Missionary Reading: An Online Bookshop

Assembled by Barry McWilliams
Missionary Reading
Some Reading Suggestions on Missions related topics:

I have put this bibliography together browsing on Amazon.com. I have not had the opportunity to personally review each selection. If you have read or purchase any of these books, I would very much welcome your comments.

Missions: Motivation

Let the Nations Be Glad! : The Supremacy of God in Missions 2nd ed. by John PiperPaperback - 240 pages (August 1993) Baker Book House
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya by Ruth A. Tucker Paperback - 512 pages (November 1983) Zondervan Publishing House - This is a book about Missionaries throughout Church History. Recommended and inspiring reading!!
A Mind for Missions: Ten Ways to Build Your World Vision by Paul Borthwick Paperback - 167 pages (November 1987) Navpress Borthwick has also written Six Dangerous Questions to Transform Your View of the World Paperback - 144 pages (January 1997) Intervarsity and MISSIONS: God's Heart for the World : 9 Studies for Individuals or Groups Paperback (November 2000) both by Intervarsity Pr
Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity Miriam Adeney
Evangelism
The Master Plan of Evangelism: by Robert E. Coleman Paperback - 200 pages 30 edition (February 1993)Baker Book House
Out of the Comfort Zone by George Verwe Paperback - 144 pages (January 2001) Bethany House
Out of the Saltshaker & into the World : Evangelism As a Way of Life by Rebecca Manley Pippert Paperback - 288 pages Rev&expand edition (August 1999) Intervarsity Press
Missiology: Theory and Strategies
Emancipating the World: A Christian Response to Radical Islam and Fundamentalist Atheism By Darrow Miller (May 2012 - YWAM Publishing)
Missions: Biblical Foundations And Strategies by Gailyn Van Rheenen, Hardcover - 256 pages (August 1996) Zondervan Publishing House
Changing Frontiers of Mission (American Society of Missiology Series, No 28) by Wilbert R. ShenkPaperback - 250 pages (March 1999)Orbis Books
Missiology : An Introduction to the Foundations, History, and Strategies of World Missions by John Mark Terry (Editor)Paperback - 768 pages (November 1998) Broadman & Holman Publishers:
The Shape of Practical Theology : Empowering Ministry With Theological Praxis by Ray Sherman Anderson Paperback - 380 pages (February 2001) Intervarsity Press
What Is Mission? : Theological Explorations by J. Andrew Kirk Paperback - 304 pages (February 2000) Fortress Press
Changing the Mind of Missions : Where Have We Gone Wrong? by James F. Engel, William A. Dyrness Paperback - 144 pages (February 2000) Intervarsity Press
Paradigms in Conflict: 10 Key Questions in Christian Missions Today by David J. Hesselgrave, now retired, was a co-founder of the Evangelical Missiological Society, as well as a professor and director of missions at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His many books include Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally, and Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond .
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader Ediited by Ralph Winter
The Local Church in a Global Era: Reflections for a New Century : What We Can Learn from Christians Around the World Prominent scholars, missionaries, and analysts of world trends explore the implications of today's emerging global society for local churches and Christian mission. Editors: Max Stackhouse, Time Dearborn and Scott Paeth. Paperback - 228 Pages (September 2000) Wm. B. Eerdmans
God's Global Mosaic : What We Can Learn from Christians Around the World by Paul Gordon Chandler, John R. W. Stott Paperback - 142 pages (January 2000) Intervarsity Press
Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions (Baker Reference Library) by A. Scott Moreau (Editor), Harold, A. Netland (Editor), Hardcover - 1168 pages (September 2000) Baker Book House
Missionary Leadership by Motivation and Communication by Roland Muller Paperback: 228 pages (November 2001) Xlibris Corp. Roland Muller is also the author of Honor and Shame: Unlocking the Door which deals with shame based cultures - Asian and Middle Eastern societies tend to focus on shame and honor, African and many tribal cultures focus on fear; and Tools for Muslim Evangelism which presents concepts of teacher based evangelism vs friendship based evangelism .
Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission (American Society of Missiology Series, No. 16) by David Bosch Paperback: 587 pages (April 1991) Orbis Books
Eternal Word and Changing Worlds: Theology, Anthropology and Missions in Tiralogue by Harvie Conn. (P & R 1992) Harvie Conn was professor of missions at Westminister Theological Seminary until his death in 1999.
The late David Bosch, who was on the missiology faculty member at the University of South Africa, passed away in 1992. Mission in Bold Humility: David Bosch's Work Considered by David Bosch, William Saayman and Klippies Klitzinger (editors) (January 1997) gathers appraisals of his work from a variety of thelogical and mission contexts.
Urban Missions
A Theology as Big as the City Ray Bakke Intervarsity 1997
The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World and Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City and the People of God by Harvie Conn and Manuel Ortiz. Planting and Growing Urban Churches: From Dream to Reality
See my Books List on Mercy Ministy as well.

On the Sending and Supporting of Missionaries:
Serving As Senders : How to Care for Your Missionaries While They Are Preparing to Go, While They Are on the Field, When They Return Home by Neal Pirolo Paperback (August 1991) Emmaus Road Intl
Getting Sent : A Relational Approach to Support Raising by Pete Sommer, Paperback - 204 pages (October 1999) Intervarsity Press
Funding Your Ministry: Whether You're Gifted or Not by Scott Morton, Paperback: 219 pages Dawson Media; (July 1, 1999) - a Navagator, Morton also has a Video Series on how to Fund your Ministry.
Friend Raising by Betty Barnett Paperback: 180 pages (August 2003) Y W A M Pub; A 22 minute video is also available.
People Raising : A Practical Guide to Raising Support by William P. Dillon Paperback - 255 pages (August 1993) Moody Press
The ReEntry Team: Caring For Your Returning Missionaries by Neal Pirolo Paperback
Re-Entry : Making the Transition from Missions to Life at Home by Peter Jordan Paperback (September 1996) Y W A M Pub
The Art of Coming Home: How to Readjust to Your Home Culture by Craig Storti Paperback (2001) Nicholas Brealey Intercultural - While from a "secular" viewpoint - this book is frequently recommended. He also has a book on The Art of Crossing Cultures.
Avoiding the Tentmaker Trap by Dan Gibson presents ten common traps that tentmakers fall into, and creative ways to address them.
Parents of Missionaries: How to Thrive and Stay Connected When Your Children and Grandchildren Serve Cross-Culturally by Cheryl Savageau and Diane Stortz. Paperback, 2008 Combining a counselor’s professional insight and a parent’s personal journey, plus ideas and stories this is a comprehensive plan for understanding missionary life, navigating the holidays, grandparenting long-distance and saying good-bye well.
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, by David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken Revised Edition Paperback 2009. This book examines the nature of the TCK experience and its effect on maturing, developing a sense of identity and adjusting to one's passport country upon return.
The Power of the Call by Henry T. Blackaby Hardcover - 256 pages (July 1997) Broadman & Holman Publishers
Short Term Missions
The Essential Guide to the Short Term Mission Trip by David C. Forward Moody Publishers; Spiral edition (January 1998)
Mack & Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions by J. Mack Stiles, Leeann Stiles 192 pages Intervarsity Press; (September 2000)
Stepping Out: A Guide to Short Term Missions by Ywam Publishers 216 pages Crown Ministries Intl; (September 1996)
Successful Mission Teams: A Guide for Volunteers by Martha Vancise 240 pages New Hope Publishers; (June 1, 1998)
Vacations With A Purpose: A Handbook for Your Short-Term Missions Experience and A Planning Handbook for Your Short-Term Missions Team by Chris Eaton, Kim Hurst (both 1993) David C. Cook Publishing Company
Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intellegence by David A Livermore. How the Changing face of Christianity affects Short-Term Mission. A broad look at what the church is doing and shouldn't be doing as it adapts to cultural contexts.
Here is a list of Books to take along and leave with national pastors.

Cross Cultural Concerns
Cross-cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility by Duane Elmer , also Cross-Cultural Conflict: Building Relationships for Effective Ministry 189 pages Intervarsity Press, 1994 and Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting in Around the World by Duane Elmer Paperback: 200 pages (October 2002) Intervarsity Press. Duane Elmer is the G. W. Aldeen Professor of International Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. In addition to traveling and teaching in over seventy-five countries, he has provided cross-cultural training to people from Fortune 500 companies, relief and development agencies, mission organizations, churches, and educational institutions. He has also conducted peace and reconciliation efforts in several countries.
Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot - And Cold - Climate Cultures by Sarah A. Lanier Seeks to aid the reader in cross-cultural communication and relationships by highlighting the differences between 'hot-climate' (relationship-based) cultures and 'cold-climate' (task-oriented) cultures." based mainly on her own experiences.
The Art of Crossing Cultures by Craig Storti, who also wrote on Figuring Foreigners Out: A Practical Guide and The Art of Coming Home
Ministering Cross-Culturally : An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter, Marvin Keene Mayers Paperback - 125 pages (September 1986) Baker Book House - Dr. Sherwood Lingenfelter is Dean of the School of World Mission at Fuller theological Serminary.
Teaching Cross-Culturally : An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching by Judith E. Lingenfelter, Sherwood G. Lingenfelter Paperback: 144 pages Baker Book House; (May 2003)
Transforming Culture : A Challenge for Christian Mission by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter Paperback - 190 pages 2nd edition (October 1999) Baker Book House
Reconnecting God's Story to Ministry: Crosscultural Storytelling at Home and Abroad by Tom A. Steffen A scholarly work describing on how to use narrative as an educational methodology but offering practical help by identifying the roles and tasks that are necessary to become an effective storyteller in another culture.
Christianity confronts Culture: A Strategy for Cross-Cultural Evangelism by Marvin K. Mayers Zondervan 1987
Making the Good News Relevant: Keeping the Gospel Distinctive in Any Culture by Morris Inch Nelson 1986
Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World by Bernard T. Adeney Paperback - 286 pages (June 1995) This book considers ethics across cultures, addresses the ethical import of other religions and gender relations, and explores how the Bible and culture interact to produce ethical stances.
Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally, Second Edition by David J. Hesselgrave Paperback - 672 pages 2nd edition (May 1991) Zondervan Publishing House and Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond Paperback - 348 pages 2nd Edition May 2000 Baker Academic
The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus by John R. Cross Paperback (January, 1998) GOODSEED USA (also a workbook). Presents a Chronological Bible presentation of the Gospel - a method used effectively by New Tribes Mission and others to present the Gospel to those who have no Biblical background. A video, God's Story: from Creation to Eternity, is also available in 30 languages. ASIN: B00008G94G
Anthropological Insights for Missionaries by Paul Hiebert Paperback - 315 pages (February 1987) Baker Book House - Paul G. Hiebert is associate dean of academic doctoral programs, chairman of the department of mission and evangelism, and professor of mission and anthropology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
Beyond Culture by Edward T. Hall Paperback - 298 pages Reissue edition (January 7, 1977) Anchor
Anthropology for Christian Witness by Charles H. Kraft Paperback - 493 pages (February 1997) Orbis Books
Translating the Message : The Missionary Impact on Culture (American Society of Missiology Series, No 13) by Lamin Sanneh Paperback - 255 pages (May 1989) Orbis Books; Sanneh is a Christian convert from Islam in Gambia, currently professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale University. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic history from the University of London, and spent several years studying Arabic and Islam including a stint in the Middle East, and work with international organizations concerned with interfaith and cross-cultural issues. He is the author of Religion and the Variety of Culture: A Study in Origin and Practice (Christian Mission and Modern Culture) Paperback - 87 pages (September 1996) Trinity Pr Intl and Encountering the West: Christianity and the Global Cultural Process : The African Dimension (World Christian Theology Series)Hardcover - 286 pages (December 1993) Orbis Books and over a hundred articles on religious and historical subjects Intellectual Debates in Islam in the New Global Era includes him in a video discussion and World Christianity and the New World Order si a course Description and Bibliography.
The Missionary Movement in Christian History :Studies in Transmission of Faith by Andrew F. Walls Paperback - 266 pages (October 1996) Orbis Books (Review) Walls presents in nineteen essays the distillation of a lifetime’s reflection on Christianity’s twentieth–century global transformation and has another book forthcoming, The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History :Studies in the Transmission and Reception of Faith Paperback - 288 pages (November 30, 2001) Orbis Books. Andrew F. Walls is emeritus director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non–Western World at the University of Edinburgh.
The Calvinistic Concept of Culture by Henry R. Van Til - a classic Reformed look at the relationship between religion and culture now back in print! Paperback - 245 pages (April 2001) Baker Book House.
Mercy and Justice
What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission by Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert (Crossway Books, Sept 2011)
Agents of Transformation : A Guide for Effective Cross-Cultural Ministry by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter Paperback - 282 pages (May 1996) Baker Book House
When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Ourselves(Expanded Edition) by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett Paperback - 208 Pages (April 2012) Moody Publishers
Making Your Partnership Work: A Guide for Ministry Leaders by Daniel Rickett Paperback 167 pages Winepress Publishing (January 2002)
Building Strategic Relationships: A Practical Guide to Partnering with Non-Western Missions by Daniel Rickett 95 pages Stem Press (April 2008) Daniel Rickett is Assistant Professor of Leadership in the School of International Leadership and Development at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania; and, Senior Advisor of Partnership Development & Strategy for Partners International, Spokane, Washington, USA. Dr. Rickett is a veteran missionary, international consultant, and organization development specialist with over 20 years in the field.
Cross-Cultural Partnerships: Navigating the Complexities of Money and Mission by Mary T. Lederleitner Paperback 231 pages (Feb 2010) IVP Books
Discipling Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Cultures by Darrow Miller Paperback: 320 pages; 2nd edition (August 2001) Emerald Books
Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development by Bryant L. Myers Paperback: 288 pages. (September 1999) Orbis Books is a good book about holistic Christian development theory, theology, and real Christian organizational practice. It introduces a variety of development paradigms and theological reflections about development to those who may never have studied development formally and includes material likely to be new to even the more experienced development practitioner and is especially useful to get westerners thinking about and praying about how much they do not know about indigenous people, their worldviews, the problems they face, and the importance of the spiritual aspects of development work.
Evangelism: Doing Justice and Peaching Grace by Harvey Conn P & R Publishing 1992
Here is a list on Micro Enterprise Development (MED),which, by providing small loans and savings facilities to those excluded from commercial financial services, has been promoted as a key strategy for reducing poverty.

Church Planting
Planting Churches Cross-Culturally : North America and Beyond by David J. Hesselgrave Paperback - 348 pages 2nd edition (April 2000) Baker Book House
Missionary Methods : St. Paul's or Ours? by Roland Allen Paperback (June 1962) Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (A classic written in 1927. Also The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church: And the Causes That Hinder It Paperback - 170 pages (May 1997) Wipf & Stock Publishers
Planting and Growing Urban Churches : From Dream to Reality by Harvie M. Conn (Editor) Paperback - 272 pages (July 1997) Baker Book House
Incarnational Ministry : Planting Churches in Band, Tribal, Peasant, and Urban Societies by Paul G. Hiebert Paperback (May 1996) Baker Book House
Understanding Church Growth by Donald Anderson McGavran, Peter C. Wagner (Editor) Paperback - 310 pages 3rd Rev edition (July 1990) Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Multi-Cultural Churches
One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church by Manuel Ortiz Paperback: 158 pages InterVarsity Press
Multicultural Ministry: Finding Your Church's Unique Rhythm by David Anderson Paperback: 208 pages April, 2004 Zondervan
One Body, One Spirit: Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches by George A. Yancey Paperback: 180 pages August 2003 InterVarsity Press
Embracing Diversity: Leadership in Multicultural Congregations by Charles R. Foster Paperback: 136 pages April 1997 Alban Institute
The Wolf Shall Dwell With the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community by Eric H. F. Law Paperback: 131 pages August 1993 Chalice Press (August 1993)
A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church by Gerardo Marti Hardcover: 239 pages January 2005 Indiana University Press
United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race by Curtiss Paul Deyoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, Karen Chai Kim Hardcover: 240 pages June 5, 2003 Oxford University Press, USA
People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States by Michael O. Emerson Hardcover: 264 pages April 10, 2006 Princeton University Press
World Religions, Apologetics and Post-Modernism
Jesus and the Religions of Man by David Marshall Paperback - 330 pages (January 1, 2000) Kuai Mu Press
Understanding World Religions ::Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Islam by George W.. Braswell , Jr Paperback - 206 pages Revised edition (January 1994) Also: Understanding Sectarian Groups in America ::The New Age Movement, the Occult, Mormonism, Hare Krishna, Zen Buddhism, Baha'I, Islam in America Paperback - 375 pages Revised edition (January 1994) Baptist Sunday School Board - Baptist Book Stores Braswell taught at the Faculty of Islamic Theology of the University of Teheran from 1968-74. He is now professor of missions and world religions at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Missiological Implications of Epistemological Shifts : Affirming Truth in a Modern/Postmodern World (Christian Mission and Modern Culture Series) by Paul G. Hiebert Paperback - 112 pages 1563 edition (February 1999) Trinity Pr Intl
Mustard Seed Vs. McWorld : Reinventing Life and Faith for the Future by Tom Sine, Ravi K. Zacharias Paperback - 249 pages (August 1999) Baker Book House
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Leslie Newbigin Paperback - 252 pages (October 1990) Eerdmans The author of Foolishness to the Greeks, Truth to Tell: The Gospel as Public Truth, and Truth and Authority in Modernity, Dr. Newbigin was a missionary in India for forty years and ecumenical leader before returning home to find it a mission field too.
Jesus Among Other Gods : The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message by Ravi K. Zacharias Hardcover - 195 pages (August 2000) Word Books
Understanding Folk Religion : A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices by Paul G. Hiebert Paperback - 412 pages (December 1999) Baker Book House
Confronting Africa
Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles by Richard Dowden (592 pages Public Affairs; 1 edition (March 9, 2009) Probably one of the best books describing Subsaharan Africa - its history, problems, and current needs! Very recommended reading!
Against All Hope: Hope for Africa and Nurturing the Nations by Darrow Miller, Available from the Disciple Nations Alliance.
Jesus and the The Gospel in Africa (Theology in Africa Series) and Christianity in Africa: The Renewal of Non-Western Religion (Studies in World Christianity) by Kwame Bediako. An African's perspective on Christianity in Africa.
Into Africa: Intercultural Insights by Yale Richmond and Phyllis Gestrin A view of pan-African culture and including some of the cultural differences within specific areas.
African Friends and Money Matters by David E. MaranzThe author deals with everyday life in Africa. He first introduces the very different goals of African and Western economic systems and then presents ninety observations of African behaviors related to money matters.
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly (Paperback 448 pages Penguin (Non-Classics) (February 27, 2007)
The Bottom Billion:Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier Paperback 224 pages Oxford University Press, (August 22, 2008)
Africa Counts: Number and Pattern in African Cultures By Claudia Zaslavsky
Preaching and Cultural Identity: Proclaiming the Gospel in Africa by John Wesley Zwomunondiita Kurewa
Islam
World events and the reality of increasing numbers of muslims living in our communities make an understanding of Islam essential for Christians. This bibliography was prepared, in part, by Grant LeMarquand.
Call of the Minaret by Kenneth Cragg Paperback 3rd edition (January 1, 2000) Oneworld Publications Ltd. The treatment is sympathetic and recognized by Muslims as accurate. He has also written The House of Islam (Religious Life of Man) Paperback 3rd edition (October 1987) Wadsworth Pub Co and Muhammad and the Christian Paperback - 192 pages (March 1, 1999) Oneworld Publications Ltd
Islam:: A Christian Perspective by Michael Nazir-Ali Paperback - 188 pages (September 1984) Westminster John Knox Pr. Formerly a bishop of the Church of Pakistan, Nazir-Ali now serves as a bishop of the Church of England.
Islam:Its Prophet, Peoples, Politcs and Power by George W. Braswell,, Jr. Paperback - 352 pages (July 1996) Broadman & Holman Publishers Also What You Need to Know About Islam & Muslims Paperback - 192 pages (February 2000) Broadman & Holman Publishers. He suggests Nine essentials for reaching Muslims
An introduction to Islam written by a Muslim Faziur Rahman's Islam (N.Y.: Doubleday, 1966) is recommended, clear and written in an engaging fashion, but it is out of print. Rahman's Major Themes of the Quran Paperback 2nd edition (June 1989) Bibliotheca Islamica is available. A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam by I. A. Ibrahim Paperback - 76 pages 2nd edition (May 1, 1999) Darussalam is also a Muslim presentation of their faith, and The Essential Koran by Thomas Cleary (Translator) Hardcover - 203 pages (January 1998) might also be helpful.
Building Bridges: Christianity and Islam by Fouad Elias Accad Paperback - 144 pages (March 1997) Navpress. Fouad Elias Accad grew up in Lebanon in the Greek Orthodox Church and dedicated his life to reaching out to Muslims. He spent most of his life there building bridges between individual followers of Christianity and followers of Islam. His passion was to bring two communities together-Muslim and Christian. What Accad built were bridges of understanding, communication, and love. This book is called a "must read" for those who are concerned with Muslim evangelism. The information in Accad's book is enlightening to anyone who has wondered about Muslims' basic beliefs and indispensable to those reaching out to Muslims.
Reaching Muslims for Christ by William J. Saal Paperback - 223 pages (February 1993) Moody Press.
Answering Islam :: The Crescent in Light of the Cross by Norman L. Geisler, Abdul Saleeb Paperback - 336 pages (January 1994) Baker Book House. Geisler is a well known Apologist for the Christian faith.
Muslims and Christians at the Table: Promoting Biblical Understanding Among North American Muslims by Bruce A. McDowell, Anees Zaka, Harvie M. Conn Paperback - 326 pages (October 1999) Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Company. Another title: Christians and Muslims Together : An Exploration by Presbyterians by B. Haines (Editor) is out of print.
Their Blood Cries Out: The Worldwide Tragedy of Modern Christians Who are Dying for Their Faith by Paul Marshall Paperback - 352 pages (March 12, 1997) (Dallas: Word, 1997), especially chapters two "The Approaching Jihad" and three "Islam: Fear, Friction, and Fragmentation."
I Dared to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh Paperback (April 1980) Baker Book House, details the conversion of a Pakistani woman to faith in Christ and the chaos which ensued, especially in her family.
Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X Paperback - 466 pages Reissue edition (December 1989) African Amer Images, recounts the career of the radical member of 'the Nation of Islam' and his conversion to what he considered authentic Islam.
A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue by Badru D. Kateregga and David W. Shenk Waterloo: Herald Press, 1997. Katerrega is now ambassador for the Republic of Uganda in Saudi Arabia. Shenk is director of international ministries with Eastern Mennonite Missions and one of the finest evangelical Anabaptist scholars on Islam.
Piety and Power :Christians in West Africa (Faith Meets Faith Series by Lamin Sanneh Paperback - 208 pages (February 1997)Orbis Books. (See above for more of his books)
The socio-religious-political issues of the Third World:
In particular, Eastern Europe and the Balkans
Robert D. Kaplan's travels have produced a number of books that look at the issues facing the "Third World" today, and will certainly stimulate thinking about how to reach these regions with the Gospel. Perhaps best known for his 1993 Balkan Ghosts: a Journey Through History, he recently recounts a journey from the Balkans with a side trip to the mid-east to the Caucasus and Tartary ten years later in Eastward to Tartary . He has also written about West Central Africa and in The Coming Anarchy : Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War, expanded from his article in the Atlantic Monthly and The Ends of the Earth: A Journey at the Dawn of the 21st Century. While you may not agree with all he has to say concerning these struggling nations in the midst of a turmoil that constantly makes headlines, it is clear that the doors that have been opened in these lands may not be open long, and the missionary task in reaching these varied cultures and peoples will neither be simple nor easy. These books will move you to prayer, at the very least, for those with the courage to go and proclaim Christ's kingdom.
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel P. Huntington Paperback - 368 pages (February 1998) Touchstone Books; offers a sobering analysis of our changing world situation.
Two books on the Balkans The Fall of Yugoslavia : The Third Balkan War and The Balkans: Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804-1999 by Misha Glenny attempt to explain the confusing struggles that are going on there.
Return to Diversity : A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II by Joseph Rothschild
The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric A fictional novel focused on 500 years of Balkan History.
The Balkans Since 1453 by Leften Stavros Stavrianos
Some other Links
Christian Book Distributors
Fuller Theological Seminary - School of Intercultural Studies
Missionary Training International Training Programs and workshops
Emercy's useful Missionary Resource Center
Initiative 360 (ACMC):Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment
International Training Partners, Inc Site includes Articles on Inter-personal communication skills.
Missionary Fundraising Resources and The Finisher's Project
Evangelical Missions Quarterly published by the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College has Archives)
The Master's Mission Resources for Resources for Elders, Mission Committees, and Aspiring Career Missionaries
International bulletin of Missionary Research published by the Overseas Ministries Studies Center
The Missiology Homepage Among other items are some extensive bibliographies and ACU's: Journal of Applied Missiology (Pre 1996 back issues)
American Society of Missiology publishes Missiology: An International Review
Howard Culbertson's Home Pages, professor of missions and world evangelism - Southern Nazarene University - an extensive and useful site:Site contents
Network for Strategic Missions focused on unreached peoples without access to the Gospel. Here is their Knowledge Base
WEC International and Operation World
International Theological Education Ministries, Inc.
More links on my Mission Committee Resources

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In particular, Eastern Europe and the Balkans