Philip Jenkins
Re-imagining African Christologies
Theology
“Throughout the history of Christian thought, believers have struggled to understand the figure of Jesus Christ in the context of countless different cultures, and today, Africa is the scene of some of the most challenging and imaginative reconstructions. In his erudite and wide-ranging book, Victor Ezigbo offers a sound guide to these daring new Christological ventures.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Redeeming Violent Verses is grounded in excellent scholarship, but the author’s practical good sense and deep pastoral commitment make the book eminently suited for use in real-world settings. In this lucidly written and well-thought-out study, Eric Seibert has done a notable service to churches. I hope it reaches the widest possible audience.”
World Religions
“In his thoughtful and thoroughly researched book Sacred Misinterpretation, Martin Accad has supplied a splendid tool for future interreligious dialogue.”
History & Biography
“The second volume of Salt and Light is a wonderful accomplishment. It takes as its scene the world's largest country during a century of turmoil and agony, and shows how a few heroic Chinese Christians tried to rescue and redeem their great country. The stories are without exception inspiring. At the same time, they shed much unsuspected light on the history both of China and of Christianity.”
History & Biography
“I've always found Lamin Sanneh one of the very best analysts of contemporary Christianity worldwide, but my admiration for him grows still more when I read this disarmingly honest and instructive autobiography. Read it if you want to learn not just about Lamin Sanneh himself, or world Christianity, but about West Africa, Islamic-Christian relations, the process of religious conversion, and a host of other matters. Or just enjoy a really well-written autobiography!”
Theology
“'Porter's use of the Bible is wide-ranging, profound and historically sensitive . . . He draws on the familiar sources of Catholic history--biblical, patristic, literary--and he avidly explores the ideas he finds there.'”
The Doctrine of Addai and the Letters of Jesus and Abgar
History & Biography
“By making these once-influential texts readily available, the series on early Christian apocrypha performs an invaluable service to scholars but also to any thoughtful reader interested in the breadth and diversity of the Christian tradition. The latest volume on the Doctrine of Addai is an excellent contribution, with a lucid translation grounded in thorough scholarly research. Long may this fine series continue.”
Apologetics
“Darrell Bock has written a timely and valuable study for anyone curious about the question of lost or missing gospels. Cutting his way through a great deal of hype and misinformation, he provides a solid, scholarly grounding to the early history and development of the gospel traditions. In the process, he makes nonsense of theories that Gnostic texts in any sense represented the suppressed core of Christian truth, concealed by a sinister institutional church. A breath of sanity!”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Alex Mekonnen has written a wide-ranging and ambitious survey of African realities, past and present. While frankly admitting the dangers and difficulties the continent faces, he also offers hope in the form of applying the Jewish and Christian prophetic tradition to a region that seems so ideally suited for it. A daring exploration of the idea of the Kingdom of God in the contemporary world.”
Understanding World Christianity
History & Biography
“As our appreciation of worldwide Christianity has grown so rapidly in recent years, India occupies a special place in the story. Not only is the Christian community there very large—at least forty million strong—but Indian Christians have centuries of experience of engaging in fruitful conversations with other world faiths. I welcome this clear and thoroughly researched volume by Dyron B. Daughrity and Jesudas M. Athyal, who provide such a user-friendly account of the Christian faith in this vital country.”
Whose Religion Is Christianity?
Evangelism & Missions
“Lamin Sanneh is both a formidable scholar and an elegant writer. To nobody's surprise, then, Whose Religion Is Christianity? is a thoughtful, learned, provocative, and truly stirring analysis of the growth of global Christianity, including its phenomenal rise in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in missions, in the impact of the Bible, in the relationship between religion and politics — in short, for anyone interested in how Christianity stands in the twenty-first-century world.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Meic Pearse specializes in asking difficult questions about the most significant issues facing us today--about religions, about politics, and about how cultures and societies come into conflict. . . . This is a challenging, provocative book, with a broad social and historical vision.”
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