Language Disconnect: The Implications of Bible Translation upon Gospel Work in Africa
Abstract Theological education, even when using indigenous languages, can be uninspiring to African people if its implicit underlying pre-suppositions remain European.... Read more.
Holiness in African Perspective
Missionary-scholar Jim Harries discusses the difference between the biblical categories of clean and unclean, holy and common. He argues that neither Africa or the... Read more.
The Preeminence of Life: Towards an African Christian Cosmology in Intercultural Context
A fresh look at how emphasizing full life can transform how we do mission. Without life all else that may be considered of value is nothing. African people are not... Read more.
Doing Business in Africa: How Culture Changes How We Work Together
If we want to break the dependency cycle, we must better understand the cultural context where we want to do business and ministry. Abstract Failure to take... Read more.
David Hoekema: Missions and Modernity in Colonial Africa
David Hoekema, “Missions and Modernity in Colonial Africa: Most of what you think you know is wrong” Books & Culture (September/October 2014), pages... Read more.
Solving a Language Puzzle: Between England and Africa
Missionary Jim Harries presents a cogent argument for using indigenous language. Words originating in English are often written and even pronounced... Read more.
Deliverance Ministry in an African Cultural Perspective, by Jim Harries
Editor’s Preface: When The Pneuma Review asked seasoned missionary Jim Harries to explain what “vulnerable mission” is, he wrote an article showing us how... Read more.