Regnum Books International: 31 books
Jesus and the Resurrection
Reflections of Christians from Islamic Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The idea of a trilogy containing reflections by Christians living in Islamic contexts was born in 2004. The first volume on Jesus and the Cross appeared in 2009. The second volume, Jesus and the Incarnation, was published in 2011. The third volume here is concerned with the theme of resurrection....
Searching for Heaven in the Real World
A Sociological Discussion of Conversion in the Arab World
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2013
While adjusting to a new identity is akin to adjusting to a new set of skin, even more difficult is realising that this new skin may not be as comfortable or as pleasant as the old one. In Searching for Heaven in the Real World, Kathryn Kraft explores the breadth of psychological and societal issues...
Beyond Fragmentation
Integrating Mission and Theological Education A Critical Assessment of some Recent Developments in Evangelical Theological Education
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Beyond Fragmentation is an enquiry into the development of Mission Studies in evangelical theological education in Germany and German-speaking Switzerland between 1960 and 1995. The author undertakes a detailed examination of the paradigm shifts which have taken place in recent years in both the theology of mission and the understanding of theological education.
Inequality, Corruption and the Church
Challenges & Opportunities in the Global Church
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Why are economic inequalities greatest in the southern countries where most people are Christians? This book teases out the influences that have created this situation, and concludes that Christians could help reduce economic inequalities by opposing corruption. Interviews in the Philippines, Kenya,...
Ministry Across Cultures
Sharing the Christian Faith in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
At a time when more and more Christians are coming across people from different cultural backgrounds this book addresses a number of important questions. How do we understand what culture is all about? How do we reach out to people from different cultures? What impact does culture have on “making...
Child, Church and Compassion
Towards Child Theology in Romania
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Bill Prevett comments that ̈children are like ‘canaries in a mine shaft’; they provide a focal point for discovery and encounter of perilous aspects of our world that are often ignored. ̈ True, but miners also carried a lamp to see into the subterranean darkness. This book is such a lamp. It lights up the subterranean world of children and youth in danger of exploitation.
Christianity and Cultures
Shaping Christian Thinking in Context
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
This volume marks an important milestone, the 25th anniversary of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS). The papers here have been exclusively sourced from Transformation, a quarterly journal of OCMS, and seek to provide a tripartite view of Christianity’s engagement with cultures by focusing...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
This book contains papers from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies’ quarterly journal, Transformation, on the topic of Christian Ethics. Here, Mission Studies is understood in its widest sense to also encompass Christian Ethics. At the very hearts of it lies the Family as the basic unit of society....
The Mission of God
Studies in Orthodox and Evangelical Mission
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
This is a ‘must read’ collection of essays that are rooted in prayer, in the Scriptures and in the rich histories of two very different traditions. The variety of topics and perspectives are presented by senior scholars and leaders, giving the reader an excellent glimpse into the ways in which...
Contextual Missiology of the Spirit
Pentecostalism in Rajasthan, India
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
This book explores the identity, context and features of Pentecostalism in Rajasthan, India as well as the internal and external issues facing Pentecostals. It aims to suggest 'a contextual missiology of the Spirit,' as a new model of contextual missiology from a Pentecostal perspective. It is presented as a glocal, ecumenical, transformational, and public missiology.
Contextualisation and Mission Training
Engaging Asia's Religious Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
Contextualisation and Mission Training offers "contextual frameworks" and "explorations" in order to enhance deeper engagement with the complexity of Asian social, cultural and religious systems. When we take contextualisation theories seriously, how does it change the way we prepare...
by Tom Houston
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Tom Houston held top jobs in several Christian organisations. This is the story of what he learned as he did them. He writes about his own experience. Then he tries to say what he thinks Jesus taught about governance in a well known story from the gospels. He moves on to tackle what he calls Jesus’...
Integral Mission
A New Paradigm for Latin American Pentecostals
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
This volume studies Pentecostalism in Latin America as a broad, diverse and multifaceted movement. It describes different features and colors that together shape its collective face. This is done from context to context, weaving various relationships with society and politics. Pentecostalism is...
The Contextualisation of Leadership in Paul
Applied to English-Speaking Methodist Churches in Peninsular Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Leadership and its exercise in different cultures is a major issue in today’s church. To what extent is it legitimate to use the leadership patterns of the local context and can these be challenged? This book examines Paul's ministry and writings to see how the early church contextualised leadership...