Trevor Beeson reflects on the long-term consequences of a momentous change in the church's life which should result in the release all its members from the restrictions of a still largely male-orientated faith community.

Gathers together theological responses to the challenge of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This work starts from the Theological Workshop organised by UNAIDS in Namibia in December 2003 and uses some of the key participants as primary contacts for locating...

Making clear that it is ordinary living which is at the heart of parish life, Bob Mayo provides an important and accessible resource for all involved in church leadership. Drawing on a wealth of experience and research, this handbook brings together...

David Heywood explains how churches can become learning communities in which people grow as disciples and find their place in a collaborative pattern of ministry.

Although there appears to have been no critical responses so far, the report on Mission-Shaped Churches is being used all over England in the training of people for public ministry. Here for the first time is a serious theological evaluation of the...

Mission is a problematical term with many unfortunate connotations. This book explores the process of evangelization from its beginning in the ancient world through to the last half-century.

Examines a number of recent reports issued by the churches. Argues for a closer analysis of the 'theology' on which they are based and for alertness to the influence of fashionable dogmas.

A brilliant collection from the pre-eminent New Testament scholar who wrote The Shadow of the Galilean. He believes that modern sermons are indications that God is alive and getting in touch through the barriers put up by our everyday mentality.

Offers a defense of Christian apocalyptic as a mode of taking seriously the public, social, and political character of the Church's confession under the pressure of the modern historical consciousness.

An important study sheds new light on the amazing spread of Pentecostalism throughout the world. In this fresh and original study, Allen Anderson traces the origins of Pentecostalism and its astonishing spread from many centers.