Langham Monographs imprint: 51 books
Corruption Mocking at Justice
A Theological and Ethical Perspective on Public Life in Tanzania and Its Implications for the Anglican Church of Tanzania
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
The church has a duty to fight corruption and injustice. The increased awareness globally of corruption and the threat it poses to humanity has led many in the secular and Christian world to seek solutions to stamp out this scourge. Recognizing the crisis caused by corruption in Tanzania, his own...
Yahweh's Elegant Speeches of the Abrahamic Narratives
A Study of the Stylistics, Characterizations, and Functions of the Divine Speeches in Abrahamic Narratives
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
This work is a study in the attribution, aesthetics and representations of Yahweh’s speeches in the Hebrew Bible. It describes the literary elegance and beauty of the speeches of Yahweh in the Abrahamic narratives. Employing a synchronic reading of the Abrahamic cycle, it underscores the presence...
Insights from the Lives of Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga for Pioneer Mission and Church Planting Today
Insights from the Lives of Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga for Pioneer Mission and Church Planting Today
An Alternative Missionary Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2014
Insights from the Lives of Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga for Pioneer Mission and Church Planting Today deals with the question of the hand over process of pioneer missionaries to the first indigenous leaders in church planting missions situations. It recognises the fact this process when wrongly handled...
Ahmadi and Christian Socio-Political Responses to Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
A Comparison, Contrast and Critique with Special Reference to the Christian Church in Pakistan
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
The roots of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws can be traced back to the British colonial rule in India, but their harsher clauses were added to the Pakistan Penal Code during a wave of intense Islamization in the 1980s. Everyone in Pakistan is threatened by the misuse of these laws, even Muslims; however...
by Vladimir Ubeivolc
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Following a paradigm shift in his own personal understanding of mission, Vladimir Ubeivolc proposes the adoption of mission principles based on missio Dei to meet the social and spiritual needs of people in Moldova. Biblically grounded and insightful, the lessons to be learned from this book apply...
In Academia for the Church
Eastern and Central European Theological Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Tension between theory and practice in theological education is an unfortunate yet common occurrence, with educators sometimes finding themselves on one extreme or the other. Some academics can be so immersed in high-level theological discourse that they hardly interact with the main questions of...
Missionary of Reconciliation
The Role of the Doctrine of Reconciliation in the Preaching of Bishop Festo Kivengere of Uganda between 1971-1988
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Missionary of Reconciliation: The Role of the Doctrine of Reconciliation in the Preaching of Festo Kivengere of Uganda, 1971–1988 Alfred Olwa (Sydney, Australia) In the period 1971–1988, the Christian doctrine of reconciliation was central to Festo Kivengere’s preaching in Uganda and beyond....
The Perilous Sayings
Interpreting Christ’s Call to Obedience in the Sermon on the Mount
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Dr Amos Winarto Oei brings fresh clarity and understanding of the antitheses of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. Providing a thorough evaluation of key historical and contemporary interpretations of Matthew 5:21–48 from notable theologians, Oei illustrates the unity surrounding the teachings...
The Practice of Mission in Egypt
A Historical Study of the Integration between the American Mission and the Evangelical Church of Egypt, 1854–1970
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Most mission studies have focused on the work of Western missionaries going to Majority World countries, with few examining indigenous churches and their relationship with Western mission agencies in practicing mission. This book is a historical study of the relationship between the Evangelical Church...
Competencies for Leading in Diversity
A Case Study of National Evangelical Associations in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
The patriarchal approach to leadership in the African context is indeed an enigma, judging from the unpredictable outcomes and the quest for effective leadership. In many ways, the secularized big-man in the public square is no different from the sacralised great-man of God in the church. The Lord...
by Yuzo Adhinarta
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
With the rise of Pentecostalism in the early twentieth century and growth in the charismatic movement since, a resurgence of interest in the Holy Spirit and Christian spirituality in both theology and the church’s life has become evident. Along with increased interest in the doctrine of the Holy...
Communal Holiness in the Gospel of John
The Vine Metaphor as a Test Case with Lessons from African Hospitality and Trinitarian Theology
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
In this book the author contends that communal holiness is the central theme of the vine metaphor in John 15:1-17. Illumination of the Johannine vine metaphor is illustrated by drawing on background information on the vine and its metaphorical usage in the Ancient Near East, Old Testament, and Second...
Mission Partnership in Creative Tension
An Analysis of Relationships within the Evangelical Missions Movement with Special Reference to Peru and Britain from 1987-2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Samuel Cueva has refined his concept of ‘partnership in mission’ by advocating the use of reciprocal contextual collaboration in this important contribution to scholarly reflection on contemporary missiology. Referencing historical, theological and functional aspects of how mission has been carried...
Reconciliation and Peace in South Sudan
A Christian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2012
This work, carried out prior to the creation of The Republic of South Sudan, focuses on the Christian perspective of reconciliation and peace in South Sudan. In a country gripped in what was set to be, until recently, Africa’s longest running civil war the Sudanese state had been, on many occasions,...