East, He is currently researching the roots markably balanced, and well written. Robert, on A. B. Simpson by Gerald of the Qur'an in Jewish and Christian These qualities alone distinguish the book McGraw, on John R. Mott by Howard Scripture with a grant from the Research from most works by multiple authors. Hopkins, on William Carey by Christo­ EnablementProgramadministeredby the Several of the essays are outstanding ex­ pher Smith, and on Lewis Bevan Jones by Overseas Ministries Study Center. Ap­ amples of the way missionary biography Clinton Bennett. pendixes to the book include documents can and should be written-that is, they Only three of the chapters fail to mea­ related to the peace process and ten pasto­ are scholarIy though not ponderous, sym­ sure up to these criteria, namely the essays ral statements by the church leaders of pathetic while objective, analytic but not on Thomas Valpy French, Ida Scudder, Jerusalem written since the beginning of hypercritical. This is especially true of Eric and V. S. Azariah. Though informative, the popular uprising known as the Sharpe'sbrilliantpieces on]. N. Farquhar, they are primarilysentimentalpieces more Intifada. Lars Peter Larsen, C. F. Andrews, and A. in the genre of missionary hagiography. -J. Martin Bailey G. Hogg. It is also evident in the essays on Critical themes are addressed A. J. Gordon and A. T. Pierson by Dana throughout the book, including mission J. MartinBailey andhiswife,Betty,currentlyserve asvolunteers inJerusalem underappointment tothe Middle EastCouncil of Churches from the United Church ofChristand Disciples ofChrist. Martinis a specialist in communications; bothareordained THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS ministers of the UnitedChurch of Christ. Research Advancement Grants for Projects on Christian Mission and World Christianity Mission Legacies: Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modem The Religion Program of The Pew Charitable Trusts invites Missionary Movement. proposals for large-scale projects that will enhance team Edited by Gerald H. Anderson, Robert T. research and publication in studies of Christian Mission Coote, Norman A. Horner, and James M. and non-Western Christianity. Grants will be made on a Phillips. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1995. competitive basis for two- to three-year collaborative Pp. xvi, 654. $36.50. projects that will contribute significantly to the advance­ Rarely are works published of this scope ment of scholarship on cross-cultural mission and/or the andquality,books thatcan legitimatelybe development of Christianity in the southern and eastern regarded as indispensable to anyone in­ continents. Grants will range from $50,000 to $100,000 terested in the recent history of world (U.S.) per year. Christianity. Mission Legacies is this kind of book. It is a collection of seventy-five biographical essays on a wide range of Projects should be directed by one or more established individuals who have played significant, scholars, have access to appropriate research facilities, sometimes decisive roles in the mission­ involve scholars from two or more regions of the world, ary movement as proponents and pro­ moters, theologians, historians, theorists, and contribute to the intellectual and cross-cultural vitality administrators, and missionaries. They of the global Christian movement. Projects that are interde­ include, thoughnotproportionately, Prot­ nominational and interdisciplinary and that elicit significant estants and Roman Catholics, men and contributions from the non-Western world are particularly women, Europeansand NorthAmericans, as well as several better-known leaders welcome. Two or three grants will be awarded at the end of from Asia and Africa. 1996, subject to the quality of proposals received and the Originally each article appeared in availability of funds. the INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN OF MISSIONARY RESEARCH, beginningwith WilbertShenk's pace-settinganalysis ofthe legacy ofHenry The deadline for receiving initial proposals (maximum four Venn published in the April 1977 issue of pages) for 1996 Research Advancement Grants is May 15, what was then called the Occasional Bulle­ 1996. For further information and instructions please tinofMissionary Research. Compiling them contact: into a single volume was a fortunate after­ thought, which helps to explain, in part at Geoffrey A. Little, Coordinator least, some of the more obvious lacunae (such as the limited number of women, Research Advancement Grants Roman Catholics, and non-Westerners Overseas Ministries Study Center included). What is not clear, however, is 490 Prospect Street why there is such an inordinate concen­ New Haven, Connecticut 06511-2196 tration on missionaries to China, India, and Africa. The editors are aware of these U.S.A anomalies and doubtless will attempt to Tel: (203) 865-1827 rectify them in any future volume. Fax: (203) 865-2857 With only two or three exceptions, every article is carefully researched, re-

October 1995 179 Mission Studies theology, history, principles, theory, and NEW IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MISSIOLOGY SE RIES strategy, as well as missionary adminis­ tration, methodology, relations with gov ­ ernments and commerce, the often-de ­ bated issue of social reform versus eva n­ geliza tion, ecumenism, the role of wo men in mission, enco un ters with non-Chris­ tian cultures and religions, anthropology, ethno logy, linguistics, indigenization, contextua lization, and the impac t ofChris­ tian educa tion and music. A book like this can be use d as a reference work, but I wo uld urge that the chapters be read in seq uence and that the MISSION LEGACIES UNDERSTANDING reader ponder the impact as well as the Biographical Studies of Leaders SPIRITUAL POWER incredible interrelatedness of the lives of of the Modern Missionary Movement A Forgotten Dimension of Cross­ the indi vidua ls include d in this un ique GERALD H. ANDERSON, Cultura l Mission and Ministry an thology. ROBERT T. COOTE, MARGUERITE G. KRAFf NORMAN A. HORNER, Tho ug h the type size is small and JAMES M. PHILLI PS, Editors Kraft addresses the dynamics of the felt need there is little roo m for marginal notes, a for spiritual power in relation to a people's as­ All 78 biographical sketches from IBMR's veritable encyclopedia of informa tion is sumptions, values, and commitments in order popular "Mission Legacies" series are edited packed into this sing le, extraordinary vol­ to provide a foundation for meaningful Chris­ and gathered in this attractive volume - a ume . tian witness in "power-oriented" societies. major reference for churches, libraries, stu­ - Alan Nee ly 160 pp, $ 16.95 paper dents, and scholars. 640 pp, $36.50 cloth CHRISTIAN MISSION CLASSIC TEXTS IN Alan Neely is the Henry Winters Luce Professorof A Case Study Approach MISSION & WORLD Ecumenics and Mission, Princeton Theological ALAN NEELY CHRISTIANITY Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. Adapts the case method techn ique to the study NORMAN E. THOMAS , Editor of cross-cultural ministries and mission . With A unique sourcebook on the history and mis­ study guides, bible reflections, and helpful sion of the church which offers nearly two sections on writing and teaching. hundred selections covering the two millennia 250 pp, $20.00 paper of the Chri stian era. 350 pp, $25 .00 paper Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt, and Certainty in Christian Discipleship.

By Lesslie Newbigin. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1995. Pp. v, 105. Paperback$7.99.

Lesslie Newbigin, evangelis t and inter­ preter of mod ern culture, is at work aga in. This time his emp hasis is on the cha racter of faith as a wa y of knowing and as a resp onse to being kno wn. In broad his­ SALVATIONS torical lines he d raws the contrast between Truth and Difference in Religion classical and biblical approaches to truth, S. MARK HEl M down to the prese nt time. He shows again Moves the theology of religions project beyond taking sides on exclu sivist and pluralist views, how the subject-object, theory-praxis di­ arguing that the ends of various religions are indeed varied and significantly constituted by the choto my of the mod ern mi nd leads, paths taken to reach them. 225 pp, $ 19.95 through the search for absolute certainty, THE AFRICAN SYNOD to nihilism. In contrast, he develops, here Documents, Reflections, Perspectives more fully than in previous books, the AFRICA FAITH & JUSTICE NETWORK form of faith as persona l commitment, growing ou t of the relation ship that God The Africa n Synod is the first comprehensive treatment of this historic event. It provides an up­ to-the-minute portrait of the African church, its needs for incu!turation , its search for an African establishes in revelation, leading to knowl­ ecclesial expressio n, and its relation to Rome. 240 pp, $2 1.95 paper edge we do not control butwhose reliabil­ ity we trust. Again he draws on Michael CHRIST IS A NATIVE AMERICAN Polanyi to illustrate the truth that some ACHI EL PEELM AN faith commi tment is in fact un iversal in In his visit to the shrine of the North American Martyrs in 1984, John Paul II declared that "Jesus the sciences an d in socie ty, even when it is Chri st in the members of his Body is himself Indian." Achie l Peelman's book is an extended denied . Here is one more persuasive ar­ meditation on the Pope's pronouncement and its consequences for Christian life and mission. gument in the struggle to free the mod ern 285 pages, $ 19.95 paper wo rld from the Cartesian captivit y of its thought so that the word of the living God ORBIS BOOKS can at least be heard . At bookstores or direct Dept. MS8, Box 302 Maryknoll, NY 10545-0302 But this is not all. The heart of the MCIVISA 1-800-258-5838 book is a chapter on grace that moves the whole argument from the realm of the

180 I NTERNATIONAl. B ULLETIN OF M ISSIONARY R ESEARCH mind to the realm of the heart. "It is as line Protestant and Roman Catholic professor of New Testament at Calvin saviour that God is sovereign." Human churches, with the result that the biblical Theological Seminary, faithfully reviews beings are not by nature lovers of truth; witness to Israel's redemptive hope is no the Old Testament promises of God to we are idolaters. We are set free from sin longer conceptualized as related to Jesus. Israel. In four compelling chapters, he re­ and self notby being given a theory to put Rabbinic Judaism is elevated to the level lates the key themesofits identity, temple, into practice but by a calling whose truth of biblical validity, andJesus is reduced to land, and law to Jesus Christ and the lies in the faithfulness of the one who calls. a Jewish rabbi of limited achievement. church, the ongoing "Israel of God." This truth changes us and the world as we The result of this new ferment is the pro­ Holwerda concludes with a superb respond to it in humbleandpenitentfaith. motion of two separate clusters of divine treatment of Romans 9-11 under the bold This, says Newbigin, governs both our promises, defining two diametrically dif­ rubric: "A Future for Jewish Israel?" confidence as witnesses and the manner ferent ways to secure reconciliation with Israel's election is affirmed. He does not in which we relate to others as we com­ God--either via Sinai or via Golgotha. waver in his insistence that Israel has a mend the Gospel. This is the heart of his After demonstratinggreatsensitivity future, despite the validity of the church message. Nowheredoes he expressitmore to the evil of anti-Semitism, the author, as today's believing remnant of Jews and eloquently. The questionofbiblical authoritycon­ cludes the book. Here the author seems somewhat less insightful. Probably few biblical scholars would recognize them­ selves in his depiction of the historical­ critical method and its relation to faith. The field is characterized by a complex APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR interaction of science and piety, theology and ideology, calling for study in more RESEARCH GRANTS IN depth than was possible for Newbigin here. Nevertheless his critique of both MISSION AND WORLD CHRISTIANITY fundamentalists and liberals in biblical interpretation as captives themselves to the method and truth-concept they claim The Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, to oppose is well taken. administers the Research Enablement Program for the advance­ This book is the latest offering from ment of scholarship in studies of Christian Mission and Chris­ the work of the Gospel and Our Culture tianity in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania. Grants will Group in Britain, which seeks to clarify the mission of the church to a society that be awarded on a competitive basis in the followingcategories: once was Christian. -Charles C. West Fieldresearch for doctoral dissertations Post-doctoral book research and writing projects Charles C. Westis Professor Emeritus ofChristian Missiological consultations (smallscale) Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminaru: Planning grants for major interdisciplinary research projects

The Research Enablement Program is designed to foster scho­ Jesus and Israel: One Covenant or larship that will contribute to the intellectual vitality of the Two? Christian world mission and enhance the worldwide under­ standing of the Christian movement in the non-Western world. ByDavid E.Holwerda. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Projects that are cross-cultural, collaborative and inter­ Eerdmans; and Leicester, England: Apollos, disciplinary are especially welcome. The deadline for receiving 1995. Pp. xi, 193. Paperback $12.99. 1996 grant applications is November 30, 1995. For further No biblical theme is more filled with over­ information and officialapplication forms please contact: tones of tragedy and sorrow than the rela­ tion betweenJesus andIsrael. "Hecameto Geoffrey A. Little, Coordinator his own home, and his own people re­ Research Enablement Program ceived him not" (John 1:11).In our day the Jewish people, having survived the Holo­ Overseas Ministries Study Center caust and established the state of Israel, 490 Prospect Street are demanding that the churches revise New Haven, CT 06511,U.S.A. their attitudes toward this elect people in Tel: (203) 865-1827 such a radical way that "Christian" anti­ Fax: (203) 865-2857 Semitism shall forever cease. The charge is thatcertainissuesin the NewTestament that allegedly promoted this bigotry must ThisProgram is supported bya grantfrom be totally repudiated. Jews neither rejected The PewCharitable Trusts. Jesus nor crucified him; he in tum did not reject Israel. This charge has been met with wide­ spread acceptance largely within main-

October 1995 181 Gen tiles. This mean s that in bo th the The author goes more than halfway present age and the age to come the "full­ through the book before making mention ness of the Jews" will be realized. of God, almos t two-third s of the wa y be­ Here is biblical theology at its bes t: foreintroducing a theisticworldv iew, only promise and fulfillment finding cons um­ in the final twenty-four pages does he mation in an eschatological certainty that focus on the story of Jesus Christ as the is both universal and particular. I predic t worldview tha t he finds "coherent and PROFESSOR• OF that this book will go through many edi­ true." Yet the book offers a strong Chris­ EVANG ELISM AND MISSION tions! tian witness in th e m idst of th e SAN FRANCISCO -Arthur F. Glasser "EarthCurrents" th at are sha pi ng the THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY wo rld 's soul. SAN ANSELMO, CALI FORNIA It is evident that Snyder has read Arthur F. Glasser is Dean Emeritus, School of widely in the areas of science and technol­ San Francisco Theological Seminary World Mission , Fuller TheologicalSeminaryPasa­ ogy, poli tical science and economics, phi­ (Presbyterian) seeks a Faculty dena , California. losophy and religion. His references are colleague for the Hewlett Chair of amazingly up-to-date, with most of the Evangelism and Mission; rank, books referred to having been published denominational affiliation, open; a in the 1990s.His illustra tions also are strik­ five-year non-tenurable appoint­ ingly con temporary. Yet he maintains a ment. The successful candidate will EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the basically eva ngelical perspective. While combine significant experience in World's Soul. one wo uld wish for a broad er theological parish evangelism , knowledge of base in writings of major Catholic and and vision for the world mission of By Howard A. Snyder. Nashville: Abingdon mainline Pro testant scholars, it is refresh­ the Church, academic and teaching Press, 1995. Pp. 334. $20.95. ing to have this br eadth and depth of skills. Minority persons, women, scholars hip coming from the evange lical overseas candidates especially "We're in for a rough ride," said a sociolo­ tradition. encouraged to appl y. AA, EEO. gist recently, referring to the numerous Though this could hardly be called a apocalyp tic religious movements emerg­ missiological work, it certainl y offers a Deadline for Applications: ing at the end of the twentieth century. prolegomena for mission in the new mil­ Novemb er 30,1995. Thank God for Howard Snyder, who chal­ lennium, especially as trad itionally non­ Send to Dr. Donald W. McCullough lenges us to look beyond the year 2000and Chris tian cultures experience the imp act SFTS, 2 Kensington Rd to understand the forces that will shape of these EarthCurrents and the acids of San Anselmo, CA 94960-2905 life in a new millennium. modernity. Snyder, a professor at United Theo ­ -James A. Cogswell logical Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, sur­ veys and analyzes eight key global trends that are bringing about a global revolu ­ James A. Cogswellhasservedasanevangelisticand tion that will alter the shape of human life educational missionary in Japan, andasAsiasecre­ across the planet. He then reflects on six tary and World ServiceIWorld Hunger program emerging global worldviews in response director with the Presbyterian Church. He was to these trends. Finally, he offers a pro­ direc toroftheDivisionofOverseasMinistriesofthe posal for persona l hope and faith in the National Council of Churches until his retirement midst of this new "global city." in 1988.

Philosophy, Science, and Theology of Mission in the 19th and 20th Centuries: A Missiological Encyclopedia. Part 1: The Philosophy and Science of Mission.

By Jan A. B. [ongeneel. Fra nkfurt and New York: Peter Lang, 1995. Pp. xxiii, 403. DM 89/$52 .95. Join Seminarians from across North Ame rica, missionaries from several This is a trul y remarkable work, unique (1986,1991), this is the Englis h translation and pionee ring in mission scholarship. It of the first volume; the second volume in nations, plus internationalstudents and is the sort of encyclopedic textbook-eov­ English, on the theology of mission and church leaders from Asia, Africa, and ering the whole field of a discipline in mission theology, is scheduled for publi­ Latin America, to exploreglobal issues summary detail-for which European cation in 1997. of church and mission. Cosponsored sc holars are fa mous. However, a Jongeneel, a former Dutch mission­ by OMSC and 25 se mi nari es. Credit "missiological encyclope dia" of this ary in Indonesia, is professor of mission at available through the seminaries. type-"a guide throu gh the whole field of Utrecht University. He says that his work missiology" (p. 13) by a single au thor-is "is not a handbook on mission(s), but on something new, at least in English. Origi­ mission studies, i.e. missiology. It does nally published in Dutch in two volumes not provide a comprehensive survey of

182 INTERNATIO NAL B ULLETIN OF M ISSIO NARY R ESEARCH mission(s), but rather a comprehensive and at the same time greatly influenced How ever these questions ma y be an­ view of the ... study ofmission (s).In other the Asian theological process. swered, Fede rschmid t ha s skillfully and words: it is not primarily interested in the Yet Federschmidt challenges the sharply eva lua ted Song'stheological jour­ ph enom enon of mission(s) . . . but in the Asianness of the story-theo logy of Song, ney and his challenge to Western theol­ way in which [it] has been studied and who, beginn ing in 1970, spent mos t of his ogy. He concludes that Song's work has still is studied" (p.2).The work is divided time outside Asia in Geneva and Berke­ not yetbeen fully ap preciated in Germ any into the history of mission studies, the ley. What happ ens to Asian "s tories " if and other parts of the wo rld . place of these studies in the whole field of they are no t recoun ted out of participa­ -Ulrich M. Dehn theology and other disciplines, and the tion but more and more jus t for their aes­ so-called auxiliary sciences (p. 3). The thetic value as literature, poems, and so Ulrich M. Dehn,a German pastoroftheProtestant scope and approach are ecumenical, inter­ forth (242ff.)? Is Song 's political visio n Churchof Rhineland, hasdoctorates in missiology national, and comprehensive. Every sec­ based on a concep t of ha rm oni c cosmic andhistoryofreligion . From 1986 to1994 hewasan tion has a rich bibliography, and there are order? Is he as close to Confucian ideas as eCllmenical workeratTomisaka ChristianCenterin ind exes of names and subjects. Suh Na m-Dong has suggested? Tokyo, Japan. This volume is not easy reading, but it is rewarding. The price will put it out of range for man y individual scholars, but it will be an essential acquisition for every theological library. -Gerald H. Anderson

GeraldH. Anderson, editor ofthisjournal, is direc­ tor of the Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Connecticu t.

Theologie aus asiatischen Quellen. Der theologische Weg Choan-Seng Songs vor dem Hintergrund der asiatischen okumenischen Diskussion.

ByKarlH. Federschmidt.Munster:Lit Verlag 1994. Pp. viii, 304. DM 48.80.

Karl Fede rschmid t was a theological stu­ dent in Madurai, South India, and had been involved in South Asia solidarity work and acade mic assig nments before he wrote this doctoral dissertation . He is now a pastor in Wuppertal,Germany. His work on the "theologic al journey" of "In this short but acute book, Bishop Choan-Seng Song is the first of its kind in Newbigin unmasks the unspoken and concealed German-language scholarship. conditions that have intimidated and effectively held Christians In orde r to supply a sound frame­ in check, making their taming by modern cultural forces easy wo rk for un derstanding Song's theologi­ and comprehensive. It follows from this that any hope for renew­ ca l hor izon , Fed er schmidt tra ces the al of mainline Christianity cannot take place without the kind of EACC/CCA discussions from their be­ critical probing of those unspoken conditions that Bishop Newbigin ginni ngs and analyzes the paradigms be­ hind those discussions. He starts with presents here. This book begins the process by turning the "Christo-centricun iversali sm," which was searchlight on Christians themselves, charting a course between reshaped into a "theo logy of the sufferi ng the fundamentalist reaction and postmodernist radical nihilism. people," and he refers also to the concept Whether or not this book results in the long-overdue shake-up of missio Dei (Willingen 1952), which ex­ Newbigin calls for, it is bound to be included in the arsenal of erted a deep influence on Asian theologi­ any meaningful response to the contemporary challenge." cal think ing (chap. 1-2). In chapters 3- 7 - Lamin Sanneh Song's Taiwanese context, his theological education between East and West, with ISBN 0-8028-0856-5· 110 pages· Paperback> $7.99 influences from Fang Tung-mel, T.F.Tor­ At your bookstore , or call 1-800-253-7521 FAX 616-459-6540 rance and D. D. William s, is described in detail, and his doctoral thesis compa ring Barth and Tillich is recounted . His contri­ bution to iss ues such as Christolo gy, ~ 5049 1 WM. B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING CO. ecclesiology, and po litical vision is ana­ ___ I\~ 255 JEFFERSON AVE S.E./ GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49503 Iyzed.Song dr ew his resources from Asia, particularly Taoist and Buddhist sources,

Oc tober 1995 183 Common Roots-New Horizons: old 'teaching of contempt' " (p. 8). Ucko Learning About Christian Faith does not shrink from delicate questions, from Dialogue with Jews. including those related to the Israeli-Pal­ estinian conflict. In Judaism election and By Hans Ucko . Geneva: WCC Publications, the Promised Land belong together, yet 1994. Pp. xi, 100. Paperback $8.50/£5.75/SFr Christians should not "uncritically sanc­ 12.50. tion the politics of Israel in occupied terri­ tories as willed by God" (p. 23). Hans Ucko grew up in aJewish family and discusses theological issues. The author Ucko describes the dangers facing after conversion, became the Church of notes, for example, that Jews and Chris­ the Jewish people.They can choose, on the Sweden's secretary for Christian-Jewish tians are heirs to common roots, though one hand, assimilation and losing their dialogue. At present he is the WCC execu­ the church has often denied its origin. But identity or, on the other hand, withdraw­ tive staff member responsible for Chris­ "there can be as much theological conde­ ing into a self-chosen ghetto. The Jewish tian-Jewish relations. The book mainly scendence in the love for the Jews as in the people have always been in a minority position,and the churchshouldlearnfrom their experience. As Ucko points out, the language and images of the New Testa­ ment were those of a minority. Ucko raises a number of pertinent questions, as for instance: "Does the use of the term Christ mean that the church is more at ease with the Christ than with the Messiah?" (p. 81). This book fulfills the expectations raised by its intriguingsubtitle.In reading the book, one is drawn into a dialogue with its author, a pleasant and fruitful experience. -Johan M. Snoek

[ohan M. Snoek, a retired ministerof the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. servedtheChurch of Scotland at Tiberias, Israel (1958-69), and was WCCexecutivesecretaryfor Christian-Jewish rela­ tions (1970-75).

Violence and Atonement: The Missionary Experiences of Mohandas Gandhi, Samuel Stokes, and Verrier Elwin in India before 1935.

"In a religious culture torn between stultifying niceness and By William W. Emilsen. Frankfurtam Main: ideological warfare, this book is a bracing call to redis cover Peter Lang, 1994. Pp. xiii, 391. Paperback $59.95. the uniqueness of the gospel by which alone the church can dare to be the church. These authors know what too many This formidably researched, beautifully have forgotten: Christians serve the culture best when there written book is a study of "mission as atonement" (p. 9), which Emilsen claims is no doubt that they serve God first." "has had no history" (p. 352). Eschewing -RICHARD JOHN NEUHAUS evangelism, such missionaries seriously engaged other religions, rejected the term "missionary" and sometimes "Christian­ "A bracing and invigorating critique of the cult of 'relevance ,' ity," adopted the customs of the people and an urgently needed reaffirmation of Christian distinctive­ amongwhomthey worked,identified with ness. " -GEORGE WEIGEL the poor, and worked politically to over­ come injustice. Like Albert Schweitzer, they sometimes saw themselves as liter­ ally atoning for the sins of their own soci­ eties . Emilsen, who lectures in church his­ tory at United Theological College in Sydney, Australia, studies mission as atonement by examining the ideas of mis­ sionariesSamuel Evans Stokes and Verrier Elwin ,bothof whom Gandhicommended

184 I NTERNATION AL B ULLETIN OF MISSIONARY RESEARCH to foreigners as wo rthy of emulation. new centers of the Two-T hirds World.On book for establishing or eva luating mis­ Stokes, an American, founded the Broth­ the basis of both his own teaching experi­ sionary training schools. Other topics dis­ erhoo d of the Imitation of Jesus in 1908 in ence and a wr itten survey of these newer cusse d include faculty selection, how to the Simla Hills region of India. In 1911 he missionary training schools, the au thor screen and choose the right students, cur­ marr ied an Indian wo man, thereby scan­ provides a primer for the development riculum, p lanning, and pastoral and dali zing white opinion. Emilsen superbly and eval uation of programs for mission­ contextua liza tion issues. probes Stokes's motives and the reaction ary training. The book is clear and concise. Itwould the marriage engendered. The book is a down-to-ear th study. It be of practical help to an y school, society, After World War I, British oppres­ utilizes survey reports, anecdotes, case or mission agency on an y continent seek­ sion radicaliz ed Sto kes . H e join ed studies, and personal stories. The eleven ing to be engaged in missionary training . Gandhi's movement and was jai led . relatively brief chapters state the need for The autho r's frame of reference is con­ Emil sen 's main in terest, however , is missionary training, survey cen ters now fined almos t entirely to the World Evan­ Stokes's spi ritua l search, which led him to in existence, and outline a step -by-s tep gelical Fellowship and its partners. There fashion a "divine synthesis" (the title of approach.The book could serve as a hand­ is no discussion of the missionary training chap. 8) of Christianity and Hinduism and ultimately to convert to Hin d uism. Emilsen concludes (controversia lly but with evidence) that Stokes's stro ngest moti ve was social. Emilsen breaks new groundin exploring the reaction toStokes's decision, which angered Indi an Christians; even many Hindus were unreceptive. Elwin arrived in India in 1927, long­ D.Miss. ing to live with the untouchables. Ange r­ ing conventional Christians, hebecame "a Christian ap ostle of Gandhi" (p. 309). He It's a whole new world! eventually established an ashram among Walls have come down . Doors have opened wide. the tribal Gonds and becam e a highl y And the face of missions is changing dramatically. Missions today may resp ected anthropologist. Like Stokes, he involve plant ing a church among Cambodians in East Los Angeles. rejected the term "missionary." After he Evangelizing coca crop growers in the mountains of Columbia. Enabling concluded that the Ang lican Churc h was Romanian Churches to conduct city-wide evangelistic campaigns. Or part of the imperialist establishment, he helping Christians in Hong Kong prepare for reunification with China . rejected both his priesthood and the It's a whole new world . . . with church. new opportunities . . . and new challenges. Although this may be "history from the margins" (p . 352), it is a very signifi­ Prepare for cant work that deserves a wide audie nce. effective cross-cultural ministry! -Kent on J. Clyme r Interact with international students and faculty from around the world . Study with professors who have successful Kento n J. Clymerchairs the History Department at missions experience and a tremendous vision for outreach. theUniversity ofTexas at EIPaso. His latest bookis And strengthen the tools and knowledge necessary Quest for Freed om: The United States and to playa key role in world evangelism . India's Independence (NewYork:Columbia Univ. Press, 1995). Call 1-800-543-2703 for more information about the Doctor of Missiology and other missions programs, including the M.A., M .Div. and Th .M. in Missions. Ask about our affordable housing and Preparing to Serve: Training for limited scholarships. Cross-Cultural Mission. Reformed Theological Seminary By C. David Harley. Pasadena, Calif.: Will­ Extraordinary preparation for an extraordinary calling! iam Carey Library, 1995. Pp. xio, 156. Paper­ Jackson: (800) 543-2703 • Orlando: (800) 752-4382 back $7.95. Charlotte: (800) 755-2429

Along with the rapid growth in the num­ " Go into all Jackson. bers of missionaries being sent from the the world Mississippi ; and preach Orlando. Florida; Two-Thirds World tod ay, there hasbeen a the good and Charlotte. corresponding increase in the establish­ news to North Carolina. ment of missionary training centers in all creation " Three great places Africa, Asia, and Latin America. (Mar/< 16 :15). to study and live . David Harl ey has himself been a teacher and principal at one of the tra di­ tional missionary tra ining centers, All Nations Christian College in Great Brit­ ain. This revision of his doctoral disserta­ tion at Columbia (S.c.) International Uni­ versity focuses on the emergence of the

October 1995 185 MARYKNOLL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES OF MISSION IN THE 90s efforts of conciliar, Roman Catholic, or Orthodox Christians.Nor does the author The basic aim of the Maryknoll Language Institute is place the subject of missionary training to assist Church personnel in the acquisition of within its broader historical and theologi­ communicative proficiency in language skills in the cal contexts. context of mission . -James A. Bergquist

• Basic Courses: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara james A. Bergquist is President of the Lutheran 22 weeks starting every January and July . Bible InstituteofSeattle, Washington. Hehasserved • Intermediate/Advanced Courses: asamissionaryin India andaspastor andseminary 6 weeks six times a year. professor in the United States. • On-going Orientation Program: Pastoral vision ofChurch documents ofCELAM: Latin American history, culture; basic Christian communities; role of women in Latin America, • Rich Liturgical Life, God So Loves the City: Seeking a • Pastoral Theological Reflection Groups; Theology for Urban Mission. pastoral situations; involvement with local people : orphans, street children, homeless women in Edited by Charles Van Engen and Jude Cochabamba. Tiersma. Monrovia, Calif. : MARC World • Professional Staff with mission experience; well trained Bolivian instructors. Vision, 1994. Pp. xiii, 313. Paperback $21.95. • Living QuartersIHousing with Bolivian families or local religious communities in which target languages are spoken. In this edited volume, a group of faculty and students in the doctoral program in LOCAnON: COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA IN THE HEART OF LATIN AMERICA missiology at FullerTheological Seminary For further information and a brochure write to: grapple with issues of theological method Registrar in mission strategy. Their primary con­ Instituto de idiomas cern rests in the nexus between the need Casilla 550 for interdisciplinary method in theology Cochabamba, BOLIVIA of urban mission and the reality of the Tel. (011) 591-42-41521 world of the urban missionary. This is Fax (0II) 591-42-41187

Dissertation Notices . GH': Try our World Mission Arulampalam, Sriganda . The Domestic Operations of the Program. For "Toward an Exclusivistic Model of American Board of Commissioners for preparation, Dialogue in a Religiously Pluralistic Foreign Missions, 1810-1850." updating or an World." Ph.D. Richmond, Va.: Union Theological advanced Ph.D. Louisville, Kentucky: Southern Seminary in Virginia, 1995. degree. Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994. Nelson , Alan Todd . Catholic Goodwin, Mark Joseph . "An Evaluation of Selected Theological "Conversion to the Living God in Hermeneutical Models for a Theology Union at Diaspora Judaism and Paul's Letters." of Mission and a Proposal for Southern Chicago offers PhD. New Haven , Conn.: Yale Unio., Baptists." contemporary 1993. Ft. approaches to Ph.D. Worth, Texas: Southwestern missionaries Kim, Victor . Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994. serving around "A History of Southern Baptist Presler, Titus L. the globe. Mission Work in Korea: Its Impact on "Wilderness Nights: The Cultural Creative missiologists include: Claude-Marie Korean Church Growth." Interaction of Christian Gospel and Barbour, Stephen Bevans, SVD, Eleanor Doidge, PhD. Ft. Worth, Texas: Southwestern Shona Spirit Religion among LoB, Archimedes Fomasari, MCCJ, Anthony Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994. Manicaland Christians in Zimbabwe." Gittins, CSSp, John Kaserow, MM, Jamie Phelps, OP, Ana Maria Pineda, RSM, Robert Schreiter, McGrath-Andino, Lester. ThD. Boston: Boston Univ. School of CPPS. Contact: "The Social Spirituality of Latin Theology, 1995. American Base Christian Schulz, Klaus Det/ev. CATHOLIC THEOWGICAL UNION Communities." "The Missiological Significance of the John Kaserow, MM ThD. Boston: Boston Univ. School of Doctrine of Justification in the 5401 South Cornell - IBMR Theology, 1995. Lutheran Confessions." Chicago, IL 60615 USA ThD. St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia (312) 324-8000 • FAX 324-4360 Maxfield, Charles Albert, Ill. "The 'Reflex Influence' of Missions: Seminary, 1995.

186 I NTERNATIONAL BULLETIN OF MISSIONARY RESEARCH both a restatement of the oft-heard call for a prop er relationship between theory and The contents appearing in practice and also a struggle as fresh as the this publication are indexed by authors' recollec tions of their ministries in their respec tive communities. Put sim­ ~~~_~CA J ply, they seek to develop a method for theological reflection that cares for both For further information. please contact: the Sitz im Leben of urban life and the Dr. Munawar A. Anees. Editor-in-Chief. Period ica Islamica struggle for wholeness of missionaries them selves. Editors Charles Van Enge n, ~ BERITA PUBLISHING assoc iate professor of missions at Fuller, 22 Jalan Liku, 59100 Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia and Jud e Tiers ma, coordina tor of the ur ­ Tel (+60-3)282-5286 Fax (+60-3)282-1605 ban mission concentration at the semi­ nary, provide meth odological chapters that bookend the essays. Each essay begins with the story of some signal event in the author's context of ministry as a starting point for reflec­ tion. Alth ou gh Harvie Conn's forewo rd 1996-1997 gives some indica tion that this book rep­ resents a more recent waveof thou ghtthat Doane Missionary Scholarships moves beyond "the city as the place of Overseas Ministries Study Center crisis, of the erosion of values , of the seg ­ mentation of personal life" (p. ii), the sto­ New Haven, Connecticut ries chosen for most of the chapters reflect this very notion of the city. Yetthey do not rest there. Each story is designed to be an entry point into the theological method pr offered for this venture into "urban hermeneutics" (p. vi). The next stage of each essay is a re­ flection on the story followed by a reading of the context. These two mom ent s serve to establish critical distance with and sub­ seq uent reengagement of the situa tion of ministr y. The authors suggest this step be followed by a rereading of the Scriptures, a coming to biblical texts with eyes in­ The Overseas Ministries Study Center announces the Doane Missionary formed by having engaged context. New Scholarships for 1996-1997. Two $3000 scholarships will be awarded to mis­ mission insights and actions follow this reading; the meth od concludes with a re­ sionaries who apply for residence for eight month s to a year and wish to earn telling of the story in light of new aware­ the OMSC Certificate in Mission Studies. The Certificate is awarded to those ness. who participate in fourt een or more of the weekly seminars at OMSC and Of particular value in this text are the who write a paper reflecting on their missionary experience in light of the ways in which the essays move the reader studies undertaken at OMSC. between context, person, and Scripture , Applicants must meet the following requirements: ever caring for the person of the mission­ • Completion of at least one term in overseas assignment ary in the theologizing process. Less suc­ • Endorsement by their mission agency cessful is the text's ability to convey a • Commitment to return overseas for another term of service sense of hope for the city; ra ther,one is left with the notion that God's love for the city • Residence at OMSC for eight months to a year is found in pockets of hope, seemingly • Enrollment in OMSC Certificate in Mission Studies program isolated yet powerful events that remind The OMSC Certificate program allows ample time for regular deputation us that these places are not forgo tten. Yet and family responsibilities. Families with children are welcome. OMSC's the fact that these chapters reflect the ex­ Doane Hall offers fully furnished apartments ranging up to three bedrooms in periences of missionaries from aro und the size. Applications should be submitted as far in advance as possible. As an world implies the authors' belief that in alternate to application for the 1996-1997 academic year, applicants may apply the ability to connect the experiences, one for the 1997 calendar year, so long as the Certificate program requirement for can see God's love for the city. participation in at least fourteen seminars is met. Scholarship award will be - Harold Dean Trulear distributed on a monthly basis after recipient is in residence. Application deadline: February 1, 1996. For application and further information, contact:

Harold Dean Trulearis Dean of FirstProfessional Gerald H. Anderson, Director Programs and Professor of Church and Society at Overseas Ministries Study Center New York Theological Seminary. He served as an 490 Prospect Street urba n missionaryfor Youthfor Christ/CampusLife New Haven, Connecticut 06511 inAtlanta,Georgia,andPaterson,New Iereeq.from Tel: (203)624-6672 Fax: (203)865-2857 1973 to 1983.

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