Scholars
Transformed: Washing Syrian refugees’ feet in a Lebanon Church
In his book Following Jesus in Turbulent Times (published under Langham Global Library), graduated Langham Scholar Hikmat Kashouh shares how his church in the Lebanon follows Jesus by serving Syrian refugees. His book will inspire believers around the world to love, serve and disciple displaced people from Muslim backgrounds. Hikmat spoke to Langham Partnership UKI about…
Read MoreLangham Scholar lays cornerstone for first evangelical church in Sharm El Sheikh
Last month, Langham Scholar Rev Dr Andrea Zaki joined the South Sinai Governor in Egypt to lay the foundation stone for the first evangelical Church in the Red Sea city of Sharm El Sheikh. Dr Zaki, President of the Protestant Churches in Egypt, said the church will seek a holistic mission by serving everyone equally.…
Read MoreA unique Christmas party…
We look forward each year to the annual Langham Family Christmas Party. Scholars studying in Durham, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and St Andrews gather in Edinburgh with spouses and children for an afternoon of fun, of fellowship and food. It’s a wonderful opportunity to leave the library, computers and books behind for a few hours. We can…
Read MoreTyndale House reaches beyond academic confines
Langham Partnership has a permanent ensuite study bedroom at Tyndale House, Cambridge, for exclusive use by Langham Scholars. Tyndale House boasts a world-renowned library, and a superb academic community in which Scholars can complete their studies. And its work goes further than the limits of academia. The principal Dr Peter Williams spoke recently at the Forum of…
Read MoreChristians under renewed pressure in the Big Country
As Christian missionaries were expelled from the Big Country in the middle of last century, many feared that the Church would wither and die. How we rejoiced when an easing of pressure and opening of the country from the 1980s revealed an unprecedented explosion of growth, with a flourishing underground church movement. Now there are…
Read MoreOne step closer to PhD after Tyndale House stay
Langham Scholar Emad Botros very much appreciates Langham’s support, which allowed him to stay at Tyndale House in Cambridge for three weeks. Read his encouraging report: This was my first time in Cambridge, and to Tyndale House. The first impression you get while there is that it is a historical and an inspiring place, where…
Read MoreScholar’s dream to revive Old Testament for the Middle East
Langham Scholar Emad Botros is currently completing his doctoral work at McMaster Divinity College, Canada. Emad and his wife Almess are also global field staff to Lebanon with Canadian Baptist Ministries. An important part of that work is Emad’s teaching position at Beirut’s Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS), where Emad is helping to shape a new generation of…
Read More‘Tyndale House is a fantastic place’
Langham Scholar Gift Mtukwa from Zimbabwe is studying at Nazarene Theological College, an affiliated college of the University of Manchester. For two months earlier this year, Gift stayed at Tyndale House in Cambridge to work on his PhD. His time coincided with the UK and Europe Langham Scholars consultation in Cambridge. Gift gave this report: “The first…
Read MoreScholar says Tyndale House stay ‘very helpful’ for research
Langham Partnership has joined Tyndale House in Cambridge to secure a permanent ensuite study room exclusively for Langham Scholars. One student who has recently benefitted from staying at this world-renowned library is Joey Tan. “It’s a very good place to do research” Joey Tan, from Malaysia, is studying the topic of contextualised preaching at Spurgeon’s…
Read More“Blessed are the peace-makers”
Rula Mansour is a Palestinian Christian woman who lives in Israel, and a Langham Scholar. She shares her story, her research, and her future vision for peace. In 1948 at the age of 12 my father became a refugee in his own country. After losing their land and property in Tiberias during the nakba, they started…
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