Boundless has published my new article, “Missional Discipleship: Reinterpreting the Great Commissions.” From the conclusion of the article:
We’re called not to mere soul-winning, but to distinctive discipleship: heralding a worldly gospel of a fleshly Christ who humbly accommodates human culture and understands the human condition.
One of my favorite Christmas gifts is the Africa Bible Commentary! Though I was disappointed that Lamin Sanneh, and Kuame Bediadko were not included among the commentators.
Here is a sundry list of things I read that made a particular impression on me this year. They were not all published this year. They are not necessarily my favorites, and they include fiction, non-fiction, previously read, etc. In no particular order…
Books:
Articles:
Tim Tennent’s second major book, Theology in the Context of World Christianity explores Systematic Theology from a Global perspective. Tennent takes an interdisciplinary approach, relying on biblical exegesis and contextual theologies to present the various doctrines that comprise systematic theology in a global perspective. Here are the table of contents:
1. The Emergence of a Global Theological Discourse
2. Theology: Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?
3. Bibliology: Hindu Sacred Texts in Pre-Christian Past
4. Anthropology: Human Identity in Shame-Based Cultures of the Far East
5. Christology: Christ as Healer and Ancestor in Africa
6. Soteriology: Is “Salvation by Grace through Faith” Unique to Christianity?
7. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Latin American Pentecostalism
8. Ecclesiology: Followers of Jesus in Islamic Mosques
9. Eschatology: Jonathan Edwards and the Chinese Back to Jerusalem Movement
10. The Emerging Contours of Global Theology
