Religious and ceremonial art

The church's witness to the world falters in an age of doctrinal uncertainty, emerging experiments of life forms and behavior norms, and consequent cultural pressures.

Ikonen waren zunächst im Wesentlichen byzantinisch und späterrussisch.

Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) was one of the seminal theologians of mission in the twentieth century, and perhaps the most important in the English-speaking world.

The essays in this book take a fresh look at the biblical data and address the contemporary questions raised by religious pluralism.

What do educated urban people think about God, and why?

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement presents a multi-faceted collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization.

Christian Warfare in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe examines the history of the Salvation Army in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe and its relationships with the state and with the rest of the church.

This compelling collection tells five stories of young Australian women who served in times of armed conflict in early twentieth-century China.

David Morgan builds on his previous groundbreaking work to offer this new, systematically integrated theory of the study of religion as visual culture.

Communities of Faith is a collection of essays on the multicultural Christian spirit and practices of churches around the world, with particular attention to Africa and the African diaspora.

Moving with the Magdalen is the first art-historical book dedicated to the cult of Mary Magdalen in the late medieval Alps.

The term "e;public theology"e; was introduced by Martin E.

The Gospel of John and the Religious Quest argues that at its origin the Fourth Gospel was part of a dialogue with various religious traditions, and that to this day it is being used in active dialogue with those who live in traditions other than the Christian.

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

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In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P.

Doing Mission Responsibly among Refugees and MigrantsMigration has been a major source of change and a central feature in human development, but the sheer magnitude and relentlessness of migrant movements in recent decades defy easy analysis.

God the Father, God the Son, Christ as Son Incarnate, Adam as man and thus the Son of God -- these complex filial relationships are a distinctive recurring theme in the poetry of John Milton.

The story of how Europe was converted to Christianity from 300AD until the barbarian Lithuanians finally capitulated at the astonishingly late date of 1386.

The field of the theology of mission has developed variously across Christian traditions in the last century.

This book is for those who suspect that current practices of short-term missions are in need of serious reform.

This study is the first comprehensive history of the impact of the modern missionary movement on the understanding of and work toward Christian unity.

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

Half of the population of the world lives in cities of one million or more.

I am not like Hudson Taylor, David Livingstone, or William Carey.

Responding to recent evolutions in the fields of dance and religious and secular studies, The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance documents and celebrates the significant impact of Jewish identity on a variety of communities and the dance world writ large.

Reflections and Case Studies in Contextualization for the Whole ChurchGlobal Mission is divided into two sections: the first, Reflections and Foundations, comprises nine essays of a more general nature; the second, Contextualization at Work, contains twenty one essays of a more specific nature, most of them case studies from a particular location and people group.

An impressive line up of contributors first asks what counts as a 'fresh expression' and who decides.

The population of the United States is changing.

Saints and Spectacle examines the origins and reception of the Middle Byzantine program of mosaic decoration.

Somewhere in the mists of time, between history and hagiography, stands the great evangelist and missionary St.

Would it surprise you to know that New Testament scholars, missiologists, and church-planting authorities cannot agree on how to define tentmaking, whether or not the church should be practicing it today, or even why Paul did it in the first place?

This book focuses on apse mosaics in Rome and engages topics including time, intercession, materiality, repetition, and vision.

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.

Missiologists and theologians do not often talk to each other, which has resulted in increased ignorance of each others questions and concerns about how to do theology in ways that effectively serve the Churchs mission.