Langham Global Library imprint: 79 books
Connecting Curriculum with Context
A Handbook for Context Relevant Curriculum Development in Theological Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
Assessment of the impact of theological education has always been a challenge. In a pluralistic world where graduates are ministering in greatly varying contexts and cultures, theological education has to be context sensitive and relevant. It is no longer enough to ensure that students have mastered...
Transforming Theological Education
A Practical Handbook for Integrative Learning
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
For several decades concern has been expressed about the need for greater integration and contextual significance in the curricular design of theological education. In addition there has been a growing awareness of the role theological schools should play in strengthening the missional vision and...
Missio Politica
The Mission of Church and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Evangelical Christians in many countries shy away from politics. And yet, especially with the rise of the Pentecostal and charismatic movements, the interest and involvement in political activity is becoming a daily reality in evangelical circles. At the same time, evangelical politicians are not...
Taking Up the Mantle
Latin American Evangelical Theology in the 20th Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2017
In “Taking Up the Mantle” Dr Daniel Salinas helps the reader understand the development of Latin American evangelical theological thought over the past hundred years. Salinas challenges new generations to pick up the task of contextually living out the biblical message, learning from the example...
Reading Romans at Ground Level
A Contemporary Rural African Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2015
Many pastors in the provincial towns and rural villages of Malawi struggle to find practical relevance in the letter to the Romans. While the majority of church leaders have received little or no formal Bible and ministry training, they often face formidable challenges from African traditional practices,...
by Rachel R. Rajagopal
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Asian Christian female servant-leaders have faced painful and humbling experiences in their leadership development – at every turn and at every corner. Asian women who are evangelical servant-leaders rarely have any real “voice” in their community. In this book, Rachel Rajagopal enrols ten servant-leaders...
The Motif of Hospitality in Theological Education
A Critical Appraisal with Implications for Application in Theological Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
These are exciting times in theological education as old models are being reassessed and teachers and schools are looking for guidance on how best to do the job and how to profitably relate to students in the ministry of teaching. Increasingly, the motif of hospitality is being used to guide our thinking...
The Maturing Church
An Integrated Approach to Contextualization, Discipleship and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2017
For a church to be considered mature an integrated approach between contextualization, discipleship and mission is required. Globally, the church is facing multiple challenges both rom within and from without. Despite the challenges, however, churches in the Majority World continue to grow rapidly....
Evangelical Truth
A Personal Plea for Unity, Integrity and Faithfulness
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2012
John Stott’s masterly distillation of sixty years’ reflection on Christian discipleship ranges over the history of the church and its formative teachings, as well as the world-wide church today. He expounds the trinitarian character of the evangelical faith: the gracious initiative of God the...
La doctrine chrétienne dans un monde multiculturel
Introduction à la tâche théologique
Language: French
Release Date: May 14, 2014
Cette étude demande quelle est l’importance de la doctrine et de la théologie dans l’ère de mondialisation. Elle traite les thèmes classiques de la nature de la théologie, de la révélation et de la Bible et montre qu’on y trouve maintes ressources pour s’engager dans la tâche théologique...
Imaginative Preaching
Praying the Scriptures so God Can Speak through You
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
From generation-to-generation there has been an anguished cry from preachers about preaching – there is no imagination! The Scriptures present the wondrous hope and vision of “Kingdom Come” and yet contemporary preaching can often be mute and blind by comparison. This book explores what is possible...
by Gilbert Soo Hoo, Pervaiz Sultan
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Today the Asian church ministers in a multi-religious and often multi-cultural environment and faces serious challenges. Thankfully we have a resource that offers guidance and encouragement – the ancient documents known as 1, 2 and 3 John. In this commentary Dr. Gilbert Soo Hoo provides careful...
Towards Vital Wholeness in Theological Education
Framing Areas for Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2017
God’s interest in the entirety of our existence and the details of his creation is quite rightly lauded by professing Christians, including those involved in theological education. But what impact does this biblical truth have on the way in which theological education is conducted? Critics are increasingly...
Twin Cultures Separated by Centuries
An Indian Reading of 1 Corinthians
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2016
Andrew B. Spurgeon works directly from the Greek text of 1 Corinthians in a study of reverse-contextualisation, highlighting the commonalities between the contexts of Corinthian and Indian cultures and applying the epistle’s principles to Indian Christians today. In this unique commentary, Spurgeon...