The Way of the Sea
Roald Kverndal has been associated with the sea throughout his life. Born in England of Norwegian parents, he belonged in his childhood to the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in London. Later he served as merchant seafarer and marine lawyer before entering the ministry as seafarers’ chaplain in different ports around the world. In 1984, he was awarded a Doctorate of Theology in Oslo, Norway. His dissertation on “Seamen’s Missions: Their Origin and Early Growth” was published in1986 as the world’s first documented history of the movement. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, he served as executive secretary of the North American Maritime Ministry Association, as well as maritime ministry consultant for the Lutheran World Federation and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He and his wife reside at Mercer Island/Seattle, Washington.
As a follow-up to The Seamen’s Mission, Kverndal’s comprehensive survey of maritime mission presents both historical and current perspectives. While The Way of the Sea provides a much-needed tool for the developing field of maritime Missiology, people from all walks of life will learn from the rich history and culture of kingdom-minded seafarers.
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— Rev. Canon Bill Christianson, Secretary General of The Mission to SeafarersThis book is essential reading for any maritime ministry practitioner—a ‘must have’ publication; not for the bookshelf, but as a constant companion to educate and stimulate about basic foundations and exciting opportunities for ministry in the seafaring world.
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— Commodore Chris York, RN, National Director of the AOS in England and WalesWe in the Apostleship of the Sea are indebted to Dr. Kverndal for taking on such a valuable work—from its foundational guidance to its ‘Wave of the Future.’ We are already using it to help shape our ministry in support of seafarers’ all-important Seagoing Christian Community.
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— Rev. Josephine Shui-Wan Tso, Past President, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hong KongI believe this particular book will meet the long-felt need for a teaching tool to pro-mote indigenous maritime ministry everywhere. It will surely help our churches both in Asia and the world to lay a thorough educational groundwork for such ministry. May God greatly bless it!
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Chronology
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part 1- History of Maritime Mission
Section 1- Early/Premodern Era (Until 1920)
Chapter 1- Pre-organiztional Phase
Biblical Foundations
Earlier Endeavors
"The Set Time"
Chapter 2- British Formative Phase
The Bethel Movement
New Configurations
Chapter 3- American Formative Phase
From Boston to Shanghai
Old Salts and Sailor Missionaries
Chapter 4- Transitional Phase
Continental Expansion
Programmatic Change
Section 2- Ecumenical/Modern Era (1920-1974)
Chapter 5- Catholic Regeneration: AOS
Pre-History of a New Apostolate
The Anson Era (1920-1924)
The Gannon Era (1924-1961)
Chapter 6- Protestant Consolidation: NAMMA
The North American Scene
Nationally Oriented Maritime Ministry
British Maritime Ministry
Chapter 7- Ecumencial Collaboration: ICMA (1969)
Renewal in Rome
Repercussions in Rotterdam
Section 3- Global/Postmodern Era (From 1974)
Chapter 8- The Shipping Revolution
Technology and Trade
Current-Day Ship Types
The Downside of Deregulation
Whatever Happened to the Seafarer?
Chapter 9- The Prophetic Challenge
Ethnic Revolution at Sea
The Seafarers' Right Movement
Chapter 10- The Discipleship Challenge
Religious Pluralism and Human Rights
A Partnership Paradigm From Below
The Quest for Implementation
Chapter 11- Other Current Challenges
Indigenization: New Partners
Transformation: A Changing West
Chapter 12- Other Current Challenges (Continued)
Integration: All People of the Sea
Cooperation: Other Organizations
Education: Tools for Maritime Ministry
The End of the Beginnings
Part 2- Overview of Maritime Mission
Chapter 13- Theoretical Foundations
Motives for Maritime Mission
Dimensions of Maritime Mission
Chapter 14- Practical Aspects
Impediments to Maritime Mission
Strategies for Maritime Mission
Summary: The Wave of the Future
Part 3- Perspectives on Maritime Mission
1. Miriam Adeney: Dancing with the Elephant
2. António Barbosa da Silva: Religious Pluralism in the Maritime World
3. Thomas Batong: Maritime Ministry and Maritime Ecology
4. William Choi: Multi-cultural Communication
5. David Cockroft: Maritime Industry and Maritime Ministry
6. Barbara Crafton: Holding Onto Justice and Hope
7. James Dillenburg: The Apostleship of the Sea
8. William R. Douglas: A Mariner’s Voice
9. Stephen Friend: The Role of Research In Maritime Ministry
10. Jacques Harel: Ecumenicity in the Maritime World
11. He Qi: Art, the Gospel and the Sea
12. Paul Hiebert: Worldviews and Nomads of the Sea
13. Tom Holmer: The Seafarers’ Trust
14. Peter Ibrahim: Out of Africa
15. Buzz Kahn: Seafaring Disciples—Then and Now
16. Ruth Kverndal: The Scourge of Addiction
17. Karen Lai: Shipvisiting and Follow-up
18. Per Lönning: The Challenge of Fundamentalism
19. Efthimios Mitropoulos: Shipping and the Human Element
20. Kjell Nordstokke: The Diaconal Dimension
21. Kjell Bertel Nyland: Maritime Mission and Nationality
22. James O’Halloran: Small Christian Communities
23. Carl Osterwald: Hope Regained
24. Irette Ramoelinina: Women On the Waterfront
25. Ricardo Rodriquez-Martos Dauer: The Merchant Ship
26. Helen Sampson: Seafarers International Research Centre
27. Darrell Schoen: Living Temples At Sea
28. Anita Trondsen Spilling: Oilrig Chaplaincy
29. Douglas Stevenson: Seafarers Jand ustice
30. Gérard Tronche: Ministry Among Fishers
31. Desmond Tutu: Truth and Reconciliation
Appendices
1. The Seafarers’ Covenant
2. NAMMA’s Statement of Mission
3. Shipvisiting Guidelines
4. A Port Chaplain’s “Survival Kit”
5. Volunteer Chaplain Brings Comfort to Crews
6. “The Greatest of These…”
Selected Bibliography
Index of Subjects
Index of Persons
Author
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Roald Kverndal
Roald Kverndal
Roald Kverndal has been associated with the sea throughout his life. Born in England of Norwegian parents, he belonged in his childhood to the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in London. Later he served as merchant seafarer and marine lawyer before entering the ministry as seafarers’ chaplain in different ports around the world. In 1984, he was awarded a Doctorate of Theology in Oslo, Norway. His dissertation on “Seamen’s Missions: Their Origin and Early Growth” was published in1986 as the world’s first documented history of the movement. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, he served as executive secretary of the North American Maritime Ministry Association, as well as maritime ministry consultant for the Lutheran World Federation and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He and his wife reside at Mercer Island/Seattle, Washington.
- Pages: 456
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2007
- Vendor: William Carey Library
