Selected Annotated Bibliography on Missiology: Missions Social Aspects

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1 Selected Annotated Bibliography on Missiology: Missions Social Aspects Paul G Hiebert and Norman E Thomas GENERAL Adeney, Bernard T. Strange Virtues Ethics in a Multicultural World Downers Grove, IL InterVarsity Press, pp, paper An introduction to cross-cultural ethics based on the assumption that each culture gives rise to a distinctive value system, by one who draws upon three generations of missionary experience and taught theology and ethics in Indonesia Gittins, Anthony J. Gifts and Strangers Meeting the Challenge of Inculturation Mahwah, Ν J Pauhst Press, 1989 xn, 144 pp, paper A basic course for cross-cultural persons in mission from North America and Europe seeking to understand the dynamics of belief and behavior in Third-World communities, by the Associate Professor of Mission Theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Illinois Hiebert, Paul G. Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues Grand Rapids, MI Baker Books, pp, paper A collection of essays by the noted missiologist and anthropologist on conceptual issues relating theology, anthropology, and missiology, and discussing practical issues in crosscultural evangelization Hiebert, Paul G., and Eloise Hiebert Meneses. Incarnatwnal Ministry Planting Churches in Band, Tribal, Peasant, and Urban Societies Grand Rapids, MI Baker Books, pp, paper Drawing upon the insights of cultural anthropology concerning various types of societies and cultures, two anthropologists discuss how these differences affect church planting in different cultural settings Hiebert, Paul G., R. Daniel Shaw, and Tite Tiénou. Understanding Folk Religion A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices Grand Rapids, MI Baker Books, pp, paper An exploration of the characteristics of folk religions and the ways religion is believed and practiced in daily life, with missiological implications Kraft, Charles H. Anthropology for Christian Witness Maryknoll, NY Orbis Books, 1996 xvi, 493 pp, paper A thorough basic introduction to the study of anthropology designed specifically for those who plan careers m mission or cross-cultural ministry Luzbetak, Louis J. The Church and Cultures New Perspectives in Missiological Anthropology (American Society of Missiology Senes, 12) Maryknoll, NY Orbis Books, 1988 xx, 464 pp, paper A detailed introduction to missionary anthropology for those desiring a culturally sensitive ministry and witness a complete revision of the 1963 classic in the light of contemporary anthropological and missiological thought and in the face of current world conditions Missiology An International Review, Vol XXIX, No 3, July 2001

2 394 Selected Annotated Bibliography on Missiology: Missions Social Aspects Taber, Charles R. The World Is Too Much with Us: "Culture " in Modern Protestant Missions. (The Modern Mission Era, : An Appraisal). Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, xxiv, 208 pp A scholarly analysis of two hundred years of discussion of the relation of missions and culture, focusing on the interaction among Protestant missionaries, social scientists, and indigenous peoples. Whiteman, Darrell L., ed. Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Cultural Change. (Studies in Third World Societies, 25). Williamsburg, VA: William and Mary College, xii, 424 pp., paper. No ISBN. Thirteen essays by mission scholars on the creative interaction between anthropology and missiology in theory and practice, with emphasis on issues of epistemology and cultural change. GOSPEL AND CULTURE Amaladoss, Michael. Beyond Inculturation: Can the Many Be One? Delhi, India: ISPCK, xv, 148 pp., paper A study of the complexity of inculturation, beginning with a series of poignant questions and leading to an exploration of the divinehuman encounter, by the noted Jesuit theologian/missiologist based on his Indian experiences. Costa, Ruy O., ed. One Faith, Many Cultures: Inculturation, Indigenization, and Contextualization. (Boston Theological Institute Annual, 2). Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books; Cambridge, MA: Boston Theoogical Institute, xvii, 162 pp (0). Sixteen scholarly essays by Protestant and Catholic theologians originally presented at the dialogue on "Contextualization of the Faith: Past, Present, and Future," The Second Annual Consultation on Global Mission of the Boston Theological Institute (21-22 March 1986). Gilliland, Dean S., ed. The Word Among Us: Contextualizing Theology for Mission Today. Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, viii, 344 pp., paper Fourteen scholarly essays by 13 faculty members of the School of World Mission of Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, developing biblical and contemporary crosscultural aspects of contextualization as a requirement for evangelical missions. Hesselgrave, David J., and Edward Rommen. Contextualization: Meanings, Methods, and Models. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, xii, 281 pp., paper A comprehensive text for evangelicals on contextualization, including historical background, contemporary regional understandings, frameworks for analysis, and six case studies of "authentic and relevant contextualization." Lingenfelter, Sherwood G. Transforming Culture: A Challenge for Christian Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, pp., paper Case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania on relating specific cultural understandings of culture, social order, and leadership to Western understandings and to biblical teachings. Newbigin, Lesslie. The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; Geneva, Switzerland: WCC Publications, xi, 244 pp., paper A detailed analysis of the meaning of the gospel and the mission of the church in the midst of a plurality of cultures and religions, by the highly respected ecumenical leader. Sampson, Philip, Vinay Samuel, and Chris Sugden, eds. Faith and Modernity. Oxford, UK: Regnum Books, pp., paper Papers from the Faith and Modernity Conference (Uppsala, Sweden, 1993) sponsored by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization.

3 Selected Annotated Bibliography on Missiology: Missions Social Aspects 395 Scherer, James Α., and Stephen B. Bevans, eds. New Directions in Mission and Evangelization 3: Faith and Culture. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, x, 240 pp., paper Representing a variety of branches of the Christian church and located in areas around the world, the contributors express their views on issues of inculturation in this text designed for classroom use in mission and world Christianity courses. Shorter, Aylward. Toward a Theology of Inculturation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books; London, UK: Geoffrey Chapman, xii, 291 pp., paper (0) (C). The author brings together the many strands of historic and contemporary Roman Catholic thought on the theology of inculturation, with the argument that faith must become culture in order to be fully received and lived. Zahniser, A. H. Mathias. Symbol and Ceremony: Making Disciples across Cultures. (Innovations in Mission). Monrovia, CA: MARC, x, 236 pp., paper Helps for Western Christians to understand the functions of symbols and ceremonies within cultures, and to learn how to use them for cross-cultural disciple-making among Jews, Hindus, Muslims, and traditional religionists while avoiding syncretism. NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS Bromley, David G., and Phillip E. Hammond, eds. The Future of New Religious Movements. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, vi, 278 pp., paper Seventeen scholarly articles prepared for the conference on the future of new religious movements held in October 1983 in Berkeley, California, sponsored by the New Ecumenical Research Association (New ERA). Chirenje, J. Muterò. Ethiopianism and Afro- Americans in Southern Africa, Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, xii, 231 pp A scholarly history of the rise of African independent churches in southern Africa, focusing on the role Afro-Americans played in that process. Mather, George Α., and Larry A. Nichols. Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions and the Occult. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, pp A guide to the hundreds of religious groups in North America outside Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism, with essays, short and long, on their history, leaders, beliefs, practices, and influence. Mullins, Mark R. Christianity Made in Japan: A Study of Indigenous Movements. (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, x, 277 pp (hdbk), (pbk). A behind-the-scenes study of several indigenous Christian movements in Japan that give voice to unheard perceptions of many Japanese Christians while questioning the concept of Christianity as a truly "world religion." Walls, A. F., and Wilbert R. Shenk, eds. Exploring New Religious Movements: Essays in Honour of Harold W Turner. Elkhart, IN: Mission Focus Publications, vi, 215 pp., paper A festschrift containing 16 scholarly essays in honor of the distinguished founder of the Centre for New Religious Movements, Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. Wilson, Bryan R. The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism: Sects and New Religious Movements in Contemporary Society. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, xii, 299 pp Thirteen essays by the noted Oxford University sociologist tracing the growth and

4 396 Selected Annotated Bibliography on Missiology: Missions Social Aspects expansion of various new religious movements in the West, relating them to their social contexts. WORK AMONG WOMEN WOMEN IN CHRISTIANITY Bowie, Fiona, Deborah Kirkwood, and Shirley Ardener, eds. Women and Missions: Past and Present Anthropological and Historical Perceptions. (Cross-cultural Perspectives on Women, 11). Providence, RI: Berg Publishers, xx, 279 pp (hdbk); (pbk). Thirteen scholarly essays by British and African anthropologists, missiologists, and historians on women missionaries and the effect of Christian missionary activity on women in Africa, Asia, and Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Tucker, Ruth A. Guardians of the Great Commission: The Story of Women in Modern Missions. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, pp., paper Well-researched accounts of women, married and single, working in missions in foreign countries as well as in the United States, in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, organized by the types of leadership which they gave. SPECIAL TYPES OF MISSIONS Ferris, Elizabeth G. Beyond Borders: Refugees, Migrants and Human Rights in the Post-Cold War Era. Geneva, Switzerland: WCC Publications, xxxvi, 310 pp., paper A thoroughly researched analysis of the responses to needs of refugees by the United Nations, governments, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), with a vision and plan of action for churches and other NGOs. URBAN MISSION Bakke, Ray. The Urban Christian: Effective Ministry in Today s Urban World. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, pp., paper Theological reflections on the opportunities and problems of ministry within the urban context, with practical techniques and suggestions for ministry strategies. Greenway, Roger S., and Timothy M. Monsma. Cities: Mission's New Frontier. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, xiii, 321 pp., paper One of the first major studies on urban missions, containing a biblical framework for mission to cities, discussion of city issues that need to be addressed by urban missions, and models of urban mission in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Harper, Nile. Urban Churches, Vital Signs: Beyond Charity toward Justice. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, xv, 333 pp., paper The stories of 28 churches (including 16 African-American churches) in 15 major cities in the United States that are making successful contributions to the transformation of inner-city communities. Yamamori,Tetsunao, Bryant L. Myers, and Kenneth L. Luscombe, eds. Serving with the Urban Poor. (Cases in Holistic Ministry). Monrovia, CA: MARC, ix, 234 pp., paper Thirteen prominent urban practitioners explore the meaning, trends, and case studies of holistic urban mission, with emphasis on modernization, relief and development agencies, gender and women's voices. MEDICAL MISSIONS/HEALING Ewert, D. Merrill, ed. A New Agenda for Medical Missionaries. Brunswick, GA: MAP International, pp., paper. No ISBN. Fifteen essays by medical practitioners on medical missions and community-based health development, designed to show how the latter in theory and practice provides a new agenda for medical missions. Kauffman, Christopher J. Ministry and Meaning: A Religious History of Catholic Health Care in the United States. New York: Crossroad, xiv, 354 pp

5 Selected Annotated Bibliography on Missiology: Missions Social Aspects 397 The first comprehensive history of Catholic health care in the United States that explores the religious self-understanding of caregivers, especially nuns. Shorter, Aylward. Jesus and the Witchdoctor: An Approach to Healing and Wholeness. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, x, 256 pp., paper A discussion of how healing through Jesus Christ can be holistic for persons afflicted by social, psychological, emotional, and spiritual evils, with insights from Catholic healing and sacramental ministries in East Africa. See also Missiology 15 (3) (July 1987): for the initial selected annotated bibliography of 30 titles on "Missions Social Aspects" by Paul G. Hiebert and Norman E. Thomas.