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  1. Word, Care, and Worship
    Word, Care, and Worship
    ISBN: 9781786410573
    £14.99

    In this second volume by Dr. Peter Nyende, he outlines a biblical theology of pastoral ministry that highlights its vital importance and provides a comprehensive understanding of its fundamental goals and activities. Nyende identifies the three components of pastoral ministry in the Bible as preaching and teaching the word, caring for those in difficulty, and facilitating worship, thus...

  2. Fujian
    Fujian
    ISBN: 9781786411327
    £19.99

    Fujian, a province in southeast China with more than 40 million people, was considered an obscure region in the past, but the gospel has blazed such a pathway that by the 1920s Fujian contained more Christians than any other province of China. The home of key Chinese church leaders, including John Sung, Watchman Nee, and Leland Wang, the church in Fujian has impacted millions of people in...

  3. Xinjiang
    Xinjiang
    ISBN: 9781786411716
    £19.99

    Xinjiang, a vast region in northwest China, has been much in the news in recent years because ofthe plight of more than one million Muslim Uyghur people there. But Xinjiang also has a long Christian history. Today there are nearly one million believers, mostly among the Han Chinese who have migrated into the region in recent decades. In this book, the sixth in the series, Hattaway focuses on...

  4. Shaanxi
    Shaanxi
    ISBN: 9781786411723
    £15.99

    Shaanxi is the cradle of Chinese civilization. It was the southern terminus of the ancient Silk Road, and the first place in China to receive the gospel. Hattaway shows that Christians were in China centuries before the assumed earliest date of AD 635. During the missionary era there was slow growth, but today Shaanxi is home to more than three million followers of Christ. As storm clouds of...

  5. Shandong
    Shandong
    ISBN: 9781786411082
    £16.99

    Paul Hattaway draws on thirty years’ experience in China and numerous interviews with church leaders to provide insights into how the living God brought about the largest revival in the history of Christianity. In a narrative full of jaw-dropping stories, The China Chronicles documents the acts of the Holy Spirit throughout China, where phenomenal growth has occurred in the furnace of intense...

  6. Guizhou
    Guizhou
    ISBN: 9781786411099
    £15.99

    Guizhou is home to more than 80 distinct tribes among the province’s 35 million people. God has powerfully reached several of these groups, but others still wait to hear of the Saviour of the world. Guizhou includes many vivid brief biographies of the extraordinary people who have been part of this remarkable story, painstakingly collected by the author over many years. This is the second...

  7. Tibet
    Tibet
    ISBN: 9781786411167
    £19.99

    There are only tiny numbers of Tibetan Christians, but the ‘Roof of the World’ has a long and remarkable Christian history. Paul Hattaway recounts the stories of the many courageous, tenacious men and women who have attempted to exalt the Name of Jesus Christ in Tibet, against overwhelming odds and in the face of powerful spiritual forces. This is the fourth volume in The China Chronicles,...

  8. Zhejiang
    Zhejiang
    ISBN: 9781786411143
    £15.99

    Zhejiang, a prosperous eastern province, is home to the highest percentage of Christians in China. This volume describes how God established His kingdom there. It is the third volume in The China Chronicles, which tells the modern history of the Church in China. The series is designed to inform the wider world of the astonishing work of the Holy Spirit in the world’s most populous country.

  9. Who Are You, and Who Am I?
    Who Are You, and Who Am I?
    ISBN: 9781786410252
    £17.99

    Who Are You, and Who Am I? provides an in-depth approach that makes accessible the knowledge needed for harmonious intercultural relationships, evangelism and discipleship. Hannes Wiher, a renowned missiologist, explores the concepts of worldview and identity, drawing on communication theory, philosophy, anthropology, theology and missiology, to bring the practicalities of both to life and...

  10. The Branch Exposition of the Bible Two-Volume Set
    The Branch Exposition of the Bible Two-Volume Set
    ISBN: BRANCHOTNTSET
    Special Price £74.99 Regular Price £89.98

    A great deal of biblical scholarship is written for academics and fails to edify readers or strengthentheir Christian ministry. Yet, Christians need to be nourished by the word of God so they can mature in faith and righteousness. Inspired by the words of the great reformer Martin Luther about shaking every branch of Scripture, and with experience in ministering across Africa, India and the...

  11. Suffering and Persecution
    Suffering and Persecution
    ISBN: 9781786410344
    £18.99

    Rethinking Church in the 21st Century is the culmination of three years of exploration into the condition of the church around the world today. Bringing together a diverse community of Christian voices, these essays offer reflections and admonitions to ignite the hearts of pastors and leaders during the dynamic, vulnerable, and hopeful times we face. In this first volume, scholars and church...

  12. Religiosity and Gospel Transmission
    Religiosity and Gospel Transmission
    ISBN: 9781839739194
    £21.99

    In this important missiological work, Dr. Chuang skilfully demonstrates that to better contextualize the gospel among Han Chinese in Taipei, Christians need to ask the questions that the people are asking to other deities in daily life and frame an exclusive Jesus in an inclusive way. Missiologists, practitioners, and pastors will all benefit from this practical, contextualized approach to...

  13. To Die in Africa’s Dust
    To Die in Africa’s Dust
    ISBN: 9781839735332
    £28.99

    Christian mission in the modern era has generally been conceptualized as a Western endeavor: “from the West to the rest.” The rise and explosive growth of world Christianity has challenged this narrative, emphasizing Christian mission as “from everywhere to everywhere.” Dr. Las Newman contributes to this revitalized perspective, interrogating our understanding of modern missions history by...

  14. Habakkuk and Zephaniah
    Habakkuk and Zephaniah
    ISBN: 9781839739767
    £14.99

    The books of Habakkuk and Zephaniah are God’s word to his people Israel at the lowest point in their history – the time of the Babylonian captivity. These two powerful books demonstrate that faith without faithfulness is an infantile fantasy. Written in accessible language, this volume speaks to all those who continue to desire God in life’s dark places and dark times, revealing Scripture’s...

  15. Good News from Latin America
    Good News from Latin America
    ISBN: 9781839739286
    £13.99

    On the 100th anniversary of John Stott’s birth, Langham scholars honor this legacy and Stott’s holistic understanding of the gospel, as they bear witness to the good news of the kingdom of God and its justice in Latin America. Structured around the historical development and impact of the Reformation throughout the continent, this collection of essays addresses fundamental questions that stem...

  16. Integrated Mission
    Integrated Mission
    ISBN: 9781839737626
    £21.99

    Dr. Sarah Nicholl asserts spirituality, now often seen as an individual rather than communal endeavour, has been disconnected from the missional practices in the Lausanne movement. In bringing together missiology, mission practice and spirituality, she joins a chorus of scholars calling for more integration between areas of theory and practice. This book defines this synergy as “integrated...

  17. Job
    Job
    ISBN: 9781839739590
    £20.99

    The book of Job engages with the issue of pain and suffering. Job asked the same question that we have probably asked a hundred times – why do the righteous suffer? In his pain, he decided to file a case against God, but he rescinded in a moment of truth. He realized God’s purpose for allowing pain was to have a deeper experience of the living God. This commentary expounds and explains how one...

  18. The Laws of the Imperialized
    The Laws of the Imperialized
    ISBN: 9781839738807
    £24.99

    Using an integrated approach of postcolonial studies and historical-comparative analysis, this important study analyzes the relationship between the laws given to the Israelites on Mount Sinai and cuneiform law collections. Dr. Anna Lo skillfully integrates postcolonial understandings of the colonized people to explore how the similarities and differences reflect the imperialized authors’...

  19. Africa Bears Witness
    Africa Bears Witness
    ISBN: 9781839738920
    £22.99

    This remarkable collection of essays explores the role of African Christianity in God’s mission around the world. Engaging such wide-ranging topics as gender violence, globalization, Westernization, peacebuilding, development, Pentecostalism, urban missiology, theological education, and African Christianity in Europe, this volume ambitiously bridges the gap between academic and practitioner...

  20. Crucified and Cursed Christ
    Crucified and Cursed Christ
    ISBN: 9781839738357
    £19.99

    Offering powerful insight into aspects of contemporary African culture not always fully understood, Dr. Elkanah K. Cheboi examines the meaning and implications of the Pauline statement in Galatians that “Christ became a curse for us.” Drawing from biblical passages referencing judicial curses, and the widespread practice of cursing and blessing within the Ancient Near East and Greco-Roman...

  21. Seeing and Showing the Unseen
    Seeing and Showing the Unseen
    ISBN: 9781839737930
    £21.99

    Exploring how the God of Scripture reveals himself through metaphor and imagery, Dr. Adam Szumorek utilizes Cognitive Linguistics to help students, teachers, and preachers understand how meaning is communicated in Scripture and conceptualized within the human brain. He provides a theological framework for applying Cognitive Linguistics in biblical exegesis, demonstrating its value in aiding...

  22. Religion, Leadership and Development
    Religion, Leadership and Development
    ISBN: 9781839737923
    £28.99

    Drawing on empirical research and utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that engages bothdevelopment and theology, this study explores the church’s role – both spiritual and pragmatic – infacilitating societal transformation in African countries, specifically Nigeria. Highlighting the importance of ecclesiastical leadership in mobilizing religious communities to partner with sociopolitical...

  23. Called to Discipleship
    Called to Discipleship
    ISBN: 9781839738616
    £11.99

    Drawing on Jesus’s example in the Gospel of Mark, this book offers an in-depth exploration of the nature of discipleship. A tool to help readers draw close to Jesus, it presents discipleship as a way of life centred on the journey back to God. At a time when secular culture is rediscovering the benefits of discipleship, this book invites readers into a powerful experience of identity formation...

  24. Development as Peace
    Development as Peace
    ISBN: 9781839736452
    £20.99

    The colonial definition of development has not served Africa well. While Western assessments have generally revolved around a nation’s GDP, infrastructure, and the like, African cultures, and the Yoruba people in particular, have traditionally measured development in relation to the amount of peace experienced in a society and the wellbeing of its people. In this study, Dr. Adegbile examines...

  25. Byang Kato
    Byang Kato
    ISBN: 9781839736674
    £28.99

    In this in-depth study of the legacy of Byang Kato, Dr. Foday-Khabenje traces his extraordinary life from a boyhood immersed in African traditional religion to his conversion to Christianity as a young man, his global leadership within the evangelical church, and the long-lasting impact of his prophetic voice. In an age that seeks to de-emphasize the uniqueness of Christ, Kato’s testimony of...

  26. Building the Whole Church
    Building the Whole Church
    ISBN: 9781839738593
    £19.99

    Engaging qualitative research from South Asia, Dr. Jessy Jaison demonstrates that both formal and non-formal approaches to theological training can support the church’s missional calling. Not only will readers be introduced to theological education in the the South Asian context, they will also benefit from the practical and collaborative model demonstrated and how they can revitalize the...

  27. Digital Media and Youth Discipleship
    Digital Media and Youth Discipleship
    ISBN: 9781839736636
    £24.99

    Today’s youth grow up immersed in digital technology. This presents a unique challenge to the church as it seeks to faithfully make disciples of the next generation. What does it look like – theologically and practically – to minister contextually to those whose lives are permeated by social media and digital culture? In this in-depth study, Dr. Vo Huong Nam offers both social and theological...

  28. A Free Church in a Free State
    A Free Church in a Free State
    ISBN: 9781839736520
    £24.99

    How does Christ call his people to engage the societies, cultures, and politics of the nations they call home? Bridging cultures and time periods, Dr. Surya Harefa brings Abraham’s Kuyper’s ecclesiology to bear on questions of Japanese Christian engagement within the political sphere. Harefa offers a contextually robust exploration of evangelical Japanese approaches to ecclesiology and...

  29. The Priesthood of All Students
    The Priesthood of All Students
    ISBN: 9781839738326
    £24.99

    Drawing on archival records and firsthand accounts, this work explores the history, theology, and missiology of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). It examines how IFES’s commitment to immediacy, mediation, and participation are grounded upon a firm belief in the priesthood of all believers and a missional ecclesiology that presupposes God’s involvement in all aspects...

  30. In the Midst of Much-Doing
    In the Midst of Much-Doing
    ISBN: 9781839732430
    £31.99

    How are we to sustain activism and compassion amidst the never-ending crises of the twenty-first century? To effectively serve as the hands and feet of Jesus, the church must attend to the revitalization of its inner life through the spiritual practices which feed, support, and sustain the work of the kingdom. This book inspires us to integrate spiritual renewal and prophetic witness for the...

  31. Spectacular Atonement
    Spectacular Atonement
    ISBN: 9781839737367
    £12.99

    There are many books about the cross of Christ, but few are written from an African perspective or with an African context in mind. In this book, Dr. Falconer offers the reader a holistic understanding of Jesus’s atoning work that powerfully addresses African realities and concerns. Presenting a biblical perspective of the cross – one rooted in penal substitution and Christus Victor theology –...

  32. 1 Timothy
    1 Timothy
    ISBN: 9781839738135
    £13.99

    1 Timothy shows how Christians can live in harmony and with integrity in a society of people with differing religious and cultural beliefs and values. This commentary provides an exposition of 1 Timothy’s message, which is relevant to many theological and pastoral situations faced by Asian church communities today. Along with the detailed commentary, the authors provide cultural reflections on...

  33. Ama Namin
    Ama Namin
    ISBN: 9781839732676
    £16.99

    Ama Namin brings together the voices of Filipino evangelical scholars in a profound work of contextual and biblical theology. Each chapter explores a portion of the Lord’s Prayer against the backdrop of Scripture and the foreground of Philippine life and spirituality. Contributors examine the rich history of the Lord’s Prayer in the Philippines as well as its implications for the Philippines’...

  34. Can a Christian Be Cursed?
    Can a Christian Be Cursed?
    ISBN: 9781839738265
    £15.99

    The belief in curses is widespread in Africa, impacting the lived reality of both Christians and non-Christians alike. In this book, Godwin Adeboye provides practical, biblical, and contextual guidelines for addressing the African conception of cursing, and for ministering to the fear and confusion such cursing elicits. This is an excellent resource to empower believers to confront their fear...

  35. Drums of Redemption
    Drums of Redemption
    ISBN: 9781839732317
    £19.99

    Across the African continent, nations are grappling with issues of genocide, terrorism, political instability, ethnic division, abject poverty, environmental degradation, and the rapid erosion of community life and values. Addressing every book of the New Testament, Drums of Redemption is contextually relevant, biblically rooted, and radically hope-filled as it casts a vision for how Christ’s...

  36. God, I’m Angry!
    God, I’m Angry!
    ISBN: 9781839736858
    £14.99

    Rev. Dr. Maggie Low debunks unhealthy assumptions about anger and forgiveness, laying the groundwork for a biblical understanding of righteous anger, conditional forgiveness, and unconditional love. Alongside profound theological insight, this book provides a step-by-step guide for application in pastoral counselling contexts and includes real life examples from Low’s extensive ministry...

  37. Transforming Church
    Transforming Church
    ISBN: 9781839737305
    £14.99

    The area of community development provides a unique opportunity for the church to partner with God in his mission to see the world transformed. In Transforming Church, Tim Monger draws from over a decade of experience working in integral mission alongside local congregations in East Africa. Providing an overview of the current landscape of African community development, he engages the question...

  38. A Tapestry of Global Christology
    A Tapestry of Global Christology
    ISBN: 9781839732362
    £21.99

    Who is Jesus Christ in a context of violence and bloodshed? This is the question at the heart of Dr. Isuwa Atsen’s study of global Christology. Dr. Isuwa Atsen weaves together three diverse christological approaches, examining the intersection of contextual theology, analytic theology, and the theological interpretation of Scripture. This is an excellent resource for theologians, students, and...

  39. Honor and Shame in 1 Samuel 1–7
    Honor and Shame in 1 Samuel 1–7
    ISBN: 9781839736032
    £21.99

    For many cultures throughout history, honor and shame have been foundational concepts for understanding and evaluating reality. In this study of the first seven chapters of 1 Samuel, Dr. Bin Kang establishes that ancient Israel was such a culture. He demonstrates the narrator’s intentional juxtaposition of honor and shame at the beginning of Samuel’s narrative, and its role in establishing a...

  40. “Silence” in Translation
    “Silence” in Translation
    ISBN: 9781839732164
    £28.99

    The role of women in the church has long been a contentious topic for Christians. In this groundbreaking study, Dr. Anna Sui Hluan critically examines the understanding of “silence” within the Myanmar context, specifically as it impacts the church’s interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:34–35. This interdisciplinary study combines cultural and linguistic awareness, a critical analysis of...

  41. Ethnic Diversity and Reconciliation
    Ethnic Diversity and Reconciliation
    ISBN: 9781839736506
    £12.99

    Ethnic Diversity and Reconciliation explores the implications of the church’s radical call to inclusive community in the context of Myanmar’s long history of ethnic conflict. Dr. Arend van Dorp outlines the theological foundations for understanding the church’s mandate as a diverse and unified missional body, while also engaging the very real challenges posed to this mandate by the cultural,...

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