Roger Schroeder

Contextualizing Theology in the South Pacific

Theology

“Contextualizing Theology in the South Pacific is an in-depth description of how the church of Vanuatu developed its own definition, content, and methodology of theology. The story is told through the eyes, mind, and heart of Randall Prior, who witnessed and accompanied this process over many years. This coming-to-age account of Pacific Island contextual theology is certainly a valuable resource for theologians and church personnel in Oceania, and also a very good conversation partner for doing comparative contextual theology studies around the world.”

Foretaste

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Foretaste is a real treasure—the rich and mature fruit of fifty years of research, experience, and communal reflection by Paul Dietterich, along with the staff of the Center for Parish Development. The six practical behaviors for creating the framework for forming a missional church provide an excellent resource for ministerial leadership. . . . One is invited to embrace a new vision of church centered in God’s mission.”

Leadership

Work, Money & Leadership

“Lowery has provided an excellent, engaging conversation between management theory and the key Christian values of the Beatitudes. This book will be very relevant for those who strive to integrate the best of both worlds as Christian leaders in any organization.”

Peter and Cornelius

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Through his use of the fairly new narrative-critical method in biblical studies, Nguyen brings the powerful Peter and Cornelius episode alive in a refreshing way that helps us appreciate, not only the who, how, and what, but also the social context and theological significance of this 'turning point' in the church's understanding of itself and mission.”

Soul, Self, and Society

Evangelism & Missions

“Rynkiewich has written an excellent accessible introduction for missionaries to postmodern anthropology. Soul, Self, and Society provides up-to-date perspectives and 'tools' for properly understanding the cultural/social phenomena of our complex and changing world today, such as migration, urbanization, globalization, and postcolonialism, and therefore enabling missionaries to proclaim, serve, and witness to God's Reign more appropriately and deeply within the heart of the human situation.”

The Founding of the Roman Catholic Church in Melanesia and Micronesia, 1850-1875

History & Biography

“Drawing upon years of archival research, Ralph Wiltgen provides a unique resource of previously unpublished and unknown detail on the origins of Catholicism in Micronesia and Melanesia from 1850 to 1875. This fine work fills a gap in the broader history of Christianity in Oceania and is essential reading for everyone interested in that history.”