Timothy C. Tennent
Biography
Timothy C. Tennent wrote Christianity at the Religious Roundtable and Theology in the Context of World Christianity, and co-wrote Encountering Theology of Mission with Craig Ott and Steve J. Strauss.
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Theology
“In the face of the weakened ecclesiology of a church mired in a postmodern, consumeristic, entertainment-oriented morass, Michael Goheen in A Light to the Nations masterfully calls his readers to a renewed missional imagination. Goheen traces the missional theme through Scripture, enabling us to see that his vision is not really new but the rediscovery of the robust, missional ecclesiology that has always characterized the people of God at their best. Goheen leads us into an expansive vision of what it means to be God’s called, eschatological people embodying the new creation. If you long to understand what it really means to be a missional church, not as a simple slogan but as our deepest identity, then this book is the indispensable road map. I heartily recommend it!”
African Literacies and Western Oralities?
Evangelism & Missions
“William Coppedge provides a major clarion call to reconsider the whole relationship of materiality in the contexts of orality. Coppedge challenges many widely held assumptions about the relationship between material-based and orality-based churches and, in the process, shows the interconnectedness of these two worlds in remarkable and insightful ways. While his focus is on Africa Gospel Church of Uganda, this research should be read widely by all those interested in the vibrancy of the gospel in oral contexts.”
An Indian Trinitarian Theology of Missio Dei
Theology
“P. V. Joseph, in his landmark, An Indian Trinitarian Theology of Missio Dei, brings into conversation two of the most important themes in contemporary missiology; namely, Trinitarian missiology and the missio dei. The fact that his work highlights this theme throughout the history of the church makes this volume an indispensable addition to missiology. I heartily recommend it.”
Theology
“Paulson Pulikottil explores why Dalit theology has been caught in the doldrums in recent years. In Beyond Dalit Theology the author puts new wind in the church’s historic mission to give voice to the disenfranchised and marginalized by powerfully reuniting Dalit theology with the vibrancy of historic doctrines of pneumatology and Christology. This work could be the catalyst to move us forward again.”
World Religions
“This is a book which we have been waiting a long time to see. It is a well written, constructive and thorough treatment of Buddhism which demonstrates Netland's and Yandell's extensive experience with both the teachings of Buddhism, as well as the popular, lived faith of Buddhists. It provides an excellent survey of the spread of Buddhism in the ancient East as well as in the contemporary West, always keeping in mind the philosophical nuances of Buddhism as well as the popular, folk practices of Buddhists in their global and ethnic diversity. In a day when the search for common ground has often eclipsed the real and striking differences between the living faith of Buddhists and Christians, this book clearly sets forth the distinctiveness of the Christian faith vis-a-vis Buddhism, but does it in a refreshingly irenic way. The authors highlight common ground where it exists, but they are equally clear about the differences in each faith's understanding of the religious ultimate, the human predicament and the ways to overcome this. This volume regularly inspires and informs the reader. It is a must-read for all people who are seriously interested in the Buddhist-Christian encounter. I highly recommend it!”
Work, Money & Leadership
“If you could purchase one book on leadership, Christ-Centered Leadership is the one. . . . This is the kind of book that can only be written by a Christian leader who is able to look back on decades of leadership in higher education. McKenna, with beautiful honesty and candor, shows us how Christian character is, in the long run, far more important than professional competence.”
Communities of Faith in Africa and the African Diaspora
Evangelism & Missions
“The great assumption of this volume is that Africans, either residing on that great continent or in diaspora around the world, are now the vibrant new voices of a robust Christian faith which has finally left behind the swaddling clothes of Christendom and found the strength and vigor of its own voice. This volume is a masterful introduction to these new voices precisely because of its diversity. Here we find theological, contextual, anthropological, and missiological reflections . . . revealing how nuanced and textured the African contribution to world Christianity has already become. I can think of no greater tribute to Tite Tienou than these essays written by his students and friends.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Alemayehu Mekonnen in Cultural Change in Ethiopia has brought a keen Christian perspective on the sweeping cultural change which has accompanied Ethiopia from Haile Selassie to the present. Be prepared to enter into the full emotion of several tragic chapters in Ethiopian history which can only be fully understood by someone who has lived through it with all of the accompanying angst about not only what happened, but what might have been. Mekonnen is a keen observer of both leadership dynamics and culture change. Drawing from his keen knowledge of cultural anthropology, Mekonnen delivers insights and a closing practical section which will be helpful to all who long to see Ethiopia thrive. With its ancient Christian history and its strategic placement as the bridge between N. Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, what happens in Ethiopia should interest all Christians everywhere.”
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Christian Living
“The peace Todd Hunter opens up for us is not merely individual, but corporate; not merely personal, but prophetic; not merely isolation from a culture in conflict, but full engagement in the world. This is a timely and helpful book as we navigate the peculiar challenges of what it means to embody God’s peace in this cultural moment.”
Discipling in a Multicultural World
Evangelism & Missions
“In Discipling in a Multicultural World, Ajith Fernando moves beyond techniques and programs to the life-on-life realities of discipleship in the emerging context of multiculturalism. This book is a gem for those who are prepared to come face-to-face with the real cost of discipleship. Filled with practical examples, the book is a real-life tutorial from one of the great giants of discipleship in our day. A truly formational book!”
Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline
History & Biography
“Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline by Kevin Watson provides a fresh, panoramic overview of the history of the Methodist movement. Watson’s extensive treatment from Methodism’s early rise as a renewal movement with the Church to England to a worldwide movement with over eighty million members promises to be a standard textbook on the history of Methodism for years to come. Watson’s fair and thorough treatment of each denomination within the larger Wesleyan world will enable every denomination of contemporary methodism to better understand their place in the history of the one of the most remarkable Christian movements in Christian history. I heartily recommend this volume for all who long to understand what it means to belong to the “people called Methodist.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Stanglin in Ethics beyond Rules lays bare all the pseudo-foundations of the moral relativism that has gripped our culture. Tragically, even the church has been caught in the quicksand of this moral malaise and needs a fresh vision and renewed understanding of biblical ethics. Stanglin provides it in a refreshing and compelling way, focusing on many of the most pressing issues of our day. It is engagingly written, persuasively argued, and decisively relevant. Every Christian should purchase two copies, one to read, and one to give to a friend, because this book is that good.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Dr Abraham argues for a broader approach to Scripture which seeks to be sensitive to the original cultural and historical context in which the Bible was conveyed. This book deserves a wide readership and I am confident will further the debate on this important issue.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Doug Webster has written a truly superb commentary on John's Revelation. It is astonishing that no one has tapped into the pastoral implications of the Revelation in the way that Webster has. At every turn, he is both pastoral and unflinching in his willingness to allow John's words and images to crash in upon the flickering shadows of twenty-first-century Christendom. The lightweight world of contemporary Christian experience comes under his insightful eye and the Revelation speaks with a force rarely encountered in any commentary, much less on this particular book, so shrouded in debate, but so seldom heard. This work is truly a testimony to the pastoral power of the entire New Testament. I heartily recommend it!”
Theology
“In this notable book, Pachuau explores the vital frontier between a theology of mission rooted in the missio Dei and the more often neglected connections with Christology and ecclesiology that are so essential for a biblical and robust understanding of the mission of God. In a day when the missio Dei is frequently and awkwardly disconnected from the life and witness of the church, Pachuau restores that vital connection in many reflective and surprising ways. This book is also a rich conversation between disciplines that listens to voices from around the world and back through time. This is Pachuau at his best. May God at Work in the World be widely read!”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Inside the Whirlwind is a wonderful exploration of what a genuine encounter with African Christianity really looks like. This is contextual theology at its best.”
Intercultural Christology in John's Gospel
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Interpreting Jesus through a postcolonial reading is so common in Indian christological discourse that few have taken time to seriously challenge many of its underlying assumptions and interpretative analysis. Yet, Chacko in Intercultural Christology in John's Gospel has raised a range of crucial questions which should not be ignored. He effectively critiques and disrupts the 'post-colonial' reading of Jesus and, in its place, beckons us into a more nuanced, liminal space where intercultural and subaltern meet one another in fresh ways, resolving many of the historic tensions in John's Gospel. In the process, Chacko has given us some fresh hermeneutical lenses that reflect a Johannine Christology which is both locally intelligible and globally viable.”
Evangelism & Missions
“This remarkable collection of essays is not only a testimony to the vibrancy of Asian theological reflection, but also to the global impact of the Asian diaspora, which is having a far-reaching and formative impact on the very nature of global Christianity.”
Christian Living
“Joyful Perseverance is a gift that beautifully arises out of Ajith Fernando’s reflections on over forty years of Christian ministry. As it turns out, our ministries are not sustained by career advancements, titles, or platform opportunities. Rather, we persevere through union with Christ who grants us the deeper gifts of grace and gratitude in the midst of times of sorrow and lament. This book is a treasure for those who long for a ministry that is punctuated not by burnout and despair but instead by joyful perseverance in the presence of Christ.”
Meditation and Communion with God
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“In Meditation and Communion, John Jefferson Davis brings decades of reflection on the current malaise of the Western church to bear in this insightful and well-organized book. This is a wise and provocative book that revisits one of the most basic Christian acts--namely, the reading of Holy Scripture. Davis prophetically bridges the boundaries between descriptive analysis and constructive imagination. In the process, he returns to the church the gift of meditation, a word which forover a century has become identified mostly with non-Christian religions. If his challenge is taken seriously, we will never again read Scripture without an increasing sense of the presence of the risen Christ in our midst.”
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