A Worldview Approach to Ministry Among Muslim Women
Four years in the making, A Worldview Approach to Ministry Among Muslim Women is a ground-breaking exploration into the way culture and worldview affect ministry among Muslim women. Using original field research from eight different language and culture groups, the book explores a variety of ministries among Muslim women and provides tools to analyze their effectiveness. With contributions from scholars, field workers and agency administrators, readers are encouraged in a holistic Muslim ministry perspective through in-depth studies in Muslim beliefs, anthropological tools, worldview analyses, and explorations in strategic issues and discipleship. The book concludes with case studies and discussion questions to provide a comprehensive training manual for workers and students alike.
Borderless Spirituality: An Intercultural Inquiry into the Appropriation of Faiths in South Indian Religious Context
Rev. Dr. Vinod S. Sailus’s Book Borderless Spirituality: An Intercultural Inquiry into the Appropriation of Faiths in South Indian Religious Context demonstrates powerfully how a sincere Christ centered religious experience can be understood in a culturally and religiously pluralistic society. With the support of the reliable and legitimate research the author explores the origin and growth of Mission Studies in India and advocates the importance of gaining insights from faith communities of all living religions for a legitimate practice and propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Rev. Prof. Dr. C. I. David Joy Principal, KUT Seminary.
Caste
ABOUT THE BOOK • Is caste unique to India – or can the concept be applied elsewhere? • How have
Christianty and Islam
A comparison of Christianity with Muhammedanism or with any other religion must be preceded by a statement of the objects with which such comparison is undertaken, for the possibilities which lie in this direction are numerous.
Disciple Making among Hindus: Making Authentic Relationships Grow
AWARDS: Disciple Making among Hindus was named the Reader’s Choice for Best Special Topic Discipleship book in 2018 by CatalystServices.org readers!
Encountering World Religions: A Christian Introduction
The diversity of the world’s religions has come to the West, but believers are often ill-equipped for any kind of
Engaging Islamic Traditions: Using the Hadith in Christian Ministry to Muslims
The Hadith have long been neglected by Christians, yet they may hold the key to reaching Muslims with the good news of Jesus Christ. In this ground-breaking book, the earliest traditions of Islam are assessed from a biblical perspective. Insights into the Islamic worldview and potential springboards to Christian truth are uncovered along the way. For those contextualizing the gospel to Muslim friends and colleagues, this book seeks for concord and connection with Muslim thinking, while maintaining a clear commitment to Jesus Christ and his gospel.
Interpreting Bhakti Tradition Through Subaltern Postcolonial Lens
The book investigates the bhakti beliefs and practices of the subaltern Kabirpanth community in comparison with the nirguna bhakti thought
Mediating Catholicism: Religion and Media in Global Catholic Imaginaries
Eric Hoenes del Pinal (Anthology Editor), Marc Roscoe Loustau (Anthology Editor), Kristin Norget (Anthology Editor)
My Mother’s Sons: Managing Sexuality in Islamic and Christian Communities
My Mother’s Sons provides a thoughtful model for how Western Christian workers can respectfully negotiate sexual boundaries and norms in Muslim contexts. Westerners are inclined to impose their own culturally shaped notions of gender equality and justice on non-egalitarian communities, alienating the very people they are seeking to serve. The author draws on his own research among Pakistani Pashtuns, intercultural theory, and exegesis of Christian and Islamic sacred texts to show that it is possible to work for transformational change without offending those who live within a patriarchal system.
Religion and Justice
Edited by Y.T. Vinayaraj
This book is a rich, well-documented resource drawn from the discussion forums of the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society (CISRS), which is regarded as an avant-garde movement for the renewal of religion and society in this country. The practice of religion by individuals and groups, the context of religious diversity, and the fear of religious extremism, raise serious concerns about the interaction between religion and justice in society.
Rethinking Hindu Ministry: Papers from the Rethinking Forum
Hindu traditions are diverse and complex. Simple summaries of Hindu beliefs and practices aren’t adequate to explain their captivating allure for Hindus. This collection of papers from seasoned practitioners observes Hindu traditions and Hindu ministry from new angles, introducing new perspectives on ministry in Christ’s name that are relevant far beyond the Hindu world. Broad conceptual pictures and detailed practical advice is presented. Also highlighted are some remarkable Hindus who surrendered to Christ – and wrestled with the meaning of following Him in their Hindu families. This is the first book to turn to for pointers on sharing Christ with Hindus.
Science and Theology Since Copernicus: The Search for Understanding
A textbook surveying the key developments in the natural sciences over the past 450 years and all the main associated theological questions. It provides an outline of the present science and theology discourse and suggests how a scientific description of the world may be placed within a broad theistic scheme.
Social Mobility in the Caste System in India: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
James Silverberg (Ed.)
T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil
Matthias Grebe (Anthology Editor) , Johannes Grössl (Anthology Editor)
The T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil provides an extensive exploration of the theology of theodicy, asking questions such as should all instances of suffering necessarily be understood as evil? Why would an omnipotent and benevolent God allow or perpetrate evil? Is God unable or unwilling to reduce human and non-human suffering on Earth? Does humanity have the capacity to exercise a moral evaluation of God’s motives and intentions?
T&T Clark Handbook of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Literature, Religion and History of the Old Testament
Jan Christian Gertz (Author), Angelika Berlejung (Author), Konrad Schmid (Author), Markus Witte (Author)
Beginning with methods and sources, this Handbook looks at the Biblical text, archaeology, other texts, and iconography. It explores varying exegetical methods, including historical criticism, canonical approach, feminist, social scientific and liberation theology. Methods in archaeology, Hebrew epigraphic and iconography are also covered.
The second section is devoted to the history and religious history of Ancient Israel. Introductory matters, such as fundamental terminology and definitions, ethnic identity, ancestors and the dead, geography and time reckoning are explicated before the book moves on to a historical survey from the Iron Age (c. 1200 BCE) to the early Roman period (ending about 63 CE).
The heart of the book is a detailed survey of the Hebrew canonical books, section by section and book by book. The discussion for each book includes: biblical presentation and content; problems arising from the history of literary analysis and research; the origin and growth of the writing; the theology; and notes on reception history. This book will provide students with everything they need to study the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
T&T Clark Reader in Abortion and Religion – Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives
Edited by Rebecca Todd Peters (Volume Editor) , Margaret D. Kamitsuka (Volume Editor)
This volume introduces students to the history of cultural and theological responses to abortion as background for understanding a diversity of ethical positions in contemporary Christian, Jewish, and Muslim writings. Politicized debates about abortion are often presented in terms of a binary rhetoric of prolife versus prochoice; however, this collection of essays shows how that binary often breaks down when abortion is seen from different religious perspectives and in light of the voices of women themselves.
While abortion is a global phenomenon, this volume focuses on the U.S. context. American abortion politics and culture wars have been dominated by Christian voices; nevertheless, Jewish and Muslim abortion ethics engage many of the same issues from different cultural and religious perspectives. Finally, this volume presents important examples of recent social scientific studies about the relationship of religion and abortion in the diverse cultural, racial, and economic fabric of American society.
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology by American theologian James Freeman Clarke was first published in 1899.
The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature)
The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most interesting and important archaeological discoveries ever made, and the excavation of the
The Certainty Trap: Can Christians and Muslims afford the luxury of fundamentalism?
A certainty trap has sprung up within both Islam and Christianity, resulting in a world struggling with the fallout from extremist and violent interpretations of what the word of God might mean. In The Certainty Trap, Musk looks at the phenomenon of fundamentalism in Christianity and its contributions toward the messy state of international affairs in which many—especially Muslims—find themselves today. By scrutinizing sacred book interpretation in both the Islamic and Christian heritages, The Certainty Trap challenges contemporary religious fundamentalism and is a timely contribution to Muslim-Christian relations.
Unveiling God – Contextualizing Christology for Islamic Culture
“Muslim responses to Christianity down the ages have been shaped by diverse factors. One of the primary stumbling blocks has been Muslim misperceptions of Christian core beliefs about the person of Jesus and the nature of God. This study includes a practical example of contextualization which should provide great insights to Christians who are trying to explain their faith to Muslims in diverse contexts.” –Peter G. Riddell, Professor of Islamics; Director, Centre for Muslim-Christian Relations
A New Vision of Inter-Religious Spirituality – A Memorial Volume on Swami Joseph Samarakone
Editors
A. Rayappan, H. Immanuel
A Study on the Cultic Movements: Selected New Religious Movement
A Study on the Cultic Movements: Selected New Religious Movements is a real eye-opener. It provides great insights into the knowledge of the cultic movements. The book offers us lots of encouragement plus a number of points to be noted in relation to cultic movements. This attractively written expert account of its most representative voice should in varying degrees dispel false conceptions, surprise, expand horizon and strengthen God-given hope in a harsher climate for all the churches. I hope it is widely read.
Rev. Dr. Rishikanta Sorokhaibam (PhD)
Director, V. O. C. Theological Institute-India.