Historical, Theological, and Missiological Assessments
This collection provides a panoramic view of the many facets of contemporary Indian Christianity. Examining this subject through historical, theological, and missional lenses, the essays here explore the main themes driving Indian Christian life and thought today. Among the issues analyzed are Indian Christianity's theological foundations, ......
Mapping Varied Christian Experiences and Responses
This volume examines what it means to live as a Christian minority: both in non-Christian societies and in societies where other forms of Christianity are predominant. Many Christians live in states where other religions have historically influenced national identities, or where secularism defines communal expectations. At the same time, some ......
With a focus on Robert Morrison, Protestant Missionaries in China evaluates the role of nineteenth-century British missionaries in the early development of the cross-cultural relationship between China and the English-speaking world. As one of the first generation of British Protestant missionaries, Robert Morrison went to China in 1807 with ......
Classical to Contemporary Pentecostalism in the Assemblies of God with reference to Joel 2:28-32
This book provides significant insights into the historical and theological development of classical Pentecostalism in the process of contextualisation in the Malaysian socio-cultural and multi-faith context. It is a systematic and comprehensive investigation into how the Assemblies of God Malaysia progresses from a classical Pentecostal movement ......
Celebrating Forty Years of God's Mission through the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
In celebrating its fortieth anniversary, this book narrates the past and present of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. The book is full of hidden stories of this forty-year journey. The book contributes to the continuing legacy of OCMS as a true decolonializing institution, encouraging scholars from the Majority World to theologize from their ......
Reflections in Social Ethics and the Church, Essays in Honour of Murray W. Dempster
This text, engaging some of the finest scholars in Pentecostal and Evangelical studies, approaches several of the pastoral and academic dynamics that are dear to the thought and practice of Murray W. Dempster. Three overriding themes are addressed, that of biblical and theological studies, peacemaking and the Christian witness, and the nature and ......
Latin America and World Mission Today, Updated and Revised Second Edition
Originally published in 2002, Changing Tides introduced a new era in Latin America's major contribution to global mission by one of its leading spokesmen, Samuel Escobar. Much of the change Escobar identified is still unfolding. With the first edition out of print, Regnum Books is delighted to publish this updated and expanded volume to the ......
How does a believer or community encounter the God of mission, develop mission awareness, and ultimately commit to the mission of God? When the world church planned and organized the Edinburgh Centenary celebration in 2010, "Mission Spirituality and Authentic Discipleship" was the only added new study topic to the 1910's original ones. With the ......
Reflections on the Sacrifice of the Church's Children on the Altar of Evangelism
Jephthah - one of the most baffling figures in the Bible. Ultimately, it is a story of child sacrifice. Nothing to do with contemporary Christian life, then, you might think. But you would be wrong, because the Jephthah Inheritance lives on in the missions and church organisations of today. For, just as Jephthah made God a promise that had never ......
