Our August book of the month is Social Research Methods: For Students and Scholars of Theology and Religious Studies (Marina Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Religion,2023) by Joshua Iyadurai (Leader Studies). Dr. Joshua Iyadurai (Leader Studies) is the founder and director of Marina Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Religion (MCISR), Chennai. He is a theological …
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Our July book of the month is The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Life and Work of the Incarnate Son in Abraham Kuyper (Langham Monographs, 2023) by Thomas Traoré (Leader Studies). Dr. Thomas Traoré (Leader Studies) is a Burkinabe national. He obtained his doctorate in 2020 from the Faculty of Free Evangelical …
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Our June book of the month is Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology: A Critical Analysis (Bellingham: Lexham Academic, 2023). Stavan John (Leader Studies) contributed the chapter “Torrance and Global Evangelicalism: Some Potential Generative Exchanges with Contemporary Indian Evangelical Theology.” Dr. Stavan John (Leader Studies) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology at …
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Our May book is The Day of the Lord in Malaysia: Classical to Contemporary Pentecostalism in the Assemblies of God with reference to Joel 2:28-32 by Eva Wong (Leader Studies). Dr. Wong earned her PhD from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in the UK with support from ScholarLeaders. She is a full-time faculty member …
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Our April book of the month is Ama Namin: The Lord’s Prayer in Philippine Life and Spirituality, edited by Timoteo Gener (Vital Sustainability) and Jason Tan (Leader Studies). This resource brings together the voices of Filipino evangelical scholars in a work of contextual and biblical theology.
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Our March book is Religion, Media & Conversion in Iran by Sara Afshari. Dr. Afshari completed her PhD in 2017 from the University of Edinburgh with funding from ScholarLeaders. She now serves as a Research Tutor at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.
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Our February book of the month is “Psalms, Islam, and Shalom: A Common Heritage of Divine Songs for Muslim-Christian Friendship” by Eric Sarwar. Dr. Sarwar completed his PhD at Fuller in 2021 with support from ScholarLeaders. He’s the founding president of Tehillim School of Church Music & Worship in Pakistan.
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Our January book is Les Origines du Coran et de I’islam by Karim, who is pursuing a doctoral thesis at the École pratique des hautes études / Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) with funding from ScholarLeaders.
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Our December book is Surviving Jewel: The Enduring Story of Christianity in the Middle East. Anne Zaki (LS), originally from Egypt, contributed the chapter “Public Theology and the Middle Eastern Church.”
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Our November book is A Postfoundationalist Comparative Christology: Parity, Particularity, and Universality in Indian Interreligious Dialogues by David Muthukumar (LS). This work facilitates dialogue across religions while affirming the particularity and universality of the Christian faith.
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Our August book is “Endangered Moral Values: Nigeria’s Search for Love, Truth, Justice and Intimacy” by Sunday Bobai Agang (LS). This work examines how many challenges facing Nigeria in the twenty-first century are rooted in an eroding moral foundation. Agang offers readers a passionate invitation to work together towards a transformed culture.
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Our July book is The Hebrew Scriptures, to which Jean Musavuli (LeaderStudies) contributed. This volume presents the Old Testament in the traditional Jewish ordering of the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. Introductions and commentaries, written by 34 biblical scholars from around the world, offer insight into the historical context, literary style, and theological purpose of each biblical …
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Our June book is Christ the Gift and the Giver: Paul’s Portrait of Jesus as the Supreme Royal Benefactor in Romans 5:1-11 by Enoch Okode (LeaderStudies). This book takes a close look at how Paul uses the Greco-Roman royal benefaction system to portray Jesus Christ as the supreme royal benefactor so that believers might faithfully …
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Our May book is Zhang Yijing (1871-1931) and the Search for a Chinese Christian Identity by Jonathan Wang (LeaderStudies). Right now, Chinese Christians struggle with whether Christian identity and national identity can be reconciled as they live under government pressure. This book explores answers to this question through the example of a Chinese Christian patriot …
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For April, we celebrate two new books by Ayman Ibrahim (LeaderStudies), A Concise Guide to the Life of Muhammad and In Search of the True Religion. The first book answers 30 common questions about the life of Muhammad and is accessible for anyone interested in Islam. The second offers a scholarly translation of a medieval …
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