Christianity

"Racism will never end." "Drug dealing and gang banging will never stop." "I hope for God to come and take us away from all this because if things go on the way they are, there's not much hope for humankind."These are some of the comments from twenty...

Working with new insights on the influence that Christian translations of Scriptures and catechisms into African languages had on cultural self-understanding, social awakening, religious renewal, reciprocity in mission, process, Sanneh shows that mission...

The world around us is a wreck. When there's so much conflict around the country and around the corner, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, powerless, and helpless. What can one person do to make a difference?Here's the good news. Millions of everyday people...

"Spiritual warfare is that conflict being waged in the invisible, spiritual realm that is being manifest in the visible, physical realm."Whether we know it or not, we are at war.Perhaps you or someone you know has become an emotional, marital, or moral...

"Prayer is the fuel that provides the spiritual spark for our lives."We aren't the first people to struggle with prayer. When Christ's disciples asked, "Teach us to pray," He responded by teaching them a few sentences that have come to be known as the...

What is the purpose of fasting? Sometimes it's hard to make the concentrated effort of prayer. When the need is urgent, God has prescribed an urgent method. Tony Evans asks, "How badly do you want an answer? How much do you want deliverance from that...

""If I could, I surely would stand on the rock where Moses stood."" --from the Spiritual ""Elijah Rock"" Taking its theme from the pastoral letter of the Black Catholic bishops of the United States, which spoke of the challenge of being ""authentically...

At a time when the African American church is increasingly associated with the controversial prosperity gospel, pastors Danielle Ayers and Reginald Williams remind black church leaders of the prophetic call to "do justice." Exploring first the biblical...

The latter half of the twentieth century saw the development of liberationist and progressive theologies whose aim is both to understand life and to enhance it by focusing attention on the ways in which certain groups and ethnic minorities suffer...

Three for Me is a book about a young man who experienced harsh, catastrophic events early in life and the trials and tribulations he experienced as he grew into adulthood and created a family history that exists today. It's a family tree that is alive,...

Honest, raw, and completely vulnerable, There's Something Your Son Needs to Tell You acts as an open letter that encourages other young men to step forward and share their stories about sexual abuse in hopes that we will save our little boys. At least...

An intriguing introduction to Christian doctrine from an African perspective. Using a framework of excerpts from Chinua Achebe's well-known novel, Things Fall Apart, the author introduces the major themes of Christian doctrine: God, Trinity, creation,...