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Edited by Gary Fujino, Timothy R. Sisk, Tereso C. Casiño (William Carey Library, 2012) Rapid urbanization and globalization processes worldwide have changed the landscape of our times. In Asia and Africa the number of urban dwellers increases by an average of one million per week, according to the United Nations. More than half of the …

Volume 20: Reaching the City: Reflections on Urban Mission for the Twenty-first Century Read More »

Edited by A. Scott Moreau, Beth Snodderly (William Carey Library, 2011) The true story of mission has been deeper, wider, and far more diverse than many Christians in countries with long histories of church presence have realized. The authors in Reflecting God’s Glory Together: Diversity in Evangelical Mission drive that point home in a variety …

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Dwight Baker, Doug Hayward (William Carey Library, 2010) The word “ethics” carries an aura of countervailing views, overlapping claims, uncertain footing, and seductive attractions. Some issues are as clear as the horizontal versus vertical axes in Sawai Chinnawong’s striking painting, Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, that graces the cover of this book. At the same time—because …

Volume 18: Serving Jesus with Integrity: Ethics and Accountability in Mission Read More »

Edited by Enoch Wan, Michael Pocock (William Carey Library, 2009) The churches from the whole world are joined in the effort to reach the whole world. Although it has been documented that Western missionaries serving outside their countries still comprise the majority of world missions workers, the growth rate of majority world missionaries far outpaces …

Volume 17: Missions from the Majority World: Progress, Challenges and Case Studies Read More »

Edited by Keith E. Eitel (William Carey Library, 2008) This volume deals with the contexts of violence. In an age of increasing concern for this type of missionary work, the missions community needs to hear from those that have reflected on the multifaceted elements involved in understanding the phenomenon of martyrdom-persecution violence as it relates …

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Edited by Robert Priest (William Carey Library, 2008) Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions represents the single most ambitious effort to date to understand and improve upon patterns of ministry in STM. In six sections, the authors explore topics such as the links between STM and older patterns of long-term missions; engagement with people of other …

Volume 16: Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions: Doing it Right! Read More »

Edited by Gailyn Van Rheenen (William Carey Library, 2006) “Culture’s influence upon Christianity is easier to discern in retrospect than in prospect. If history is our guide, one thing is sure: This age will be as syncretistic as any other… How is the gospel being contextualized in the contemporary world? To what degree are these …

Volume 13: Contextualization and Syncretism: Navigating Cultural Currents Read More »

Edited by Tom A. Steffen, Mike Barnett (William Carey Library, 2006) “To put it bluntly, business as mission (BAM) is a work in progress. It is a field that needs definition, theological clarity, and missiological focus. Our call for papers for our regional conferences is timely…to make a pivotal contribution in a sea of some …

Volume 14: Business as Mission: From Impoverished to Empowered Read More »

Edited by Mike Barnett, Michael Pocock (William Carey Library, 2005) Is Jesus really the only way? What is unique about Christ and missions? How can a new understanding of Jesus Christ bridge the gap between modern positivism and post-modern relativism? Can we learn from the model of Jesus how to be more effective mission workers? …

Volume 12: The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions Read More »

Edited by Jonathan J. Bonk (William Carey Library, 2003) This volume traces its origins to the 2001 annual meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society with the theme of “Lessons in Mission from the Twentieth Century.” The papers from this meeting, combined with insightful essays by other EMS members, reflect upon the history of evangelical missions …

Volume 10: Between Past and Future: Evangelical Mission Entering the Twenty-First Century Read More »