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In the dialogues of Christians with Muslims nothing is more fundamental than the Cross, the Incarnation and the Resurrection of Jesus. Building on the Jesus and the Cross, this book contains voices of Christians living in various 'Islamic contexts' and reflecting on the Incarnation of Jesus. The aim and hope of these reflections is that the papers weaved around the notion of 'the Word' will not only promote dialogue among Christians on the roles...
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This volume is a way of marking an important milestone in the relatively short story of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS). The papers here, have been, exclusively, sourced from Transformation, a quarterly journal of OCMS, and seek to provide a tripartite view of Christianity's engagement with cultures by focusing on the question: How is Christian thinking being formed or reformed through its interaction with the varied contexts it encounters?...
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Women's voices are often unheard and unreported; and their place can be controversial. This book brings together the voices of Christian women scholars and practitioners at the nexus of Christianity, mission and Islam. It comes out of the colloquium of the same name, held in Melbourne, Australia in 2015, when twenty-eight women from different nations and nationalities, different ages and theological perspectives, and different religious backgrounds...
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Where do we go from here? We want to help others find freedom-lasting freedom, from trafficking and exploitation. But, the process is as fraught with challenges as it is filled with calls to do better. What are the best routes to effectiveness? How do we avoid common pitfalls? This book brings together decades of experience to help us navigate the complexities of responding to holistic needs in prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, and reintegration....
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This, book grows out of a desire to come to grips with our new context. Until, a few decades ago, we believed that Norway was for Norwegians, and that Norwegians were Christian, most of them even Lutheran. Slowly at first, but then, with increasing momentum, our neighborhoods and villages changed from being mono-cultural and mono-religious into something less Norwegian, but more like a rainbow society. This book brings together the presentations of...
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This study identifies and analyzes the methods, achievements, and constraints of the socialist agricultural policy of post-revolutionary Ethiopia. It investigates the Land Reform Legislation of 1975 and its relevance to Ethiopian conditions at that time. Applying a social-interaction approach, this book examines the interrelationships among the different socioeconomic actors, who affected the success and shortcomings of the policy and its implementation....
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Christianity is a world religion with about 2.3 billion practitioners. While World Christianity's attention to the explosive growth of Christianity in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Pacific, and Oceania is definitely significant, it is also important to consider World Christianity, as it is, developing in Europe. This book investigates this phenomenon in Western Europe through the prisms of diasporic identity, migrant narratives, and migrants' mission...
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This book is an integral collection of essays looking at the shaping of Christianity in China, with a special emphasis on the contributions of Chinese believers. In addition to its geographical scope of the China Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, the material covers a span of time from the end of the Ming Dynasty until the Sichuan earthquake of 2008. Also, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, Charismatics, and various kinds of independents rub...
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This is a must-read collection of essays, that are rooted in prayer, in the Scriptures, and in the rich, histories of two very different traditions. The variety of topics and perspectives are, presented by senior scholars and leaders, giving the reader an excellent glimpse into the ways in which Orthodox and Evangelical Christians around the globe have come together to participate in God's transforming mission. Highly recommended for pastors, as well...
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Stop the traffick? How do we, even begin addressing, such an important, and yet overwhelming-task? If you are a practitioner striving to assist victims, or a faith-based organization wondering how to get involved, you may be, wrestling with questions like the following: How should we go about working with exploited people? Where should we focus our response? How do we, deal with the challenges?
This cutting-edge book brings together practical advice...
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The purposes of this book are to focus on faith-based, development with a particular emphasis on the question of power, to deal with the dark sides and the positive sides of power and partnership and how the two interact, to present relevant case studies on the topic, from some of the world religions, and to publish new material and insights on the interdisciplinary debate on the topic. The book thus aims to fill a vacuum in the general discourse...
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This volume, here, is concerned with the theme of resurrection. Our aim is, to build a bridge between Muslims and Christians with Jesus in the center of the discourse.
As an idea, "resurrection" is, shared by and is central to the eschatologies of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. In Islam, the beliefs in life after death, resurrection, and the day of judgment are so central that they are, considered to compose one of its "Five Pillars." Life has...
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These boldly argued essays are not to be, missed by anyone who cares about the vitality and authenticity of the church's life and mission. An impressive array of scholarly contributions representing different Norwegian mission agencies are, brought together here to make a sound case for the missionary past. This book is, indispensable to the understanding of Norwegian mission work in China, from the beginning to the establishment of the People's Republic...