International Bulletin of Mission Research Vol. 45 No. 4 October 2021
International Bulletin of Mission Research Vol. 45 No. 4 October 2021
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Contents Editorial Making Your Grave with the People 315 Thomas John Hastings Articles Andrew Finlay Walls (1928–2021) 319 Brian Stanley Divine Epidemiologists: Christianity, Faith, and Public Health 330 in Africa, 1918–2021 J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu COVID-19 and the Mission of the Church: Some Notes on 346 the New Normal Iman Jaya Zandroto Translation in the Twenty-First Century: Who Needs Scripture? 355 Michel Kenmogne Mission for the Ages: How Christian Widows Are Shaping the 366 Future of Christian Missions in Northern Nigeria Sung Bauta Racism Awareness in Mission: Touchstone or Cultural Blind Spot? 376 Kirsteen Kim Religious Freedom: Freedom of Conversion or Freedom from 388 Conversion? Aruthuckal Varughese John Christianity in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 399 Emily DeWitt The Synod on Young People, a Laboratory of Synodality 411 Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ Mission Rediscovered: Transforming Discipleship; 427 A Commentary on the Arusha Call to Discipleship Stephen Bevans Book reviews Crossing Boundaries: Sharing God’s Good News through Mission 430 Reviewed by Arun W. Jones Religious Entrepreneurism in China’s Urban House Churches: 431 The Rise and Fall of Early Rain Reformed Presbyterian Church Reviewed by Naomi Thurston Inside The Church of Almighty God: The Most Persecuted Religious 432 Movement in China Reviewed by Christie Chui-Shan Chow Studying Christianity in China: Constructions of an Emerging Discourse 433 Reviewed by Xiaoli Yang China’s Ambassadors of Christ to the Nations: A Groundbreaking Survey 435 Reviewed by Oscar Xiangyu Xiao John Song: Modern Chinese Christianity and the Making of a New Man 436 Reviewed by Joel D. Daniels Transnational Religious Spaces: Religious Organizations and 437 Interactions in Africa, East Asia, and Beyond Reviewed by Orlando Woods Migration and Public Discourse in World Christianity 438 Reviewed by Tala Raheb A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown 439 Edmiston in Central Africa Reviewed by Vince L. Bantu First Expressions: Innovation and the Mission of God 441 Reviewed by Andrew Dunlop Majority World Theologies: Theologizing from Africa, Asia, Latin 443 America, and the Ends of the Earth Reviewed by Aruthuckal Varughese John A Multitude of All Peoples: Engaging Ancient Christianity’s Global Identity 444 Reviewed by F. Lionel Young III Converting Witness: The Future of Christian Mission in the New Millennium 445 Reviewed by Victoria A. Turner Na Kahu: Portraits of Native Hawaiian Pastors at Home and 446 Abroad, 1820–1900 Reviewed by Kapali Lyon Mission after Pentecost: The Witness of the Spirit from Genesis 447 to Revelation Reviewed by Alex Mayfield World Mission: Theology, Strategy, and Current Issues 448 Reviewed by Jennifer B. Rosania Noteworthy 450
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Contents Editorial Making Your Grave with the People 315 Thomas John Hastings Articles Andrew Finlay Walls (1928–2021) 319 Brian Stanley Divine Epidemiologists: Christianity, Faith, and Public Health 330 in Africa, 1918–2021 J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu COVID-19 and the Mission of the Church: Some Notes on 346 the New Normal Iman Jaya Zandroto Translation in the Twenty-First Century: Who Needs Scripture? 355 Michel Kenmogne Mission for the Ages: How Christian Widows Are Shaping the 366 Future of Christian Missions in Northern Nigeria Sung Bauta Racism Awareness in Mission: Touchstone or Cultural Blind Spot? 376 Kirsteen Kim Religious Freedom: Freedom of Conversion or Freedom from 388 Conversion? Aruthuckal Varughese John Christianity in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 399 Emily DeWitt The Synod on Young People, a Laboratory of Synodality 411 Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ Mission Rediscovered: Transforming Discipleship; 427 A Commentary on the Arusha Call to Discipleship Stephen Bevans Book reviews Crossing Boundaries: Sharing God’s Good News through Mission 430 Reviewed by Arun W. Jones Religious Entrepreneurism in China’s Urban House Churches: 431 The Rise and Fall of Early Rain Reformed Presbyterian Church Reviewed by Naomi Thurston Inside The Church of Almighty God: The Most Persecuted Religious 432 Movement in China Reviewed by Christie Chui-Shan Chow Studying Christianity in China: Constructions of an Emerging Discourse 433 Reviewed by Xiaoli Yang China’s Ambassadors of Christ to the Nations: A Groundbreaking Survey 435 Reviewed by Oscar Xiangyu Xiao John Song: Modern Chinese Christianity and the Making of a New Man 436 Reviewed by Joel D. Daniels Transnational Religious Spaces: Religious Organizations and 437 Interactions in Africa, East Asia, and Beyond Reviewed by Orlando Woods Migration and Public Discourse in World Christianity 438 Reviewed by Tala Raheb A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown 439 Edmiston in Central Africa Reviewed by Vince L. Bantu First Expressions: Innovation and the Mission of God 441 Reviewed by Andrew Dunlop Majority World Theologies: Theologizing from Africa, Asia, Latin 443 America, and the Ends of the Earth Reviewed by Aruthuckal Varughese John A Multitude of All Peoples: Engaging Ancient Christianity’s Global Identity 444 Reviewed by F. Lionel Young III Converting Witness: The Future of Christian Mission in the New Millennium 445 Reviewed by Victoria A. Turner Na Kahu: Portraits of Native Hawaiian Pastors at Home and 446 Abroad, 1820–1900 Reviewed by Kapali Lyon Mission after Pentecost: The Witness of the Spirit from Genesis 447 to Revelation Reviewed by Alex Mayfield World Mission: Theology, Strategy, and Current Issues 448 Reviewed by Jennifer B. Rosania Noteworthy 450
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