Langham Monographs imprint: 51 books
Concrete Time and Concrete Eternity
Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Time and Eternity and Its Trinitarian Background
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
This publication investigates how Karl Barth’s doctrine of time and eternity can contribute to the continued understanding of the relationship of divine eternity to time or temporality. Examining from a theological, philosophical and physical perspective, with deep emphasis on the Trinity, as well...
Missions amidst Pagodas
Contextual Communication of the Gospel in Burmese Buddhist Context
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
For almost 200 years Protestant missionaries have endeavoured to communicate the gospel to Burmese Buddhists in Myanmar. However, Christianity among this people group is still regarded as a ‘potted plant’ with former Buddhists being separated from both their community and culture. In this publication...
The Transformation of African Christianity
Development and Change in the Nigerian Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
The explosion of the church in Nigeria is phenomenal, with a forward momentum that is as remarkable as the missionary optimism of the first century Church. The history reveals a tightly woven narrative of the process of beginnings, growth, and change.
The Church in the World
A Historical-Ecclesiological Study of the Church of Uganda with Particular Reference to Post-Independence Uganda, 1962-1992
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2016
Historically, studies of the church in Africa have tended to focus on church history or church-state relations, but in this publication David Zac Niringiye presents a study of the Church of Uganda focused on its ecclesiology. Niringiye examines several formative periods for the Church of Uganda during...
Role of the Holy Spirit in Protestant Systematic Theology
A Comparative Study between Karl Barth, Jürgen Moltmann, and Wolfhart Pannenberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
This volume is a meticulously researched text on pneumatology which puts the major pneumatological issues together without confining to the traditional way of dealing with the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Although pneumatology has been a neglected field in theological discussions of the past, there...
Development of Chinese Church Leaders
A Study of Relational Leadership in Contemporary Chinese Churches
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Confucianism and its influence on culture in East Asia has profoundly impacted Chinese churches and the development of their leaders. As a cultural force it continues to affect the perceptions and practices of Chinese pastors and how they lead. This work seeks to build an indigenous approach to developing...
Theology of Work and Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique
Focus on the Metropolitan Capital, Maputo
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
This publication seeks to determine the need, possibilities, and strategies, necessary to alleviate urban poverty in Mozambique through the tool of transformational business, understood out of a Contextual Theology of Work (CTOW). Focusing on the Maputo metropolitan area, but also wider contexts,...
Foundations for African Theological Ethics
A Contemporary Rural African Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Having taught on ethics in Africa for almost a decade, James Nkansah-Obrempong presents a work that goes some way to addressing the dearth of materials on ethics that combine African social, religious, cultural and moral values with biblical and theological values. Integrating these from African,...
by Robert Khua Hnin Thang
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
In the book of Amos the language about land is used extensively, including terms and ideas such as Zion, YHWH’s bringing of Israel into the land, references to various sanctuaries and places, harvest and famine, the relationship between the northern kingdom and Judah, and references to the land...
Brother Bakht Singh
Theologian and Father of the Indian Independent Christian Church Movement
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Brother Bakht Singh Chabra, a Sikh convert, was one of the foremost evangelists and Bible teachers in India. Bakht Singh was well known as a pioneer in gospel contextualization and a proponent of indigenous Indian churches. The movement and assemblies he established were often viewed as splinter groups...
by Annie George
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
In the Bible, storytelling is an important means to pass on the revelation of God. God repeatedly commanded the people of Israel to tell his mighty acts to the next generation. Invariably churches follow this mandate and use biblical narratives as a means to transmit God’s self-revelation to enable...
by Jean Uy Uayan
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Dr Jean Uayan comprehensively weaves the story of six Protestant Chinese churches in the Philippines into the local history of their individual settings in this important study. Uncovering new insight and historical information from extensive primary and secondary sources, Uayan presents a rich and...
Russian Baptists and Orthodoxy: 1960-1990
A Comparative Study of Theology, Liturgy, and Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Russian Baptists and the Orthodox Church have had a difficult and – at times – dramatic relationship over the past century and a half. However, the purpose of this thesis is to examine certain internal connections between these two Christian bodies. Despite the evident dissimilarity – in theology,...
Beginning from Man and Woman
Witnessing Christ’s Love in the Family
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Engaging with contemporary thoughts on love and the family, Bernard Wong argues that our notion of love has been deeply influenced by modern technological culture and political ideologies, leading to the detriment of familial relationships. Dr Wong demonstrates how Christian doctrines can be used...