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Short-Term Mission: An Ethnography of Christian Travel Narrative and Experience

Short-Term Mission: An Ethnography of Christian Travel Narrative and Experience

by Brian M. Howell

Over the past few decades, short-term mission trips have exploded in popularity. With easy access to affordable air travel, millions of American Christians have journeyed internationally for ministry, service and evangelism. Short-term trips are praised for involving many in global mission but also critiqued for their limitations. Despite the diversity of de… Read more…

Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective

Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective

by Brian M. Howell and Jenell Williams Paris

What is the role of culture in human experience? This introductory cultural anthropology textbook helps readers explore and understand this crucial issue from a Christian perspective. The book covers standard cultural anthropology topics with special attention given to issues of concern to Christians, such as cultural relativism, evolution, and missions.This… Read more…

Power and Identity in the Global Church:: Six Contemporary Cases

Power and Identity in the Global Church:: Six Contemporary Cases

by Brian M. Howell and Edwin Zehner

Power and Identity in the Global Church: Six Contemporary Cases applies contemporary sociological, theological, and New Testament insights to better understand how God’s people can, do, and should interact in the field, thereby laying the groundwork for better multicultural approaches to mission partnership. The authors—six evangelical anthropologists an… Read more…