Missiological Research
Paul W. Lewis (PhD) is the Associate Dean and Professor of Historical Theology and Intercultural Studies at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri.
Marvin Gilbert (EdD) is the Doctor of Ministry Program Director at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie, Texas.
Alan Johnson and his wife, Lynette, have served with Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) since 1986. They lived in Thailand for thirty-four years, working in church planting and strengthening local churches. Since 2021 Alan has helped in developing missiological resources or AGWM’s global workers, the sending base church, and training institutions. Currently, he is part of the lead team for AGWM’s missiology think tank. He teaches on issues of contextualization in the Intercultural Studies PhD program at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.
Features to look forward to include:
- 13 significant issues in missiological research
- 8 theological frameworks defined
- 10 qualitative methods defined with examples
- 12 quantitive methods defined with examples
- 25 appendices of invaluable tools from quotable-citable information to open access journals, interview techniques and so much more
Enjoy the benefits of 14 veteran practitioner-scholars who provide clear and concise guidance to empirical research methodology, biblical-theological inquiry, and the integration of the two interdisciplinary approaches.
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Are you overwhelmed with the thought of doing missiological research? Well, you don’t have to look any further for help than this textbook. Packed with practical holding-your-hand helps that take the sting out of qualitative and quantitative research, this volume is also loaded with resourceful appendices that illustrate the content of the chapters. Missiological Research will undoubtedly become an essential reference tool in a range of academic disciplines that embrace research with excellence.
— Rev. Robert L. Gallagher, PhD, associate professor and chair of Intercultural Studies director of Intercultural Studies Program, Wheaton College Graduate School -
Now, for the first time, Gilbert, Johnson, and Lewis have gathered together in one place all of the components necessary for doing good research in the area of missiology. The Appendices alone are worth the price of the book! I highly recommend this text
— Larry W. Caldwell, PhD, chief academic officer and dean of Sioux Falls Seminary
PREFACE
CONTRIBUTORS
INTRODUCTION
UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES IN MISSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
1 INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (M. Gilbert)
2 EPISTEMOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH (A. Johnson)
3 INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (B. Grant)
4 THE FOUR-PHASE MODEL OF MISSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (M. Gilbert)
5 THE FOUR-PHASE MODEL IN academic CONTEXT (M. Gilbert)
6 THE LIBRARY IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH: CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY (B. Grant)
7 SOCIAL SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR ENRICHING THE LITERATURE REVIEW (M. Gilbert)
8 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES (C. Self)
9 INTEGRATIVE CRITICAL ANALYSIS (M. Gilbert)
10 THEORY DEVELOPMENT (A. Johnson)
11 THEORY IN MISSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (A. Johnson)
12 ETHICAL RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS (J. Mostert)
13 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY (J. Mostert)
UNIT 2: THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN MISSIOLOGICAL INQUIRY
14 INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESOURCES (P. Lewis)
15 DOING THEOLOGY MISSIOLOGICALLY (D. Rance)
16 BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS (P. Lewis)
17 BIBLICAL THEOLOGY (P. Lewis)
18 HISTORICAL THEOLOGY (C. Self)
19 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY (P. Lewis)
20 CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY (A. Johnson and P. Lewis, with W. Newberry)
21 NarrativeS, narrative, AND Narrative THEOLOGY (P. Lewis)
UNIT 3: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
22 THE NATURE OF DATA (M. Gilbert)
23 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH (M. Gilbert)
24 ETHNOGRAPHY (A. Johnson)
25 RITOLOGY (D. Albrecht)
26 CASE STUDIES (A. Johnson)
27 HISTORICAL RESEARCH (C. Self)
28 GROUNDED THEORY METHOD (J. Easter)
29 FOUNDATIONS FOR INTERVIEWING (A. Johnson)
30 STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING (A. Johnson)
31 FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS (A. Koeshall)
32 QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS (J. Easter and A. Johnson)
33 FIELD WORK AND FIELD NOTES (A. Johnson)
34 CODING IN QUALITATIVE FIELD RESEARCH (J. Easter and A. Johnson)
35 MEMOING IN QUALITATIVE FIELD RESEARCH (J. Easter and A. Johnson)
UNIT 4: QUANTITATIVE AND MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
36 SAMPLING FROM A POPULATION (M. Gilbert)
37 SURVEY RESEARCH (J. Mostert)
38 QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTRUCTION (J. Mostert)
39 STATISTICALLY SPEAKING (M. Gilbert)
40 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS (M. Gilbert)
41 HYPOTHESIS TESTING (M. Gilbert)
42 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (B. Grant)
43 ACTION RESEARCH (B. Grant)
44 PROGRAM EVALUATION (J. Mostert)
45 CONTENT ANALYSIS (R. Bartels)
46 Q METHODOLOGY (R. Braswell)
47 PILE SORT METHODOLOGY (B. Grant)
UNIT 5: THEOLOGICAL AND EMPIRICAL INTEGRATION
48 INTEGRATING DISCIPLINES (A. Koeshall)
49 INTEGRATION IN WRITING UP MISSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (A. Johnson)
50 MY JOURNEY IN INTEGRATION (D. Rance)
51 INTEGRATION AND THE MISSIONARY LIFE (M. Hausfeld)
52 VALUING THE INTEGRATION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN MISSION PRACTICE (J. Easter)
53 MISSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AS WORSHIP (D. Rance)
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 FOUR-PHASE MODEL OF MISSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
APPENDIX 2 FOUR-PHASE MODEL IN academic CONTEXT
APPENDIX 3 INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCHERS’ NEEDS AND BEHAVIORS
APPENDIX 4 PENTECOSTAL RESEARCH RESOURCES
APPENDIX 5 DICTIONARIES OF INTEREST TO MISSIOLOGISTS
APPENDIX 6 ENCYCLOPEDIAS OF INTEREST TO MISSIOLOGISTS
APPENDIX 7 ELECTRONIC THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
APPENDIX 8 SOURCES OF QUOTABLE-CITABLE INFORMATION
APPENDIX 9 OPEN-ACCESS JOURNALS IN FIVE DISCIPLINES
APPENDIX 10 INFORMED CONSENT ESSENTIAL CONTENT
APPENDIX 11 TECHNIQUES IN INTERVIEWING
APPENDIX 12 SAMPLING ERROR
APPENDIX 13 SAMPLE SIZE REQUIRED FOR A KNOWN POPULATION
APPENDIX 14 STEPS IN QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
APPENDIX 15 GUIDELINES FOR BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
APPENDIX 16 USING INDICES AND ABSTRActs FOR BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
APPENDIX 17 Bible AND Bible VERSIONS
APPENDIX 18 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
APPENDIX 19 DOING WORD STUDIES IN THE Bible
APPENDIX 20 HOW TO DO A New Testament WORD STUDY
APPENDIX 21 BASIC EXEGESIS GUIDELINES
APPENDIX 22 STUDYING A THEME IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
APPENDIX 23 TYPES/GENRES OF A RITUAL: A SUGGESTIVE LIST
APPENDIX 24 MAJOR JOURNALS IN BIBLE AND THEOLOGY
APPENDIX 25 MAJOR JOURNALS IN MISSIONS AND RELATED DISCIPLINES
GLOSSARY
Editors
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Paul W. Lewis
Paul W. Lewis
Paul W. Lewis (PhD) is the Associate Dean and Professor of Historical Theology and Intercultural Studies at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri.
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Marvin Gilbert
Marvin Gilbert
Marvin Gilbert (EdD) is the Doctor of Ministry Program Director at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie, Texas.
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Alan R. Johnson
Alan R. Johnson
Alan Johnson and his wife, Lynette, have served with Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) since 1986. They lived in Thailand for thirty-four years, working in church planting and strengthening local churches. Since 2021 Alan has helped in developing missiological resources or AGWM’s global workers, the sending base church, and training institutions. Currently, he is part of the lead team for AGWM’s missiology think tank. He teaches on issues of contextualization in the Intercultural Studies PhD program at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.
- Pages: 406
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2017
- Vendor: William Carey Library
