Posts Tagged ‘Langham Publishing’
Bountiful harvest from a Langham writers’ workshop
It can take many years to see fruit from writers’ workshops. They bring together a small group of Christian leaders who want to write books for their own communities. The workshops provide time to write and reflect on the universal principles that writers need to bear in mind as they shape a book. The writers…
Read MoreRepresenting Majority World Theology in Academia
Each November, we at Langham Publishing exhibit our latest and most relevant titles at theological conferences in North America. It is an excellent opportunity to present our books to thousands of attendees browsing the exhibit halls and showcase the very best evangelical Majority World theology. Beginning with the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), the Institute for Biblical Research…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight – Hikmat Kashouh
Hikmat Kashouh is the senior pastor of Resurrection Church Beirut (previously Hadath Baptist Church), a vibrant and growing missional church located in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. He is a Langham Scholar, gaining his PhD in Textual Criticism from the University of Birmingham, UK. Hikmat was previously the Academic Dean at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, which…
Read MoreLandmark Arabic Commentary launched in Cairo
A huge milestone was reached last month when the Arabic Contemporary Commentary (ACC) was launched in Cairo. This one-volume commentary on the whole Bible is a Langham Literature project, which began over ten years ago. It is the first of its kind: a commentary on the whole Bible, written by 48 Arab theologians, for Arabic-speaking…
Read MoreStaff Profile – Dahlia Fraser
As a child growing up in Jamaica, reading was Dahlia Fraser’s favourite pastime. Early mornings and after school she could often be found tucked away somewhere with a book. With her mom a teacher and her dad a pastor, books were readily available and she devoured all the usual children literature. In her home, Sunday…
Read MoreLatin American Bible Commentary finally in print
After eleven years of work by more than 100 scholars and Bible teachers from across Latin America, the one-volume Bible commentary entitled the Contemporary Bible Commentary (CBC) was received with great enthusiasm at the EXPOLIT book Fair, from 9-12 August. Ian Darke, a missionary with Latin Link, has served as coordinator of the CBC project since…
Read MoreInspired by Jesus to serve the marginalised
Bekele Deboch Anshiso is an experienced evangelist among some of the most deprived members of Ethiopian society. His thesis on Jesus’ identification with marginalised people has recently been published by the Langham Monographs imprint. He shares his life story, and his hopes for this important research: “It was more than 30 yeas ago that I…
Read MoreIn His Own Words: Conrad Mbewe
How a pastor in search of biblical books in the right context finds “a rich vein of gold” Conrad Mbewe knows from personal experience that these words by John Stott are true: “Good preaching is impossible without study, and study is impossible without good books.” Although today Conrad is a theological leader in his native…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight – Dwight Mutonono
Dwight Mutonono is the executive director at Africa Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA) in Harare, Zimbabwe. During his many years as a pastor, administrator and educator in Zimbabwe he has witnessed many abuses of power which have strengthened his commitment to the importance of stewardship. His book, Stewards of Power: Restoring Africa’s Dignity, was recently published by HippoBooks,…
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