Paul Kollman

Christian Missions in East Bengal

History & Biography

“Theotonius Ganguly was a remarkable twentieth-century Christian leader whose life, carefully recounted here in this important study, sheds light on the emergence of the nation of Bangladesh after a painful double colonialism. . . . Bangladeshi Catholics are comparatively few, but their experiences as a religious minority in conditions of dramatic social change have much to teach students of world Christianity.”

Constructing Mission History

Evangelism & Missions

“With his characteristic clear prose, careful organization, and thoughtful analysis, Stanley Skreslet offers an overview of the historical study of Christian mission and a way forward for the field. Skreslet covers a remarkable swathe of recent (and strong earlier) scholarship, examining cases and studies from across two millennia of Christian history and myriad cultural settings, all the while acknowledging the value of different disciplinary approaches, to consider the past, present, and preferred future of the field. Both the comprehensive review and critique of the field as well as Skreslet's innovative speech-act approach as a way to transcend limitations in previous approaches to the study of Christian mission make this a decisive contribution to mission studies and the historical study of Christianity more broadly.”

Ministers of a New Medium

History & Biography

“This carefully researched and elegantly written study examines two major figures for US Catholics and Lutherans in the twentieth century: radio preachers who entered millions of homes with eloquent and sophisticated pastoral and theological teaching. Fulton Sheen and Walter Maier both deserve closer attention on their own, and comparing them yields new insights into the history of American Christianity. Yet given the profound changes that have occurred in Christian media globally since their day, especially with the explosion of Pentecostal media in bewildering variety, these earlier seminal figures, here carefully analyzed, create possibilities for future comparative studies. These two cases, here compared across various registers, invite future research that could distinguish truly innovative religious media production and dissemination from those merely iterative, for example, in the financing and organization of media production, the crafting of messages from theological and other perspectives, and the practices operative in the creation of listening/watching/perceiving publics who 'tune in' to Christian media.”

Rising

History & Biography

“This wide-ranging overview of Christianity’s global landscape draws on diverse sources and covers episodes and trends from every region. Writing with an engaging style, Daughrity offers thoughtful observations about Christianity’s shrinking role in its traditional heartlands and its expansion and dynamism in the Global South. He finds hope from a balanced perspective.”

The State of Missiology Today

Evangelism & Missions

“This collection of essays captures numerous insightful perspectives on contemporary approaches to the study and practice of Christian mission, and is a worthy testimony to Fuller's powerful ongoing contributions to missiology.”