In a time when the global and national economies seem to favor so few and harm so many, when the threats to the common good are so prevalent and so deep, how do people of faith think about these issues and act with those who are most vulnerable?
Ovid's Metamorphoses is a masterful exploration of transformation, weaving together a vast tapestry of mythological and human tales that span the origins of the world to the deification of Julius Caesar.
Botanical Block Printing is your companion on the journey of crafting relief prints from scratch, always with a botanical theme and beautifully presented in, printmaker and author, Rosanna Morris' contemporary and gentle aesthetic.
This investigation into the little-known genre of mission-oriented films uncovers how Protestant missionaries overseas sought to bring back motion picture footage from remote parts of the world.
The work of American Baptist missionaries among the Telugu people in India in the nineteenth century came to fruition in 1897, when Telugus established their own indigenous missionary organization, the Telugu Home Missionary Society.
Creative Ways to Build Christian Community is exactly what its title says it is: a very personal, practical response to the present and future prospect of isolation, a treasure trove of examples and suggestions about how to accomplish the Great Commission from community builders telling how, over the years and the ministries, they have implemented creative ways to build up churches and organizations to develop more intensive Christian fellowship and, thereby, create community.
We live in a world in which the church inhabits a deep existential anxiety about its future, feels pushed to the edges of society and doesn't deal well with its marginalisation.
* Winner of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award * National Book Award Finalist * Time magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 This ';epic history' (The Boston Globe) from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frances FitzGerald is the first to tell the powerful, dramatic story of the Evangelical movement in Americafrom the Puritan era to the 2016 election.
Negotiating Cross-Cultural Issues in MinistryFrontline Women is a collection of writings on womens issues from those who have had mission field experience.
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Chevalier of France's Order of Arts and Letters, and recipient of the Order of Ontario, painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, and author, Charles Pachter is one of Canada's best-loved and most celebrated artists.
The Hybrid Tsinoys is a study of hybridity and homogeneity as sociocultural constructs in the development of current ethnic identity/ies of Chinese Filipinos.
A leading art historian presents a new grammar for understanding the meaning and significance of printIn process and technique, printmaking is an art of physical contact.
Church leaders and those who endeavor to plant new churches in Europe today face tremendous challenges, not least because the church itself is considered by many to be outdated, irrelevant, or even an abusive sect.
A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Disciple-Making in Any ChurchOver the last few decades American churches have produced plenty of converts but not as many mature believers.
Wo christliche Gemeinden und Organisationen in eine Diasporasituation geraten, liegt es nahe, Kirchenentwicklung unter missionarischem Vorzeichen zu betreiben.
This concise study searches for what is needed to awaken or strengthen the faltering missionary consciousness of Western Christians with regard to their own environment.
Imagine traditional congregations in the United States and Canada sending missionaries across the street from their church buildings to express the kingdom of God within a postmodern culture and among disenfranchised Christians.
Shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Illustrated BooksShortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's Christopher Bland Prize'Trees in Winter by Richard Shimell is a wonderful, beautiful book.
Klaus Wetzel zeichnet in dieser Gesamtdarstellung die Geschichte der weltweiten Ausbreitung des Christentums umfassend und detailreich nach, chronologisch geordnet von der Ausbreitung des Christentums in den ersten sechs Jahrhunderten in Asien, Europa und Afrika, über die Mission im Mittelalter und die Ausbreitung des Christentums vom 16.