowing.' She has succeeded with me.”
“Building upon four decades of his own scholarly work in the field of history, Frykenberg presents a notable achievement for clarifying the rich overlap between facts and theory, evidence and belief, history and religion, East and West. He deserves to be commended.”
World Religions
“In this valuable book Dr. Carman offers a careful and sensitive account of ideas about God in Hinduism and Christianity, with complementary views in Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism. It is a profound theological work that compares religious traditions in order to take seriously the challenge they represent.”
Theology
“[The Spirit over the Earth] discusses a foundational subject—the role of the Holy Spirit in the work and witness of the global church. It is appropriate that the coming of world Christianity should move discussion of the Holy Spirit to front and center for communities of faith across the world. The authors are to be congratulated for bringing to our attention the diverse and lively ways in which we see the Spirit's manifestation in our midst today.”
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“A veteran student and observer of the Middle East, Ken Bailey has distilled his knowledge and experience in this work of deep pastoral sensitivity, allowing the apostle Paul to come into his own in a way that a conventional reading of Paul does not allow or encourage. Bailey's work teems with learning and insight, and, buoyed by a clear, lively style, it instructs as well as it illuminates and elevates. The book is a model of biblical scholarship freed of the cobwebs of the study, and consecrated to the life-giving work of the church. It is a 'double-decker sandwich,' to use Bailey's own figure, in which the sandwich is no less nourishing than the meat between the sandwich. I began reading it and couldn't put it down. Go and do thou likewise.”
History & Biography
“Salt and Light is a scrupulous and moving work that presents the human face of China's emergence in the world, showing how China's great human assets bear the imprint of deep encounter with the West. It is impossible to overestimate the long-term value of that encounter, and there is no question that such encounter will impact China's international outlook. This book shows why China will take its bearings from the historical memories of complex relations with the West as it emerges as a major world power in the near future.”
History & Biography
“The African Memory of Mark honors the way the Coptic Church has been the faithful, preeminent carrier of the Markan tradition in the church, and does that by weaving the different genres of sources into a narrative whole. Oden is not unaware of standard depictions of Mark and the Gospel that bears his name in which the African note is rather marginal—where it is acknowledged at all—but he challenges established scholarship by marshaling the evidence and refocusing it on the continuity of the Coptic memory of Mark. Whether or not the reader agrees with the argument of the book, Oden has raised the bar of scrutiny and challenged many of the unstated assumptions of conventional scholarship. From critic and fan alike, Oden deserves credit.”
Theology
“The definitive treatment of Christian universalism for years to come is an ambitious, wide-ranging theology of universalism in the Western tradition and its analogues elsewhere. The impressive scope of the work is supported by rigorous analysis and interpretation and aided by clarity of style and presentation. McClymond gathers many different intellectual strands across time and space and weaves them into a coherent statement about the nature and scope of evil and redemption. Without question, the book will establish itself as a standard work of scholarship in the field, and for that McClymond deserves the gratitude of the guild.”
The Spirituality of African Peoples
World Religions
“Dr. Paris returns in this book to an old question….of African survivals and continuities in African American religious life and culture, and brings to his reformation a fresh ethical sensitivity concerning the condition of black people in the contemporary age. His book is a valuable statement on the enduring traditions of Africa in the hostile setting of transplantation, suppression and discrimination and on their positive effects on black political and religious life. In this context "spirituality" partakes of the material and historical conditions of black people rather than being only a flaky, subjective retreat into utopia. I welcome this book.”
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