Feminine words and imagery for God enrich Christian faith and mission. Rather than being a stumbling block to biblical Christian faith and witness, these feminine images are faithful to the biblical revelation and enhance our mission in the world. Like many world...
Mission Studies & Intercultural Theology
9 filmed interviews with Palestinian Christian leaders you should know about
"Hope is the power to keep focusing on the larger vision while taking the small, often undramatic, steps toward that future. Faith is facing the empire with open eyes that analyze what is happening while, at the same time, developing the ability to see beyond what...
十八位你应该认识的拉丁女性神学家
十八位你应该认识的拉丁女性神学家 作者:Juliany González Nieves 她认真地学习,她试过辩论和教授知识, 所以,她正在为信仰服务。 而上帝又怎么会在赋予她理性的同时, 又要求她无知呢? ~ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Villancico[1] 1651年,女性神学家Sor Juana Inés de la...
World Christianity Webpages Supplementing the Book “World Christianity: An Introduction”
Here are links to further reading on world Christianity, which go with the book World Christianity: An Introduction Series Editor: Graham Joseph Hill Celucian L. Joseph, “20 Haitian Theologians and Biblical Scholars You Should Know About“ Jocabed Solano and Drew...
Intercultural Mission and Ministry – “Unity in Diversity, Embracing All Cultures”
Prelude to this Series: Five Integrated Approaches Transforming World Christianity and Our Mission, Theology, and Ministry – Polycentric, Integral, Pentecostal, Polyvocal, and Intercultural (P.I.P.P.I.) Welcome to exploring Christian mission and ministry, invigorated...
104 Majority World, Diaspora, First Nations, and Indigenous Thinkers Consulted in “World Christianity: An Introduction”
Here are the Majority World, diaspora, First Nations, and Indigenous thinkers I engage in my book World Christianity: An Introduction. Many live, serve, and write from Majority World, First Nations, and Indigenous contexts (the bulk of the persons on this list)....
People of faith, take a stand against the evil of racial supremacy!
Now is the time for the church and its leaders to take a public stand against the evil of racial supremacy. Today, many of us are shocked and repulsed by the evil and violence unfolding in Charlottesville, as white supremacists show just how vile and hateful their...
Freeing the Gospel and Church from Western Cultural Captivity
Majority World and indigenous and diaspora churches are redefining twenty-first-century Christianity. Those of us who are Western Christians must decide how we’ll respond. Stephen Bevans writes, We are now living in a “world church” where the vast majority of...
17 African American Women Theologians You Should Know About
17 African American Women Theologians You Should Know About By Emmanuella Carter Series Editor for the Mosaic Bulletin: Juliany González Nieves Series Editor: Graham Joseph Hill I have studied at Christian schools my entire life. After graduating from high school, I...
The Great Barrier Reef is dying for green grace. The earth cries out for justice.
This year, my wife and I celebrated 20 years of marriage, with a trip to the Great Barrier Reef. Long, lazy days, snorkeling on the reef, soaking up the sun, cruising at sunset, massages by the pool, and eating fruit platters on Whitehaven Beach. The Great Barrier...
Is our faith too Western? And how can World Christianity shape our faith?
Is our faith too Western? And how can World Christianity shape our faith? What would an expansive and diverse and global approach to faith and theology and mission look like? In GlobalChurch, I invite the church to wrestle with these questions. Mark Noll makes a...
Unless we care for the planet, we can’t make disciples or be missional
We have poisoned the earth God gave us. We have ignored the command God gave us to nurture and protect and care for the planet. A recent study released in the journal Science says we are eating away at our own life support systems, at a rate unseen in the past 10,000...