Book Reviews Mission Handbook, 14th edition, Canada/USA Protestant Ministries Overseas. Edited by W. Dayton Roberts and John A. Siewert. Monrovia, Calif.: MARC (Mis­ sions Advanced Research and Communi­ cation Center), 1989. Pp. 550. Paperback $23.95. This comprehensive reference work, Ministries Overseas to Canada/USA Prot­cussing the relationship between church published approximately every four estantMinistries Overseas. The 14th edi­ and parachurch missionary efforts. years, is an indispensable tool for those tion carries statistical data for Canada Christy Wilson gives a brief state­ who are leaders, participants, and sup­ and the United States separately, with­ ment on Tentmakers, alluding to an porters of the missionary endeavor of out offering combined totals for North unsubstantiated statistic that 80 per­ the church. It is essential to the work America, making comparisons with cent of the unreached people groups of a broad range of people, including: previous editions a bit cumbersome. are in restricted areas. scholars and leaders of missionary While statistics and directory in­ In a rather strange treatise, Arthur agencies, training institutions, and formation constitute most of the book, Glasser uses the title "That the World churches. the introductory chapters provide a May Believe" to paint a negative pic­ Readers of the new Mission Hand­helpful context. In an article entitled ture of associations of missions that seek book should note a change in the sub­ "A Unique Opportunity," William to serve missions and increase their title: from North American Protestant Dyrness provides descriptive glimpses networking and cooperation. This of churches around the world. chapter would have been more 'appro­ In "The Sending Body," Sam­ priate as an editorial in a periodical than Wade Coggins, retiring Executive Director of uel Moffett reviews and evaluates the as a chapter in an important reference EFMA (Evangelical Foreign Missions Associa­sending base of North America, mak­ work. In an article dealing with mis­ tion), was a missionary in Colombia, South ing comparisons from the past and dis- sion associations, he takes an unex­ America, in his earlier years. plained departure to give, without context, a negative commentary about the World Evangelical Fellowship, Responding creatively to the which is a body made up not of mis­ needs of Furloughed and Return­ HAVING sions but of evangelical associations in ing Missionaries is the hallmark more than fifty countries. Despite the of Catholic Theological Union's GIFTS heavy editorializing, the chapter con­ (CTU) Mission Program. CTU tains helpful elements of history and Mission courses are presented THAT information about mission associa­ from a global perspective, within tions. a cross-cultural environment. DIFFER I found no major surprises in the Our Hyde Park location allows stu­ Profiles of Ecumenical Churches statistics, though some may not have dents to experience ministry within PEGGYL. SHRIVER expected the extent of increase in the Introduction by MARTIN E. MARlY number of missionaries. Career mis­ an urban context. Creative mis­ $7.95 siologists include: sionaries have increased from 39,370(a Among the thirty-two Christian slight adjustment of the number re­ Stephen Bevans, SVD Archimedes Fornasari, MCCJ communions-largely Protestant ported in the 13th edition of the Hand­ Anthony Gittins, CSSp John Kaserow, MM and Orthodox-profiled in this book book), to 43,648. Short-termers, who Michael Kirwen, MM Jamie Phelps, OP there are great diversities. Yeteach numbered 21,830 (this figure is some Ana Maria Pineda, SM Robert Schreiter, CPPS has been committed to working 6,000 less than what was reported in FALL MISSION INTENSIVE: together in an ecumenical relation­ the 13th edition of the Handbook, a re­ ship emphasizing unity of purpose ConductedbyC/aude-Marie BarbourandEleanor Doidge, WB vision reflecting a more restrictive def­ and destiny. Here are described the inition of short-term personnel) have - Theory and experience integration unique riches of each Christian -Individualized 10 week program tradition, the poignant stories of increased to 31,519. 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(312) 324-8000 Direct orders add $1 shipping per book. Orders under $25 must be prepaid. r -Wade Coggins 38 INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN OF MISSIONARY RESEARCH Profiles in Liberation: 36 don Annis is an Overseas Develop­ "is the village Indian's tiny plot of Portraits of Third World ment Council scholar and researcher. corn and beans, known as the milpa." Theologians. Although by most standards the peas­ This is more than raising crops. It is a ants in San Antonio remain poor, a worldview . The milpa is both a cultur­ By Deane William Ferm. Mystic, Conn.: closer study of the population reveals ally congruent means of production and Twenty-Third Publications, 1988. Pp. class differences in response to com­ a logical expression of ethnic self­ 193. Paperback $9.95. plex historical, cultural, socioeco­ understanding or "Indianness." This nomic, and religious factors (chaps. 1­ "milpa logic" is Catholic and for Deane William Ferm has been survey­ 2). A very recent factor is the rapid centuries has expressed the Indian's ing and introducing liberation theolo­ growth of Protestantism in Guatemala. lowly place in Guatemalan society. It gies for a long time and is widely Protestant membership during this maintains equality within the Indian known by his former resourceful pub­ period stood at around 20 percent and community by requiring that everyone lications on the subject. This time the is now closer to 30 percent. invest their economic surplus in reli­ author provides a unique service in The central actor in Annis's study gious celebrations-a kind of "cul- putting together profiles of thirty-six theologians from the third world, twelve from Africa, eight from Asia, and sixteen from Latin America, show­ ing how they do theology from their own context. His main contention is that there is not one monolithic system but many "liberation theologies." Ferm has not only worked exten­ sively and carefully with the bibliog­ raphy of these theologians but has corresponded with them, asking them some basic questions that can be rel­ evant to the North American reader­ ship, such as: their understanding of liberation theology, how their views and the issues have changed over the MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE past ten years, and the role of Marxist analysis in their theology. He asked CRO~CuLTURAL them to tell their own personal stories CLASSROOM and the crucial events that shaped their he education of MKs and third world. kids is a very special assign.. lives. ment-and the challenge doesn't end when class is dismissed! The product is a very useful guide T to the main representatives of contex­ Missionary teachers spend 24 hours a day in their new country. And tual theology in Africa, Asia, and Latin along with the teaching skills they take to their field of ministry, they America, with a selected bibliography need thorough preparation for the personal and lifestyle changes they'll of each individual author. The book is face. Teachers who are overwhelmed by the realities of cross..culturalliving good for dispelling common misper­ are hardly able to help students who often are themselves struggling with ceptions for those who care and as a separation, self...esteem and cultural identity. companion for introductory courses or Wheaton College Graduate School offers the training to meet this dual a personal reading course on this still challenge. Cross-Cultural Education-a specialization available in fertile and challenging subject. both Missions/Intercultural Studies 'and Educational Ministries-is -Mortimer Arias designed to ease the difficulties of teaching in a multi...cultural classroom and aid successful adjustment to life in an unfamiliar cultural setting. You'll benefitfrom: Relating Mortimer Arias,former bishop oftheEvangelical • Faculty whose academic credentials are enhanced by Christian education Methodist church in Bolivia, and former presi­ first..hand experience in overseas ministry to the needs of dentof the LatinAmerican Biblical Seminary in • The Billy Graham Center Library and its outstanding contemporary San Jose, Costa Rica, is now teaching Mission resources on missions, evangelism and third world society. and Evangelism at Iliff School of Theology, Den­ ver, Colorado. culture • Internships and cross..cultural tutoring opportunities • Many nearby mission agency headquarters • On..campus interaction with nearly 150 MKs among God and Production in a Wheaton's undergraduates Guatemalan Town. • Special financial aid programs for pre..service and furloughing missionaries By Sheldon Annis. Austin: Univ. of Texas Wheaton College Graduate School will prepare you Press, 1987. Pp. xii, 197. $27.50. to help MKs put their world together. Write us, or San Antonio Aguas Calientes is a mar­ call 1...800...888...0141 today, for full information. ket town located in the central high­ lands of Guatemala. "God" refers ~ Admissions Director to the religious implications of the data WHEATON COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL that the author uncovered in the course fWheaton, Illinois 60187..5593 1-800..888..0141 of his research, in 1977and 1978.