World Lutheranism

World Lutheranism
Author: Donald L. Huber
Publisher: Atla Bibliography
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2000
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

This volume was designed as a basic bibliography of books, dissertations, and pamphlets that address and illuminate world Lutheranism since 1580. Huber (church history, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, OH) organizes this reference into subject areas, including historical Lutheranism (with sections by region and a section on the history of the theology and ministry), missions, and contemporary Lutheranism (also by region with a long section on the North American church, and a section on Lutherans and ecumenical ministries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Anti-Semitism and Psychiatry

Anti-Semitism and Psychiatry
Author: H. Steven Moffic
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030377458

Following World War II and the exposure of the concentration camps, psychiatry turned its attention to a vast range of cultural concerns with results that seemed to indicate a decline of stigma over time. However, it is now clear that whatever drives prejudices, especially in the case of anti-Semitism, was just dormant and perhaps not fully understood. Hate crimes and anti-Semitism broad recently re-emerged in Europe, and the United States followed shortly thereafter. The US Federal Bureau of investigation reports that New York City, which is still considered the most Jewish-friendly region in the US, experienced a 22% spike in anti-Semitic hate crimes in 2018 alone, with more extremes in other regions of the country. Neo-Nazi groups have grown stronger in the United States and abroad, often resulting in organized acts of violence. The recent Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, PA demonstrated that these acts are not limited to one-on-one interactions, but sometimes as prolific, large-scale act. The medical community is not immune from biases either. The Cleveland Clinic recently fired a young doctor after she publicly declared her wishes to inject Jewish patients with lethal substances, which is only one of many hateful comments she made on social media over the course of several years. Psychiatrists in particular grapple with this as they try to serve patients of both Jewish and non-Jewish descent who struggle to process these acts of hate. Despite all of this, there is no training and no resource to guide medical professionals through these challenges. The editors of the recent Springer book, Islamophobia and Psychiatry, recognize this gap in the literature and seek to develop another high-quality text to meet this need. Written by expert clinicians in global regions where these incidents are most prevalent, the book seeks to be neither political nor opinion-based; instead, the text takes an innovative cross-cultural psychiatric interaction, similar to what was done with Springer’s new Islamophobia book. Coverage will range from foci on the social psychiatric aspects of anti-Semitism to how it may in turn infuse clinical encounters between patients and clinicians. Written by experts in this area, the insight and expertise of psychiatrists from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds will focus on what psychiatrists need to know to combat the negative mental health impact that increasingly rise out of this particular phenomenon. Such a multi-cultural psychiatric approach has never been taken before for this topic. This discourse is the foundation for the primary goal of this book: to develop the tools needed to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Hence, this book aims to present an updated, comprehensive bio-psychosocial perspective on anti-Semitism at the interface of clinical psychiatry.

Christianity in India

Christianity in India
Author: Robert Eric Frykenberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 611
Release: 2008-06-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198263775

This study explores historical understandings of Christian communities, cultures, and institutions within the Indian world from their beginnings to the present time. Frykenberg focuses on trans-cultural interactions within Hindu and Muslim environments, uncovering complexities as Christianity intermingled with indigenous cultures.

Contextualization in World Missions

Contextualization in World Missions
Author: A. Moreau
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Total Pages: 434
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0825487994

Contextualization is the art of translating ideas into a particular situation, place or culture. It is fundamental to communication, which makes contextualization essential in missions. This textbook pulls together and maps the variety of evangelical approaches to contextualization. Introductory classes on contextualization and missionary preparation institutes will appreciate this valuable textbook. Contextualization in Missions will guide mission-minded Christians to an informed plan for spreading the gospel effectively. While written with a theoretical perspective, Contextualization in Missions also provides real-world examples to provoke both thought and action.

Transforming Worldviews

Transforming Worldviews
Author: Paul G. Hiebert
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2008-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441200983

In the past, changes in behavior and in belief have been leading indicators for missionaries that Christian conversion had occurred. But these alone--or even together--are insufficient for a gospel understanding of conversion. For effective biblical mission, Paul G. Hiebert argues, we must add a third element: a change in worldview. Here he offers a comprehensive study of worldview--its philosophy, its history, its characteristics, and the means for understanding it. He then provides a detailed analysis of several worldviews that missionaries must engage today, addressing the impact of each on Christianity and mission. A biblical worldview is outlined for comparison. Finally, Hiebert argues for gospel ministry that seeks to transform people's worldviews and offers suggestions for how to do so.

Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947

Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947
Author: Chad M. Bauman
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2008-10-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802862764

Series: Studies in the History of Christian Missions (SHCM)When a form of Christianity from one corner of the world encounters the religion and culture of another, new and distinctive forms of the faith result. In this volume Chad Bauman considers one such cultural context -- colonial Chhattisgarh in north central India.In his study Bauman focuses on the interaction of three groups: Hindus from the low-caste Satnami community, Satnami converts to Christianity, and the American missionaries who worked with them. Informed by archival snooping and ethnographic fieldwork, the book reveals the emergence of a unique Satnami-Christian identity. As Bauman shows, preexisting structures of thought, belief, behavior, and more altered this emerging identity in significant ways, thereby creating a distinct regional Christianity.

Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur

Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur
Author: Frank Houghton
Publisher: CLC Publications
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1619580721

Amy Carmichael, born in 1867 in the village of Millisle, Ireland, gave herself unconditionally to Christ. She went first to Japan and following a short term in Ceylon, presently Sri Lanka, she landed in India in 1895 and remained there without a single furlough until she died in January 1951.