Our December book is The Resilient Christian Leader: Experiences, Strategies & Opportunities in Times of Crisis, which includes an essay about the arts in Africa by Daniel Dama (LeaderStudies). The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, wrote the introduction. The book offers wisdom on resilience from a continent frequently torn by violent conflict.
read more
For November, we highlight three books to which Joshua Banda (LeaderStudies) contributed: Good News from Africa; Anthology of African Christianity; Human Sexuality and the Holy Spirit. In each collection, you’ll find articles about practical Christianity in Africa. Joshua’s chapters highlight wisdom from Pentecostalism.
read more
Our October book is Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress: Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs, to which Tekle Belachew (LeaderStudies) from Ethiopia contributed a chapter. The book celebrates African proverbs and will help you understand African identity more deeply.
read more
Our September book is God of the Remnant: The Plight of Minority Ethnic Groups in Africa by Sunday Agang (LeaderStudies). From a uniquely African perspective, this book demonstrates God’s heart for the weak and suffering and calls the Church to uphold the marginalized.
read more
Our August book is Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ: Orthodox and Evangelical Approaches to Discipleship and Christian Formation. Tekle Belachew (LeaderStudies) contributed a chapter. If you’re interested in the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative and how diverse Christians can serve God together, you’ll find this book helpful.
read more
Why did non-Muslims convert to Islam during the Middle Ages? How did Muslims at the time receive converts? Our July book, Conversion to Islam by Ayman Ibrahim (LeaderStudies), answers some of these questions.
read more
Our June book is The Religious Other, edited by Martin Accad at ABTS (VSI), with a contribution by Havilah Dharamraj (Women’s PeerLeader Forum), published by Langham. This book helps readers gain a rich understanding of Islam through academic essays, poetry, and testimonies from a variety of Majority World and Western perspectives.
read more
How can Christians help to overcome problems in their societies? Especially in Africa, what does Christianity have to say to politics, economics, work, poverty, education, and the environment? This month, explore African Public Theology, edited by Sunday Agang (LeaderStudies), which answers some of these questions.
read more
We celebrate Salim Munayer’s book Journey through the Storm, which tells the story of Musalaha and its role in healing the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Salim (LeaderStudies; ScholarLeader of the Year) founded Musalaha thirty years ago to build bridges across communities in Palestine; this book includes essays, curricula, and interviews that challenge us to act on Christ’s …
read more
Our March book is Reading Ecclesiastes from Asia and Pasifika, to which Tony Deik (LeaderStudies) from Palestine contributed the chapter, “Justice in Ecclesiastes.” His article seems especially appropriate in this season of Lent, as we reflect on Christ’s suffering and how it should shape our response to others’ suffering. The book is available for free …
read more
Ayman Ibrahim (LeaderStudies) recently celebrated two books: Basics of Arabic and A Concise Guide to the Quran. Together, Ayman’s books provide a foundation for anyone interested in exploring Arabic and the Quran.
read more
Redefining Relationships in Romans: A Socio-Historical and Political Reading by Zakali Shohe from India (LeaderStudies) helps readers understand how Paul defines relationships within the Imperial Roman context. It uses politics and history to illuminate Romans 12-13 and 15.
read more
Wanjiru Gitau (LeaderStudies) and Mark Shaw just published The Kingdom of God in Africa: A History of African Christianity, which tells the story of African Christianity, complete with examples of key people, maps, and statistics. It is currently the only one-volume, up-to-date history of how Christ’s Kingdom has grown on the African continent.
read more
How do Christians decide what belongs in the Bible? In our first book of the month, 1 Enoch as Christian Scripture: A Study in the Reception and Appropriation of 1 Enoch in Jude and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Canon, Bruk Ayele Asale, president of Mekane Yesus Seminary (VSI), describes what this can look like for …
read more
In his recent book, Christianity in Northeast India, Chongpongmeren Jamir (LeaderStudies) explores how Christianity has grown in Nagaland, which is 90% Christian. He discusses unity, important turning points in Indian church history, and how tribalism and ethnicity have influenced church growth. Chongpongmeren is Associate Professor of Christian History at South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian …
read more