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Book Synopsis Through the Flames by : Yakubu T. Jakada
Download or read book Through the Flames written by Yakubu T. Jakada and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-01-19 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The persecution of Christians is on the increase worldwide. In Nigeria, persecution has had an immense impact on the religious, economic, and social life of Nigerians, especially in northern Nigeria. Many Christians are concerned about how to properly respond to such oppression. This book meticulously examines contemporary responses to persecution alongside biblical and historical experience using the theoretical framework of Fight, Flight, and Fortitude. The writer is convinced that if Christians respond to persecution properly the gospel witness will be strengthened and bridges for peaceful interrelationship will be built in communities experiencing religious and cultural diversity.
Book Synopsis Suffering and Persecution by : Myrto Theocharous
Download or read book Suffering and Persecution written by Myrto Theocharous and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God’s love in Jesus Christ for the salvation and recreation of all things is still the hope of the world. This Christian affirmation is the reality that “holds all things” and “holds all things together.” Yet in today’s world, it is easy to understand why the church is in pain and declining in its Christian and moral influence. Rethinking Church in the 21st Century is the culmination of three years of exploration into the condition of the church around the world today. Bringing together a diverse community of Christian voices, these essays offer reflections and admonitions to ignite the hearts of pastors and leaders during the dynamic, vulnerable, and hopeful times we face. In this first volume, scholars and church leaders from across the globe respond to writings on suffering and persecution. The authors examine the universal themes of suffering and address topics such as violence, natural disasters, and persecution through contextually rooted lenses. The resulting essays are an authentic, richly diverse collection that offers fresh perspectives for the church to reflect on together.
Book Synopsis Global Declarations by : Thomas K. Johnson
Download or read book Global Declarations written by Thomas K. Johnson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 II. Dignitatis Humanae, 1965 III. The Oslo Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief, 1998 IV. PCJP: Human Rights, 2004 V. WEA: Resolution on Religious Freedom …, 2008 VI. The Universal Declaration of Human Dignity, 2008 VII. WEA: The Bad Urach Call, 2010 VIII. WEA: Statement on the Defamation of Religions, 2011 IX. Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World, 2011 X. WCC: Religious minorities …, 2011 XI. The Global Charter of Conscience, 2012 XII. WCC: Statement on the Politicization of Religion …, 2013 XIII. The PCID: Declaration on Iraq, 2014 XIV. Council of Europe: Tackling intolerance …, 2015 XV. The Message of the Tirana Consultation …, 2015 XVI. The Marrakesh Declaration, 2016 XVII. The Havana Declaration, 2016 XVIII. The Taiwan Declaration, 2016 XIX. The Marcham Conference on Women and Persecution, 2016
Book Synopsis Sorrow and Blood by : William D. Taylor
Download or read book Sorrow and Blood written by William D. Taylor and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-04 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On behalf of the WEA Mission Commission, William Carey Library is pleased to launch a landmark anthology and resource. This is a new publication in the Globalization of Mission series, Sorrow & Blood: Christian Mission in Contexts of Suffering, Persecution, and Martyrdom. The editorial team of William Taylor (USA), Tonica van der Meer (Brazil), and Reg Reimer (Canada) worked over four years to compile this unique resource anthology. This book is the product of the Mission Commission's global missiology task force and a worldwide team of committed colleagues and writers. Some 62 writers from 23 nations have collaborated to generate this unique global resource and anthology. Ajith Fernando of Sri Lanka and Christopher Wright of the UK each wrote prefaces to the book This latest WEA volume has the potential of profoundly shaping our approach to mission in today’s challenging and increasingly dangerous world.
Book Synopsis Grievous Religious Persecution by : Werner Nicolaas Nel
Download or read book Grievous Religious Persecution written by Werner Nicolaas Nel and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nel focuses on grievous religious persecution as one manifestation of crimes against humanity. In spite of shocking reports in recent years about mass-scale atrocities, the issue of religious persecution so far has received comparatively limited attention in academic literature. By meticulously putting together the various elements that jointly define religious persecution, Nel’s dissertation fills a frequently felt gap. Moreover, he reminds us that humanity cannot remain silent about manifestations of grievous religious persecution, which after all are crimes against humanity as a whole. International criminal law must be applied to overcome the gloating triumph of perpetrators over their victims.” From the foreword by Prof. Dr. Heiner Bielefeldt, former U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Book Synopsis The Globalization of Christianity by : Gordon L. Heath
Download or read book The Globalization of Christianity written by Gordon L. Heath and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Christianity appears to be in decline in the West it is growing robustly in the global South. What does this mean for the Christianity that was once considered to be the religion of the West? The new contexts and trajectories require innovative responses and relevant theological reflection in the church. This volume addresses these changes through identifying and analyzing global shifts, highlighting practical innovations in the church that attempt to deal with new trajectories, and proposing theological positions intended to help face the issues and challenges of the twenty-first century. Contributors to this volume include Philip Jenkins (The Next Christendom, The New Faces of Christianity, God's Continent), Steven M. Studebaker, Gordon L. Heath, Bradley K. Broadhead, Christof Sauer, Lee Beach, Michael P. Knowles, Peter Althouse, Michael Wilkinson, John H. Issak, David K. Taurus, and Seongho Kang.
Book Synopsis Co-Workers and Co-Leaders by : Amanda Jackson
Download or read book Co-Workers and Co-Leaders written by Amanda Jackson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine if men and women could contribute equally to serving and leading the Church. How much stronger and healthier the kingdom of God might be? This book explores what healthy partnerships can look like through Biblical exploration and practical insights from different contexts and how we can overcome barriers of tradition or misunderstanding that hinders us.
Book Synopsis From Groaning to Liberation by : Bruce Nicholls
Download or read book From Groaning to Liberation written by Bruce Nicholls and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WEA Global Issues Series is designed to provide thoughtful, practical, and biblical insights from an Evangelical Christian perspective into some of the greatest challenges we face in the world. I trust you will find this volume enriching and helpful in your life and Kingdom service. Series Editors: Efraim Tendero Thomas Schirrmacher
Book Synopsis Fellow Travellers by : Peter Lawrence
Download or read book Fellow Travellers written by Peter Lawrence and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Messianic Jews, Arab Evangelicals and Muslim-Background Believers in the Holy Land face unique challenges when they follow in the footsteps of Jesus in the places where he walked on this earth. Questions related to their identity seem to be most pressing and, at the same time, deeply puzzling. Who am I? Where do I belong? How do I practice my faith? This book provides an in-depth study on the personal and collective experiences of these Jesus Followers from Jewish, Christian and Muslim backgrounds. It will demonstrate that although they might have the same destination in mind, at times, they take different routes. Nevertheless, when they encounter each other on their faith journey – as fellow travellers - there is a strong sense of connection and belonging between these believers of evangelical faith.
Book Synopsis The Persecution of Christians Concerns Us All by : Thomas Schirrmacher
Download or read book The Persecution of Christians Concerns Us All written by Thomas Schirrmacher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""In this situation I can highly recommend Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher's new book. It gives a clear and logical insight in many of the questions even people who consider themselves nonreligious people now ask. It can best be read with an open Bible and some open daily newspaper. It will give a surprisingly new insight into what it means to live in 'a time like this'."" (From the preface by the Very Rev. Johan Candelin, Director of the Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance) ""Suffering comes in many forms, but the one that Scripture tells all Christians to expect is persecution for one's faith. As Thomas Schirrmacher's theological study will demonstrate, the Bible has a tremendous amount to teach us about persecution. Without a Biblical understanding, we are unlikely to fully grasp the nature of the spiritual battle. I am delighted, therefore, that his book puts the Bible's teaching on persecution centre stage."" (Preface by Julia Doxat-Purser. Socio-PoliticalRepresentative & Religious Liberty Coordinator for the European Evangelical Alliance) Prof. Dr. theol. Dr. phil. Thomas Schirrmacher, PhD, ThD, DD, is professor of the sociolgy of religion at the State University of the West in Timisoara (Romania), Distinguished Professor of Global Ethics and International Development at William Carey University in Shillong (Meghalaya, India), as well as president and professor of ethics at Martin Bucer European Theological Seminary and Research Institutes with branches in Bonn, Berlin, Zurich, Innsbruck, Prague, Istanbul and Sao Paolo. Schirrmacher has held guest professorships and has given special lectures at universities on all continents. Schirrmacher is chair of the Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (Bonn, Cape Town, Colombo) and Ambassador for Human Rights of WEA; the WEA represents churches with 600 million members altogether. He also is a member of the board of the International Society for Human Rights. Schirrmacher regularly testifies in the German parliament and other parliaments in Europe, as well as in the EU in Brussels, the OSCE in Vienna and other international bodies. His has written 102 books; three of his newest books are Fundamentalism, Racism, and Human Trafficking. He has earned four doctorates, in missiology and ecumenical theology, in cultural anthropology, in ethics, and in sociology of religion, and received two honorary doctorates from the USA and India.
Book Synopsis Bad Urach Statement by : World Evangelical Alliance
Download or read book Bad Urach Statement written by World Evangelical Alliance and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Corruption written by Thomas Schirrmacher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corruption is neither a private problem nor a peccadillo. Corruption can be deadly, for instance if poor quality parts are installed in planes, if development funds for the hungry are diverted for private use, or if the drinking water supply is overpriced due to corruption and as a result the poor can not afford it. Corruption affects everyone, or at least a great many, even if they do not usually immediately notice or know it. Everyone is affected, but the poorest of the poor worldwide are the most affected, for example when crucial funds are lacking for drinking water or medical care. The World Bank estimates that more than a trillion dollars flow into corrupt channels every year. Eradicating the most extreme poverty (people living on less than $1.25 a day) would cost an estimated $60 billion a year. In large-scale industrial projects, even within Germany, Austria and Switzerland, there is a rumour that 3 percent of the contract value is bribe money. International managers assume that corruption increases project costs by an average of 10 percent, but it might well be as high as 25 percent. This book gives a global overview on corruption, describes its different forms and effects and argues how and why corruption should be combatted by all means. It includes more than a hundred of brief examples of corruption from the German speaking countries as well as worldwide.
Book Synopsis The Oppression of Women by : Christine Schirrmacher
Download or read book The Oppression of Women written by Christine Schirrmacher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many countries women experience violence and exploitation, they have been beaten and oppressed for centuries. The protection and rights of women are still underdeveloped worldwide, even though equality is already more advanced in the West. The authors, who are committed to human rights, are shedding light on the oppression of women worldwide, explain the various reasons for it and describe possible countermeasures.
Book Synopsis 'Discerning the Obedience of Faith' by : David Parker
Download or read book 'Discerning the Obedience of Faith' written by David Parker and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance (formerly World Evangelical Fellowship) was established in 1974, but its origins go back to 1968 when the inspiration of Scripture was under intense discussion in a meeting of the WEF in Lausanne, Switzerland. This book tells the story of how at that meeting, New Zealand missionary theologian, Bruce J Nicholls (then working in India), gave a stimulating paper on theological issues involved in the growth of Christian witness in Asia, which resulted in the recognition of a need for organised efforts to promote theological reflection. After a pilot program, the TC was formed and went on to harness the best evangelical theological life around the world to develop higher standards of theological education, provide direction on key issues through many conferences, books and journals, and to help the WEA present the evangelical voice on important platforms. This volume marks forty years of activity and shows how the Theological Commission, under its vision of ‘discerning the obedience of faith’, makes a unique contribution to evangelical life and witness around the world.
Download or read book Overcomers written by Kay Bascom and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcomers bears witness in a time of discrimination and persecution to how God delivers His people. Both from leaders under severe pressure and from ordinary believers caught in the vortex of Marxist re-education and cultural upheaval, these testimonies primarily from the Kale Heywet Church community recount experiences during the Ethiopian Revolution (1974–1991).
Book Synopsis Christ Among the Classes by : Tizon, Al
Download or read book Christ Among the Classes written by Tizon, Al and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An examination of how Jesus addressed inequality between rich and poor, and implications for Christian practice today"--
Book Synopsis Practicing Hope by : Jerry M. Ireland
Download or read book Practicing Hope written by Jerry M. Ireland and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest crisis is being separated from Christ. In the constant swirl of human suffering, the church has long wrestled with appropriate responses. As crises come and go, the need for the church’s theological, missiological, and practical readiness remains, so that people not only survive but thrive in the context of a crisis. Practicing Hope brings together global scholars and practitioners who share and think broadly about the church’s mission in a world rife with crises. Rather than harmonizing the voices of the contributors to provide general guidelines for generic crisis response, Practicing Hope allows the reader to hear multiple perspectives on complex issues such as sustainability, empowerment, human rights, biblical principles, and missio Dei (mission of God). These essays highlight that being separated from Christ is the focus that will keep the church from losing its raison d’être—its reason for being. This book provides a potent reminder that crises are not the end; sometimes they are the beginning of something better. In these chapters, you will fi nd stories of hope amid unimaginable darkness. Practicing Hope describes what it really means (not just in theory, but in practice) to be the salt of the earth and light of the world (Matt 5:14–15). We hope that you will be inspired, as Jesus said in the parable of the Good Samaritan, to “go and do likewise.”
