By: Jason Kennedy on January 26, 2017
In Stephen Garner and Heidi Campbell’s fascinating book, Network Theology: Negotiating Faith in a Digital Culture, the authors brilliantly discuss how Christians need to reflect on technological advances and consume these advances with a theological framework. In five concise and structured chapters, the authors aim to influence readers in the development of a theology of…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on January 25, 2017
When working with people from different ethnicities, cultures or eras, contextual theology is critical to consider so we can propel people towards a relationship with God versus pushing them away from Him. Transforming theology into contextual theology not only makes sense but gives freedom for individuals to represent the nature of God in a way…
By: Rose Anding on January 25, 2017
Introduction The book, Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture, was written by Heidi A. Campbell and Stephen Garner. In their point of view, media studies and theology can offer insight to help Christians assess the impact of media on our lives and on our religious orientations. The Internet holds promise for the…
By: Katy Drage Lines on January 25, 2017
Contextual theology as a process is something I am quite familiar with (which you’ll know, if you’ve read my previous posts). Besides working in the context of northern Kenya and walking alongside church leaders to develop a contextual Turkana theology, both my undergrad and grad studies revolved around missiology—a blend of biblical studies and anthropology.…
By: Kevin Norwood on January 20, 2017
In their book Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspectives, Donald M Lewis and Richard V. Pierard examine world evangelicalism. Their subject has many facets and is often described by scholars with these other words: evangelist, evangelism, evangelical and evangelicalism. Interesting to me is that all of the words, other than…
By: Pablo Morales on January 20, 2017
SUMMARY Global Evangelicalism is a collection of essays that paint an international portrait of the contemporary Evangelical Church movement. Authors Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard declare a two-fold purpose for the book. First, they want to present a summary of the history of Evangelicalism with a special focus on its beliefs and practices. Secondly, they…
By: Garfield Harvey on January 20, 2017
“This book’s main purpose is then to trace the recent history of evangelical churches and evangelical movements while providing a general introduction to the beliefs, practices and characteristic emphases of evangelical Christianity. A second important purpose is to offer a worldwide survey of where evangelical movements have come to exist and of the greatly varying…
By: Kristin Hamilton on January 20, 2017
In what may be one of the greatest understatements of our time, D. W. Bebbington notes, “Evangelical religion in Britain has changed immensely during the two and a half centuries of its existence” (269). Although Evangelicals may argue that they have remained consistent throughout history and have remained bearers of truth, the reality is that…
By: Lynda Gittens on January 19, 2017
Evangelism in Modern Britain by Bebbington Bebbington took on the task to share the history, or the growth of a movement in Britain. He stated that he wanted to present it in two-folds. “to consider the influence of Evangelicals on society; and explore the ways in which Evangelical religion has been molded by its…
By: Phil Goldsberry on January 19, 2017
Introduction Evangelicals, exactly who and what are they? The Christian community loves to work on nomenclature to help define who and what you are. You are not just a Baptist; Southern, American, Primitive, Independent, Fundamental, fire-breathing, and the list goes on. Evangelicals struggle with the same identity crisis.The term “evangelical” seems to morph into whatever…
By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on January 19, 2017
I have never taken to topic of history with fervor or excitement. Although, it is a subject matter that I deem very important, I am not stirred by diving deeper into it. I do however, have an appreciation and even an admiration for those who do like Dr. David Bebbington, who is a renowned historian.…
By: Aaron Peterson on January 19, 2017
Global Evangelicalism is a textbook, complete with a glossary, written for the university or seminary student. Divided into three sections, the book tackles theoretical issues (chapters 1-3), five regional studies (chapters 4-8), and a couple of current cultural issues (chapters 9-10). This collection of essays will find a home in my library as it will…
By: Marc Andresen on January 19, 2017
This week’s epiphany is WHY we have been reading the books that we have been reading for the last eighteen months. The third chapter of Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective, is entitled “Globalization, Religion and Evangelicalism.” Here Donald M. Lewis declares, “The scholarly discussion of globalization is particularly difficult because it…
By: Jim Sabella on January 19, 2017
Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s Summary Since its beginning in the 1730’s Evangelicalism has been a force in Britain and in the world. According to Bebbington’s thesis, one of the reasons Evangelicalism has had such far-reaching impact is because it has been able to change with the times…
By: Chip Stapleton on January 19, 2017
As those of you that have read my posts before know, I almost always have some image at the top of my posts. There is something I like about giving a visual clue as to the point I am trying to make, and it helps me focus in on the direction I am trying…
By: Stu Cocanougher on January 19, 2017
Growing up as a Southern Baptist in the United States, church history was virtually absent from my Christian experience. Unlike Catholics, Anglicans, and even Methodists, Baptist churches concentrate their education almost exclusively on Bible Study—with the application being focused on evangelism and the Christian life. The only “heroes of the faith” (outside of the Bible) that…
By: Claire Appiah on January 19, 2017
Donald Lewis and Richard Pierard, Editors – Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History, and Culture in Regional Perspective Introduction This volume edited by Donald Lewis and Richard Pierard took years of collaboration with international scholars to come into fruition. All of the contributors of the essays have been acclaimed as experts in the study of evangelicalism. The…
By: Aaron Cole on January 19, 2017
Summary: Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective by Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard is a relatively comprehensive look at the formation, history, and effect of Evangelicalism throughout the world. In it’s basic form it is a collection of essays. However, Lewis and Pierard do masterful job of weaving this collection…
By: Jason Kennedy on January 19, 2017
In Donald E. Lewis’ and Richard Pierard’s work, Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History, and Culture in Regional Perspective, the authors attempt to define the vast ocean that is evangelicalism. While many may hear the term evangelical and immediately conjure up an American voting arm, Lewis and Pierard discuss how evangelicalism is growing movement around the world.…
By: Geoff Lee on January 19, 2017
I took the opportunity to read this book over Christmas and the New Year. I was taking some time off after the busy Christmas period and went away for a few days with family and friends. On New Year’s Day, we visited a small Anglican church in a Dartmoor village in the middle of Devon.…
