Skip to Main Content

BTHT 4300/6300: Global Theology

Book Review

Writing a Book Review - Tips from Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Global Perspective

Africa

South American

Middle East

Asia

Other Options

Africa

Christianity in Africa: The Renewal of Non-Western Religion by Kwame Bediako
Call #: OhioLINK
Jesus and the Gospel in Africa: History and Experience by Kwame Bediako
Call #: MAIN 230.096 B412J
Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture, 2nd ed. by Lamin Sanneh
Call #: MAIN 266 S228T2

Other Books Not in the Syllabus

The Africana Bible: Reading Israel's Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora by Valerie Bridgeman; Hugh Page
Call #: MAIN 221.7 A258
For Freedom or Bondage?: A Critique of African Pastoral Practices by Esther E. Acolatse
Call #: MAIN 253.096 A185F
The Holy Spirit in African Christianity: An Empirical Study by Chigor Chike
Understanding World Christianity: Eastern Africa by Paul Kollman and Cynthia Toms Smedley
Call #: MAIN 276.76 K81U
Understanding World Christianity: Mexico by Todd Hartch
Call #: MAIN 277.2 H326U

Journal Articles Not in the Syllabus

Africanus Journal
Focuses on development problems with special reference to the Third World and Southern Africa.
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa
Promotes theological reflection within the social, political and cultural context of southern Africa.

South America

Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement by Gustaf E. Aulen and A. G. Herbert (Translator)
Call #: MAIN 234 A924C & ebook
Mission Between the Times: Essays on the Kingdom by C. René Padilla
Call #: MAIN 266.001 R399M
The New Global Mission: The Gospel from Everywhere to Everyone by Samuel E. Escobar
Call #: MAIN 266 E74N

Journal Articles Not in the Syllabus

Journal of Latin American Theology
Promotes reflection on the gospel and on its significance for human beings and Latin American society.
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa
Promotes theological reflection within the social, political and cultural context of southern Africa.

Middle East

Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's Line by Tony Maalouf
Call #: MAIN 231.76 M111A
The Cross and the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants, 2nd ed. by Kenneth E. Bailey
Call #: MAIN 226.8 B154C

Western-born author who lived in non-Western culture.
God with Us and Without Us, 2 vols. by Imad N. Shehadeh
Call #: MAIN & RESERVE 231.044 S542G
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth E. Bailey
Call #: MAIN 232.9 B154J

Western-born author who lived in non-Western culture.
Poet and Peasant: A Literary-Cultural Approach to the Parables in Luke by Kenneth E. Bailey
Call #: MAIN 226.8 B154P

Western-born author who lived in non-Western culture.
Through Peasant Eyes: More Lucan Parables, Their Culture and Style by Kenneth Bailey
Call #: OhioLINK

Western-born author who lived in non-Western culture.

Other Books Not in the Syllabus

Arabic Christian Theology: A Contemporary Global Evangelical Perspective by Andrea Zaki Stephanous
Call #: MAIN 230.0956 A658

Chapter 2
How Christianity Came to China by Kathleen L. Lodwick
Call #: MAIN 266.00951 L824H
Understanding World Christianity: India by Dyron B. Daughrity
Call #: MAIN 275.4 D238U

Asia

The Asian Jesus by Michael Amaladoss
Call #: OhioLINK
Defending Shame: Its Formative Power in Paul's Letters by Te-Li Lau
Call #: eBook (limited to 1 user at a time)
Explorations in Asian Christianity: History, Theology, and Mission by Scott W. Sunquist
Call #: OhioLINK

Western-born author who lived in non-Western culture.
Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up by Simon Chan
Call #: ebook (unlimited # of users)
Missions from the Majority World: Progress, Challenges, and Case Studies by Enoch Wan & Michael Pocock, eds.
Call #: OhioLINK
Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes by Brad Vaughn; E. Randolph Richards (Foreword by)
Call #: MAIN 227.1 W959R

Journal Articles Not in the Syllabus

Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
Forum for serious theological thinking by Pentecostals and Charismatics in Asia
Asia Journal of Theology
Encourages Asian Biblical scholarship on the relationship of the Gospel to Asian cultural, history, and religion.

Other Options

*The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith by Mark A. Noll
Call #: MAIN 270.83 N793N

Other Books Not in the Syllabus

Christian Theology in the Pluralistic World: A Global Introduction by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
Call #: MAIN 261.2 K18C
The Doctrine of God: A Global Introduction. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, c2017, 2nd ed. by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
Call #: MAIN 231 K18D
The Future of the Global Church: History, Trends, and Possibilities by Patrick Johnstone
Call #: MAIN 266.001 J73F (also eBook-unnlimited # of users)
Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission by Jeffrey P. Greenman and Gene L. Green, eds.
Call #: MAIN 230.09 G562
Jesus Beyond Borders: Towards a 'Glocal' Christology by Samuel George
Call #: MAIN 232 G349J
Majority World Theology: Christian Doctrine in Global Context by Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, & K. K. Yeo, eds.
Call #: MAIN 230 M234

Other Books Not in the Syllabus

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
Call #: MAIN 220.6 R514M (also eBook-unlimited # of users)

Western-born author who lived in non-Western culture.
Shaping a Global Theological Mind by Darren C. Marks
Call #: MAIN 230.09 S529
Theology Without Borders: An Introduction to Global Conversations by William A. Dyrness and Oscar García-Johnson
Call #: MAIN 230 D998T (also eBook-limited to 1 user at a time)
To Whom Does Christianity Belong?: Critical Issues in World Christianity by Dyron B. Daughrity
Call #: MAIN 230 D238T
Understanding World Christianity: China by Kim-kwong Chan
Call #: MAIN 275.1 C454U