Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective
Edited by Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard
Evangelicalism is not merely a North American religiously
charged ideology that dominates the popular mind. Over the last
century, evangelicalism has taken on global proportions. It has
spread from its northern heartlands and formed burgeoning new
centers of vibrant life in the global South. Alongside Islam, it is
now arguably the most important and dynamic religious movement in
the world today. ...
According to some estimates, Africa will soon have the highest
concentration of Christians in the world. But African Christianity
has had a long and conflicted history. Even today, modern
misinterpretations of Scripture argue for God's curse upon the
dark-skinned peoples of Africa. In this comprehensive study, Keith
Burton traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the
Bible in the land ...
As Africa and Asia take their place as the new Christian
heartlands, a new and robust company of saints is coming into view.
In seventeen inspiring narratives Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom
introduce pivotal Christian leaders in Africa and Asia who had
tenacious faith in the midst of deprivation, suffering and
conflict. Spanning a century, from the 1880s to the 1980s, their
stories demonstrate the ...
Edited by William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Associate Editor Juan F. Martinez and Simon Chan
Theological dictionaries are foundational to any theological
library. But until now there has been no Global Dictionary of
Theology, a theological dictionary that presumes the
contribution of the Western tradition but moves beyond it to
embrace and explore a full range of global expressions of theology.
The Global Dictionary of Theology is inspired by the shift
of the center of ...