Religion & Spiritual

In the Bible, storytelling is an important means to pass on the revelation of God. God repeatedly commanded Israel to tell his mighty acts to the next generation. Churches follow this mandate and use biblical narratives as a means to transmit God’s self revelation to enable transformation. Dr George listens to the voices of children between the ages of 9–11 years to understand their perceptions of how storytelling of biblical narratives helps their spiritual formation.

Dr. Mwaniki Karura provides fresh insight into the Gospel of Mark, its audience, and its purpose in this in-depth study of the Markan text and its oral context. Through careful analysis of the rhetorical layers in Mark, Karura establishes the use of Old Testament quotations, miracle stories, and the passion narratives as tools to galvanize its readers’ response to the oral gospel they had already received.

Engaging with contemporary thought on love and family, Wong argues our notion of love has been deeply influenced by modern technological culture and political ideologies, to the detriment of familial relationships. He presents a notion of Christ’s love bearing the characteristics of fraternal, incarnational, and unfolding love, pertinent to relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and families and their neighbours. Through practicing Christ’s love we strengthen familial relationships and show Christ to the world.

This book explores the significance of contextualized preaching within the Chinese context. Against the backdrop of three festivals – the Spring Festival, the Qing Ming Festival, and the Hungry Ghost Festival – Tan examines the practices of six experienced Chinese preachers in order to demonstrate the theological and practical importance of contextualized preaching. Tan suggests six main principles for contextual preaching – principles that are rooted within a Chinese context, yet applicable to anyone seeking to express the gospel’s relevance within a particular cultural setting.

Dr Shehadeh explains the eternal activity of God outside creation, i.e., without us, as the stimulus of His activity within creation, i.e., with us. He also addresses the theological debate concerning the eternal generation of the Son and the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit, convincing us of the life-transforming power of the triune God.

Designed as an undergraduate textbook, and shaped by needs of both Muslim and Christian students across Africa, this resource provides a thorough introduction to the history, theology and teaching of early Christianity.Professors Helleman and Gaiya follow Christianity from its inception in Jerusalem through to the decline of the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean and the development of Orthodox churches in the East and in Africa before the arrival of Islam.

Students with a basic English proficiency struggle to benefit from the wealth of English language theological resources. This textbook bridges the gap between intermediate English and theological English by providing an overview of evangelical Christian doctrine that couples language instruction with theological education. The reading passages and learning activities, which focus upon particular doctrinal topics, guide students through content designed to grow their theological English proficiency.

Without a basic understanding of common disabilities, how can churches equip those with a disability and encourage greater inclusion in church and community life? Focused on the African context, this comprehensive guide to disability and the church gives theology students, pastors and church leaders the introduction they need to effectively minister in their churches and communities.