Religious and ceremonial art

Wooden sculptures and relief paintings of saints such as St.

The sea has been both a source of bounty and a bridge of communication through the ages.

A Call Beyond CommunityIn 1822, Betsy Stockton, a freed slave indentured herself to a White family in order to be a blessing to spread the truth of the Gospel on the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).

The Bible tells us what to believe--the gospel.

Three hundred years ago San Antonio was founded as a strategic outpost of presidios and missions on the edge of northern New Spain, imposing Spanish political and religious principles on this contested, often hostile region.

Ministry Makeover examines the decline within the church, especially the United Methodist Church (UMC), and some causes for this decline.

Explores the development and diffusion of the vita image which emerged in Byzantium in the twelfth century and spread to Italy and beyond.

Jesus' Crown of Thorns has become one of the most ubiquitous features of Christian religious art, but was the crown of history anything like the crown of popular medieval art and piety?

Amid the mid-twentieth-century post-war relief and rebuilding efforts, reconsideration of views on nonviolence and civic engagement was also underway for North American Mennonites.

Disciples of Jesus within Diverse Religious CommunitiesFor the first time in history, large numbers of people from the worlds major non-Christian religions are following Jesus as Lord.

This volume presents the theology-arts conversation from a distinctly Christian perspective, as a witness of the Gospel of Christ to the world.

A remarkable cross-cultural history that rescues the swastika, an ancient Buddhist symbol, from its deployment by the forces of hate.

Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r.

Matteo Ricci, an early recruit of the Jesuit order, was sent to China as a missionary in 1582.

Saving the World and Healing the Soul treats the heroic and redemptive trials of Jason Bourne, Bruce Wayne, Bella Swan, and Katniss Everdeen.

Edgar Ellistons Introduction to Missiological Research Design outlines the basic issues of research design for missiological and church-related research.

The roots between the Hindu religion and the wider culture are deep and uniquely complex.

An alternate approach to Islamic art emphasizing literary over historical contexts and reception over production in visual arts and music.

Never before has the phenomenon of mission mobilization been so broadly researched.

This book examines the Synagoga-Ecclesia motif in the thirteenth century and argues that the figures conveyed a political message of Christian ascendancy and Jewish submission.

The human spirit seems incapable of being stagnant, ever pushing the boundaries of knowledge and experience.

Considered the most popular books of the 20th century, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is more than a great story.

Four Approaches to Gospel and CultureIn this book, Kenneth Nehrbass examines the interaction between traditional or animistic religion (called kastom) and Christianity in Vanuatu.

The critique of Jacques Dupuis, SJ, by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the direction of Joseph Ratzinger was met by almost universal dismay by Christian theologians and participants in interfaith dialogue throughout the world.

Whether in New Age mysticism, occultism, Haitian voodooism, Chinese ancestor veneration, or Japanese Shintoism, animistic beliefs are widespread, even today.

Can faith be an idol?

The first comprehensive study of the role of gender in British Protestant missionary expansion into China and India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This book explores the technological innovations and management practices of evangelical Christian religions.

A one-volume introduction to and overview of Christian art, from its earliest history to the present day.

What if your ordinary interactions with family, neighbors, and coworkers are actually invitations to adventure with God?

Explore the Unreached Frontier of Global MissionIn a world full of digital connections and globalization, a startling truth remains hidden in plain sight: countless communities have yet to hear the transformative message of the gospel.

What if we changed the face of evangelism?

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a number of British women left home to follow a call to the African mission field.

Although missio Dei--the mission of God--has been a burning theme in missiology since the end of the twentieth century, a key verse, John 3:16, has been widely neglected in missiology until today.

The Rigveda is a monumental text in both world religion and world literature, yet outside a small band of specialists it is little known.

Return for a fifth time with Pastor Blackstone to the fabled land of India and discover more biblical precepts and life-changing concepts as he travels again with his good friend Shibu Simon to "e;earth's farthest bounds.

Two abundantly illustrated volumes offer a vibrant discussion of how the divine is and has been represented in art and architecture the world over.