Earlier historians of the Hungarian Baptist church have written for their own faith community, says Kish, but he writes for the academic community in general and to other historians in particular. He
"In the early twentieth century, missionary expositions were a central event in the religious life of many Americans. They also converged with the research agenda of anthropology, which was then defin
The globalization of Christianity, its spread and appeal to peoples of non-European origin, is by now a well-known phenomenon. Scholars increasingly realize the importance of natives rather than forei
When the Soviet army occupied eastern Germany at the end of World War II, more than 6,000 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fell under the control of the totalitarian and open
The third book in the trilogy that explores the popular missional movementFrom Reggie McNeal, the bestselling author of The Present Future and Missional Renaissance, comes the third book in the series
When Audra Grace Shelby and her husband felt God calling them to minister in the Middle East, she was fearful--how would she raise her children in the heart of conservative Islam?Armed with prayers an
Examining certain illustrative events in east, central, and southern Africa, Stuart (history, Kingston U., England) explores how British Protestant missions reacted in a wide variety of ways to the pr
The 19th-century missionary activities of Rev. Lancelot Edward Threlkeld and other members of his Lake Macquarie mission in colonial New South Wales, Australia, led to significant conflict with the Lo
Legendary Southern Baptist missionary Charlotte "Lottie" Moon played a pivotal role in revolutionizing southern civil society. Her involvement in the establishment of the Women's Missionary Union prov
"Why are more churches not engaged in practical, substantial ways of taking the gospel to the nations?"When Missions Shape the Mission unpacks a statistical study of traditionally evangelical churches
Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), the first of the early Jesuit missionaries of the China mission, is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engr
The church is on the verge of massive, category shifting, change. Contemporary church growth, despite its many blessings, has failed to stem the decline of Christianity in the West. We are now facing
Each week, participants will read and discuss a gospel story, watch a video profiling an inspiring, world-changing mission effort, and envision together how they can change the world locally and globa
The primary agents of the growth of Christianity in Africa were not European missionaries, says Volz (history, Kenyan College), but Africans who embraced the teachings of Christianity and were best ab
When Jesus commissioned his followers, he was not just inaugurating the historical church, he was founding a missionary movement.Originally released by Missional Press and now revised and expanded to
The ways to be effective in global missions have changed. The authors believe that content and values must undergird the North American local church's approach to global mission. It is not enough to &
In January 1984, Sr. Mary Margaret Funk, a Benedictine nun from Indiana, paid a visit to Maryknoll missionary nuns working in Bolivia. On what should have been a routine trip to the local town for a c
