Religious and ceremonial art

Some time ago, Ralph Winter brilliantly identified three eras of modern missions: Era 1: William Carey focused on the coastlands; Era 2: Hudson Taylor focused on the inlands; Era 3: Donald McGavran and Cameron Townsend focused on unreached peoples.

« C’est le Diable qui tient les fils qui nous remuent !

Principles and PossibilitiesMissionaries must know God, be able to relate well to other people, understand and engage with another culture, and be able to use the Bible in a way that informs all aspects of their lives and ministries.

Jesus tells his followers to feed the hungry, heal the sick, raise the dead, but often we've tamed this calling.

With little scholarly attention having been given to the late medieval iconography that features on rood screens in the southwest of England, the significance of the figures painted at Berry Pomeroy has long been underappreciated.

Since the dawn of Christianity, artists have been fascinated and stirred by the figure of Christ.

Shortlisted for the American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion - Constructive-Reflective Studies Winner of the American Academy of Religion's Religion and the Arts Book AwardWinner of the Borsch-Rast Book Prize & Lectureship An Oxford Alumni Book of the Month pickWhile place-based pilgrimage is an embodied practice, can it be experienced in its fullness through built environments, assemblages of souvenirs, and music?

In November 1877, three months after Emperor Meiji's conscript army of commoners defeated forces led by Japan's famous "e;last samurai,"e; the Reverend Tom Alexander and his new wife, Emma, arrived in Japan, a country where Christianity had been punishable by death until 1868.

Foundations and Global Case StudiesWhat does it mean today to be a church totally committed to the gospel and fully engaged in Gods mission?

In this book Dan Dunn proposes that the biblical theme of life is extremely important and thus provides a helpful foundation for the theory and practice of evangelism.

This exploration of Iberian, Latin American, and US-Hispanic representations of Christ focuses on outliers in art, literature, and theology: Spanish painter Salvador Dali, Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, Spanish existentialist Miguel de Unamuno, Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff, and Mexican philosopher Jose Vasconcelos, some of the most brilliant stars in the Spanish and Latin American firmament.

Michelangelo's Puzzle: Forgery, Star Maps, and the Sistine Chapel will be popular with readers who are interested art crime, art history, astronomy, and puzzles.

In 1938 the Reverend Henry H.

A silent crisis has been taking place for some time now: an ongoing eclipse in mission, whereby our understanding of what it is has been obscured by the idols of our Christian passions and biblical perspectives.

In this collection of inspirational and challenging essays, Methodists from around the globe reflect on the practice of disciple-making in their own contexts.

Aimed at scholars and students of missiology, this book consider missions through the lens of 'prophetic dialogue'.

In The Oxbridge Evangelist: Motivations, Practices, and Legacy of C.

Crisis is an invitation to both prophetic evaluation and new imagination.

How should we positively interact with others from all types of backgrounds in ways that acknowledge God's diversity in the world?

Bildliche Szenen aus Indien sind in deutschen, englischen und amerikanischen Missionsjournalen sowie erweckter und evangelikaler Literatur aus dem 19.

Even today, the splendid appearance of angels remains undiminished.

Navigating Financial Tensions in Asian MissionsWhat happens when an expatriate missionary is thrust into a context where the standard of living is so divergent that perceived or actual wealth suddenly becomes the strongest draw of attraction?

Pastor Blackstone is once again on a spiritual journey to the subcontinent of India.

Reconciling Practice and TheologyWhat does reconciliation have to do with the work of missions?

The mission of the church to the Jews is a unique one.

Just Mission draws upon the increased activism of local churches and links it to effective use of democratic processes to achieve justice for the people with whom they have a pastoral relationship.

During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions, and none.

Theologies of Power and Crisis provides a case study for Eric Wolf's research directive to better comprehend the interplay of cultural (webs of meaning) and material (webs of power) forms of social life.

In the early twentieth century, theological modernism was gaining ground in the Presbyterian Church in the U.

Listening to the Voices of Global PractitionersIn Christian mission, we cross boundaries between the people of God and the not-yet people of God, declaring [Gods] glory among the nations (Ps 96:3).

Die islamische Kunst ist weder die Kunst einer Nation noch eines Volkes, sondern die Kunst des Islam.

Innovative and lavishly illustrated, Painting the Gospel offers an indispensable contribution to conversations about African American art, theology, politics, and identity in Chicago.

This is a sequel to Richard Viladesau's well-received study, The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance.

An essay on the religious significance of the person in philosophy of beauty, aesthetic experience, and the philosophy of art.

When Hindus and Sikhs become followers of Christ, what happens next?

Religions teach their adherents how to see and feel at the same time; learning to see is not a disembodied process but one hammered from the forge of human need, social relations, and material practice.

This book traces the origins and development of the use of votive panel paintings in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

The impact that John V.

The Wisdom and Power of the Cross is the fifth and final entry in Richard Viladesau's well-regarded series on the theology of the cross, from the historical crucifixion of Jesus to the present day.