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  • Silent Exodus—Parents' Silent Suffering

    Empowering Chinese Canadian Parents in Ethno-Religious Communities Impacted by Generational Assimilation and Dechurching

    by Matthew Richard Sheldon Todd ...
    The broad cultural phenomenon of youth dechurching is often accompanied by stories of broken-hearted parents. The objective of this book is to consider ways immigrant parents are impacted by generational assimilation and dechurching from ethno-religious communities. The original contribution of the book is in substantiating parents' experience from a spectrum of impacts. The author explores ways ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • English Ministry Crisis in Chinese Canadian Churches

    Towards the Retention of English-Speaking Adults from Chinese Canadian Churches through Associated Parallel Independent English Congregational Models

    by Matthew Richard Sheldon Todd ...
    In this book, Dr. Matthew Todd looks into the anecdotal reporting of high numbers of Canadian-born Chinese leaving Western Canadian Chinese churches--what is termed the silent exodus. Some of the fastest-growing Canadian churches are Chinese, yet reportedly the highest dropout rates are among Chinese and Asian church adult ministries. This book recommends solutions towards the retention of ... Read more

    $35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Zoo, or Letters Not about Love

    by Viktor Shklovsky ...
    Translated by Richard Sheldon ...
    Series series Dalkey Archive Essentials
    While living in exile in Berlin, the formidable literary critic Viktor Shklovsky fell in love with Elsa Triolet. He fell into the habit of sending Elsa several letters a day, a situation she accepted under one condition: he was forbidden to write about love. Zoo, or Letters Not about Love is an epistolary novel born of this constraint, and although the brilliant and playful letters contained here ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Empire, Development and Colonialism

    The Past in the Present

    by Mark Duffield, Lisa Smirl, David Williams, Tom Young, Patricia Noxolo, April R. Biccum, Uma Kothari, Douglas Johnson, Paul Kelemen, Dr Douglas H Johnson0, Vernon Hewitt2, Vernon Hewitt3, Matt Merefield4, Henrik Aspengren5, Suthaharan Nadarajah6, Richard Sheldon7 ...
    This collection explores the similarities, differences and overlaps between the contemporary debates on international development and humanitarian intervention and the historical artefacts and strategies of Empire. It includes views by historians and students of politics and development, drawing on a range of methodologies and approaches.The parallels between the language of nineteenth-century ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Soviet Society And Culture

    Essays In Honor Of Vera S. Dunham

    by Terry L Thompson, Richard Sheldon, Edward J Brown, Michael P Sacks ...
    Academic analysis has not always kept pace with the dramatic changes that have occurred in the USSR since Stalin’s time, for objective study has often been overshadowed—especially in the 1980s—by publicity concerning the negative aspects of the “Evil Empire.” Recently, however, because of reforms initiated by Gorbachev, the dynamics of the Soviet system have come into sharper focus. This book ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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    by A. Scott Moreau, Susan Greener, Evvy Campbell, A. Moreau ...
    Series series Encountering Mission
    With the development of instantaneous global communication, it is vital to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries. This addition to the acclaimed Encountering Mission series is designed to offer contemporary intercultural communication insights to mission students and practitioners. Authored by leading missionary scholars with significant intercultural experience, the book explores the ... Read more

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  • The wolf shall dwell with the lamb

    by Eric H. F. Law ...
    This groundbreaking work explores how certain cultures consciously and unconsciously dominate in multicultural situations and what can be done about it. ... Read more

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  • The Multicultural Leader

    Developing a Catholic Personality, Second Edition

    by Dan Sheffield ...
    This book is intended as a resource for provoking dialogue on the nature of leadership in multicultural congregations. When the first edition was written, more than a decade ago, there was a limited pool of resources available to help practitioners in the field, even less addressing the Canadian context. Dan Sheffield brought a missiologist's perspective to this discussion that had been shaped by ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Intercultural Competence

    Cultural Intelligence, Pastoral Leadership and the Chinese Church

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    Intergenerational cultural differences present serious challenges for effective teamwork, sustainable leadership, congregational unity and membership retention. Using historical and empirical research, Dr Michael Chu reveals the relatively low levels of cross-cultural competence among the pastors of Chinese churches in Sydney, and identifying the key factors that hinder cultural competency and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Renewing the Church by the Spirit

    Theological Education after Pentecost

    by Amos Yong ...
    Series series Theological Education between the Times (TEBT)
    In most parts of the world and especially where Christianity is flourishing, Pentecostal and charismatic movements predominate. What would it look like for the Western world—beset by the narrative of decline—to participate in this global Spirit-driven movement? According to Amos Yong, it all needs to start with the way we approach theological education.Renewing the Church by the Spirit makes the ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Churches, Cultures, and Leadership

    A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities

    by Mark Branson, Juan F. Martinez ...
    We live in a culturally diverse society. As the church continues to heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in multicultural contexts, both inside and beyond their congregations. With this book, Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martínez equip leaders to create environments that make God's reconciling ... Read more

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  • Transforming Congregations through Community

    Faith Formation from the Seminary to the Church

    by Boyung Lee ...
    In this helpful book, Boyung Lee offers an encouraging vision of the mainline church's future. Lee grapples with some of the greatest challenges facing the mainline church, offering compelling responses to recurring questions: What does faithfulness to the gospel look like in this changing world? What is our distinctive voice in the larger society? How does theological education have to change if ... Read more

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