Originally from Uganda, Twesigye (religion and ethics, Ohio Wesleyan U.) conducted or oversaw research in East Africa from 1999 to 2009, and though he maintains scholarly rigor, has written in a style
At the current rate of growth, some researchers predict there will be one billion Pentecostals by 2025, with most of them located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In this volume professor Marius Ne
Abraham J. Malherbe (1930 - 2012), taught Theology of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Abilene Christian University, Dartmout, and was Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Li
This study emphasizes Paul's urgency in conveying the radical newness of life since the advent of Christ and his Spirit. Just as the Spirit introduces believers to the life in Christ, he equally leads
Doing Ministry in the Igbo Context: Towards an Emerging Model and Method for the Church in Africa arises out of reflection on experience and practice. The volume reflects on the author’s own cultural
Pentecostal interpretation of biblical texts starts with the reader experiencing the revelation of the Spirit in the biblical narrative and leads to the reader witnessing about the spiritual experienc
A theologian specializing in Protestant churches in Madagascar, Rich describes the care, treatment, and healing ministries geared towards people who suffer, particularly those who are mentally ill. A
Many New Testament researchers accept that Mark 13 functions as an apocalypse. But, does this assumption reflect the purpose of the eschatological discourse that Mark the evangelist places in Jesus' m
This study focuses on Paul the Apostle's theological understanding of grace within the framework of benefaction in the ancient Mediterranean world. Amidst various forms of asymmetrical reciprocal exch
The problem of cultural conflict in congregations have been a serious challenge to the church throughout its history. Many approaches to tackling the problem of cultural intolerance and tensions have
The main question of this book, which focuses on the role of the Old Testament in the South African context, is: If reread from an African liberationist perspective in the context of land redistributi
Although the demographics of World Christianity demonstrate a population shift to the Global South, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the preponderance of biblical scholarship continues to be dominate
Drawing on Asante anthropology, Human Creation in the Image of God: The Asante Perspective examines the Christian understanding of imago dei. The book argues that human beings are the same and yet uni
This book, which is a collection of various essays on Africa and the Bible, is a must-read for scholars and students who are interested in exploring the intersection between the Bible and public space
Trull explores challenges of evangelical leadership training in East Africa, with its Western roots and the continued use of English-speaking Western theological education in many parts of sub-Saharan
