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  • Desmond Tutu

    Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu served as Bishop of Johannesburg and Archibishop of Cape Town, South Africa before he was appointed by President Nelson Mandela in 1996 to chair the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Since then he has been visiting professor at several overseas universities, and he has published several books, including God Has a Dream.
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  • Robin Martin

    Robin Martin has written for newspapers and magazines and worked as an editor for twenty-five years. She has served with the International Mission Board in East Asia, Central Asia, London and Cyprus--part of that time as a member of an overseas correspondent team. She is a graduate of Baylor University and currently lives and works in Virginia with her husband, Don, and children Donnie, Sarah and Stirling--her favorite assignments to date.
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  • Robertson McQuilkin

    Robertson McQuilkin

    Robertson McQuilkin

    Robertson McQuilkin (1928–2016) was a speaker and writer, engaging in extensive conference ministry in the United States and overseas. He served as the third president of Columbia International University for twenty-two years, and was beloved as president emeritus. Before becoming president, McQuilkin was headmaster of Ben Lippen School and a missionary in Japan. He was honored for his decades of work in Christian missions when by receiving the 2010 Lifetime of Service Award from Missio Nexus. His books include Five Smooth Stones, Life in the Spirit, and Introdution to Biblical Ethics.

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  • Stephen W. Smith

    Stephen W. Smith

    Stephen W. Smith

    Stephen W. Smith is the cofounder and president of The Potter's Inn, a spiritual formation ministry dedicated to the care of leaders in the marketplace and in ministry. He has pastored churches in Kentucky, North Carolina, and the Netherlands, and is the author of The Lazarus Life, Soul Custody, and Embracing Soul Care: Making Space for What Matters Most. Steve and his wife, Gwen, serve as spiritual directors and retreat leaders with Potter's Inn and previously they lived overseas in Europe planting churches before the fall of Communism.

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  • Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes
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    Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

    Honor and Shame in Paul's Message and Mission

    by Jackson W.
    Foreword by E. Randolph Richards

    According to Jackson W., some traditional East Asian cultural values are closer to those of the first-century biblical world than common Western cultural values. In this work Jackson demonstrates how paying attention to East Asian culture provides a helpful lens for interpreting Paul's most complex letter, and we see how honor and shame shape so much of Paul's message and mission.

  • Burn Up or Splash Down
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    Burn Up or Splash Down

    Surviving the Culture Shock of Re-Entry

    by Marion Knell

    A survival manual for people and families who are returning to their home country.

  • True to His Word
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    True to His Word

    The Story of Bible Study Fellowship (BSF)

    by Gregg Lewis and Deborah Shaw Lewis

    Gregg Lewis and Deborah Shaw Lewis tell the gripping story of how Bible Study Fellowship grew into an organization that?s impacted the lives of millions of people around the world.

  • John Howard Yoder

    John Howard Yoder (1927-1997), author of The Politics of Jesus (1972), was best known for his writing and teaching on Christian pacifism. He studied theology and served as a Mennonite mission staff person in post-war Europe from 1949-1957 and continued in overseas mission administration from the agency's base in Elkhart, Indiana, from 1959-1965. He received his doctorate from the University of Basel. During the 1960s he began teaching at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, leaving it in 1984. He continued his teaching and scholarly work as professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame until his death at the age of 70.

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  • Michael H. Romanowski

    Michael H. Romanowski (Ph.D., Miami University) was a full-tenured professor of education at Ohio Northern University when he and his family left for the Middle East, where he is now professor of education. He has taught short-term in China, Russia, Africa and Afghanistan. Dr. Romanowski is a published author with more than 60 publications to his credit appearing in various scholarly books, journals, popular education magazines and newspapers. He continues to research and write on important cultural and educational issues.
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  • Albert Haase OFM

    Albert Haase OFM

    Albert Haase OFM

    Albert Haase, OFM, is a preacher, teacher, and spiritual director. A former missionary to mainland China for over eleven years, he is the award-winning author of ten books on popular spirituality and the presenter on five bestselling DVDs. He holds a PhD in historical theology from Fordham University and an MDiv from Catholic Theological Union. He is currently serving as chaplain at Cedarbrake Retreat Center near Austin, Texas.

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