Table of Contents
Foreword – Keith E. Eitel
Author Profiles
General Reflections on Missions in Contexts of Violence
Chapter 1 – David W. Shenk 1Three Journeys: Jesus—Constantine—Muhammad
Chapter 2 – J. Nelson Jennings Christian Mission and “Glocal” Violence in 2006 AD Biblical and Theological Foundations for Engaging in Contexts of Violence
Chapter 3 – Steve Clinton The Biblical Context of Violence and Response
Chapter 4 – J. D. Payne Missions in the Context of Violence: A New Testament Response
Chapter 5 – Charles L. Tieszen Mission in Contexts of Violence: Forging Theologies of Persecution and Martyrdom
Chapter 6 – Hau Chang Chua Divine Suffering and Divine Grace: A Missiological Interpretation of Kitamori Kazō’s Pain of God Theology Lifestyles, Strategies, and Practices in Contexts of Violence
Chapter 7 – Marti Smith Choosing How to Live in a Muslim Context:Case Studies from Missionary Women
Chapter 8 – Dale M. Wolyniak New Mission Strategies for Working in a Context of Violence
Chapter 9 – Barry Stricker and Nik Ripken Muslim Background Believers and Baptism in Cultures of Persecution and Violence
Chapter 10 – Ralph D. Winter Mission’s Greatest Enemy, Greatest Violence
Chapter 11 – Chris Lindley and Molly Wall ”Violent Words” in a Shrinking World: A Biblical Response Area or Thematic Specific Studies of Contexts of Violence
Chapter 12 – E. Paul Balisky and Lila W. Balisky The Ethiopian Church and Mission in Contexts of Violence: Four Historical Episodes
Chapter 13 – Robert Reese The Benefits of Chaos: Missionary Reflections on Zimbabwe’s Decline
Chapter 14 – David K. Strong From Barbarians to Barbarians: Celtic Missionary Spirituality in the Dark Ages
Chapter 15 – Enoch Wan and Karen Fancher Ministry in the Context of Suffering and Trauma in Southern Sudan
Chapter 16 – John Moldovan Lessons from Ministry in the Context of Eastern European Violence
Chapter 17 – James Butare-Kiyovu Missions and Genocide in Rwanda
Chapter 18 – Tony Maalouf Missions in the Context of Middle Eastern Violence
Chapter 19 – D.M. Kinoti Missions in the Context of Interethnic Violence