In his introduction, Hiebert states, “Today the young Churches planted by the early Missionaries are speaking out, calling us to be more aware of human cultures and their differences, and reminding us that God is not a tribal god, but the God of the world; that the gospel is for everyone; and.....   more...

“The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story” by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen was written as a primer for first year collage students as an introduction to the concept of Biblical Theology. The central thought that Bartholomew and Goheen hoped to convey to a student is that scripture must be understood within the context of the whole story of God. Indeed an appropriate.....   more...

David Barrett wrote in 1970 that the phenomenal growth in numbers in conversions in Africa could mean that ‘African Christians might well tip the balance and transform Christianity permanently into a primarily non-Western religion’. (p.viii) Andrew Walls suggested that ‘what happens with the African Churches in the next generation will determine the whole shape of church history for centuries to come’ what sort of theology.....   more...

In the book "Christianity In Culture", by Charles H. Kraft, I discovered what I believe is a whole new perspective into the nature of the work of Christ. This could be called a “paradigm shift” or a change of worldview, and this is exactly the reason why Kraft wrote such a book. After having been a missionary himself in Nigeria, he realized that he was not equipped to.....   more...

Transforming Mission is a huge book which encompasses all of the history of mission with God’s people. Mission in contemporary terms is in crisis. This is due to a variety of reasons, but largely due to a misunderstanding of what mission is, or has been, in all of history. David Bosch was a preeminent missiologist.....   more...