Outreach 2020 Recommended****Resource of the Year (Cross-Cultural and Missional)Veteran missionary-scholar Roberta King draws on a lifetime of study and firsthand mission experience to show how witness through contextualized global arts can dynamically reveal Christ to all peoples. King offers the global church biblical foundations, historical pathways, theoretical frameworks, and effective practices for communicating Christ through the ar...

Nella scuola più esclusiva d’Inghilterra, la Royal Élite School, dominio incontrastato di una sola dinastia, sta per iniziare una partita tra un re (nero) e una principessa che… ancora non sa di essere una regina.King contro Clifford.Levi King fa parte di una delle famiglie inglesi più ricche e influenti, è il capitano della squadra di calcio della scuola, ha tutti ai suoi piedi e la sola cosa che desidera è una libertà che non può ancora avere.Non ho ancora deciso...

The twenty-first century has brought with it a shift from the notion of human security being located in secure national borders to the need to secure the safety, freedom, and dignity of all. Despite efforts to equalize women’s status in the world evidenced by changes in many international projects requiring a gender focus, women and men experience most of the world in very different ways according to gender. Further, the reality is that humans who do not all fall neatly into one of these c...

A flick of the wrist, an unlucky roll of the dice, and Wren's mother loses a gamble that changes the course of the kingdom forever. Can one small, lame girl soften the hard heart of the king of Nimblick, or will his greed destroy her?

In a realm where magic is as mundane as housework, we meet Rosemary, a tenacious 14-year-old girl who believes she is destined for something greater than washing the family's clothes and chasing brownies out of the mill. As the seventh daughter of a seventh son, her life should be filled with adventure and good fortune, just like the lives of seventh sons of seventh sons. Unfortunately no one else believes that, since a wise woman in the village pronounced her just another daughter. When a...

Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. Now, a two-and-a-half-year-long museum exhibit of Tut’s treasures is touring major cities in the U.S., drawing record crowds. This Who Was . . . ? is complete with 100 black-andwhite illustrations and explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy cu...

In search of holistic Christian witness, missionaries have increasingly sought to take into account all the dimensions of people's cultural and religious lives—including their songs, dances, dramatic performances, storytelling, and visualarts. Missiologists, educators, and practitioners are cultivating new approaches for integrating the arts into mission praxis and celebrating creativity within local communities. And in an increasingly globalized and divided world, peacema...

WHAT IF YOUR STUMBLES AREN'T REALLY SETBACKS? WHAT IF GOD'S GRACE MOVES YOUR MISSTEPS INTO BEAUTIFULLY TIMED CHOREOGRAPHY? IF YOU KNEW YOUR CORE ISN'T DAMAGED AND FLAWED, COULD YOU LET YOURSELF DANCE UNASHAMEDLY?Is something missing from your spiritual life? Despite God's promises of love, forgiveness, and freedom, do you still feel unworthy, frustrated, and alone? Do you proclaim that God loves you unconditionally, and yet, for some reason, it doesn't make much difference in your ...

Music and Liturgy, Identity and Formation is a one-of-a-kind book about All Saints Moda Church in Istanbul. In this book, Sue Whittaker explores the ways Dr. Turgay Ucal, the MBB founding pastor, has intuitively blended Christian faith and the local urban culture. Indigenous songs and adaptations of Reformed liturgy work together to enable worshipers to feel comfortable with Christianity. Images, customs, and gestures guide seekers into new ways to pray and live their lives. Turgay's theol...

Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. This Who Was . . . ? explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy curses.