Langham Creative Projects: 145 books
The Missiology behind the Story
Voices from the Arab World
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
In the twenty-first century the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has faced many challenges – conflict, changes of governments, terrorism, trauma – yet new opportunities have opened up for local churches to demonstrate the love of God and bless their communities. This book provides a...
Reconciliation and Peace in South Sudan
A Christian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2012
This work, carried out prior to the creation of The Republic of South Sudan, focuses on the Christian perspective of reconciliation and peace in South Sudan. In a country gripped in what was set to be, until recently, Africa’s longest running civil war the Sudanese state had been, on many occasions,...
Christianity in Suriname
An Overview of its History, Theologians and Sources
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012
The Republic of Suriname, located in northern South America has a rich and diverse history going back several centuries. This has seen the introduction of Christianity and the establishment and creation of many church denominations. To date, major theological works have failed to provide correct,...
Challenging Tradition
Innovation in Advanced Theological Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2018
The surge of theological education in the rapidly growing church of the Majority World has highlighted the inadequacy of traditional Western methods of thinking and learning to fully accomplish the task at hand. The limitations of current theological education are embodied in the formation and assessment of...
by Ming Gao
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Dr Ming Gao delves into the much-overlooked heaven motif in Luke-Acts in this critical study of a central element in Christian belief. Focusing on several key passages from the biblical canon, Gao analyzes them in their Jewish, Greco-Roman and broader literary contexts to enhance our comprehension...
Christian Reflection in Africa
Review and Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
This reference collection presents academic reviews of more than twelve-hundred contemporary Africa-related publications relevant for informed Christian reflection in and about Africa. The collection is based on the review journal BookNotes for Africa, a specialist resource dedicated to bringing to...
Vers l’excellence dans la formation théologique
Pistes pour repenser nos pratiques institutionnelles
Language: French
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Le présent ouvrage a été conçu pour aider les responsables d’institutions théologiques à progresser vers l’excellence dans leurs établissements de formation biblique et théologique, en donnant des pistes pratiques pour renforcer la qualité de leur formation et de leur administration....
Hermeneutics of Mission in Matthew
Israel and the Nations in the Interpretative Framework of Matthew’s Gospel
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
The Gospel of Matthew is pivotal in scholarly discussion on the hermeneutical use of the Old Testament in the New. In this publication Bitrus Sarma proposes that Matthew utilizes the Old Testament as a book of promise of God’s salvific plan and that Jesus is the fulfillment of that promise. For...
Christian Generosity according to 2 Corinthians 8–9
Its Exegesis, Reception, and Interpretation Today in Dialogue with the Prosperity Gospel in Sub-Saharan Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
The social and religious phenomenon popularly known as the “prosperity gospel” has made huge inroads in sub-Saharan Africa and raises many questions surrounding Christian giving. In this book, Dr Habarurema applies biblical scholarship, historical enquiry and contemporaneous analysis to generosity...
James
A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2019
Criminals in Hong Kong and China are often superstitiously religious. Ironically, both they and police officers worship the same folk god, Guan Gong, who represents righteousness! But their religiosity has no moral consequences – what both groups are seeking is protection from their opponents. Unfortunately,...
Leadership in Theological Education, Volume 3
Foundations for Faculty Development
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2018
The ICETE Programme for Academic Leadership (IPAL) was officially established in 2010 and arose out of the need to provide training to theological institutions in different regions of the world. IPAL provides a three-year cycle of seminars for the professional development of evangelical academic leaders...
by Yohanna Katanacho
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Join with Yohanna Katanacho, a Palestinian Israeli Christian, in praying through the Psalms. After completing his PhD on the book of Psalms, Yohanna Katanacho felt led to pray every psalm in the context of the Middle East. These prayers transformed him. They helped him expand his understanding of...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Integrity, pastoral care and authority lie at the heart of Christian leadership and indeed, following Jesus in any capacity, and they are also critical in state governance and Christian higher education. The articles in this book, the product of the 2017 conference of the Africa Society of Evangelical...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Everyone who has “eyes to see” acknowledges the growing importance of the African church to the future of global Christianity. But what does it mean for the church to take root in Africa? How should the message of the gospel and the practice of Christianity be contextualized for Africa? African...