Christian Mission and Poverty

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Christian Mission and Poverty

academic and itinerate professor recognized nationally for his scholarly work. He daily practices thoughtfully reflecting on God’s Word and the testimonies of those who faithfully applied it throughout the Great Tradition of the church. You can be assured this present collection of readings represents the thoughtful insight of a God-fearing scholar and the passionate heart of a faithful pastor. I am happy to see this project in its completion. Andrew Draper has toured the vast histories of our rich Christian heritage and offers us snapshots of its glories. He lifts many great and well-known voices such as Clement of Alexandria, Catherine of Siena, and Martin Luther. But what I really appreciate is that he adds to this classical chorus the more modern notes of the incomparable Howard Thurman—who mentored Martin Luther King, Jr.—and the unconquerable Maria Skobtsova of Paris— trailblazing heroine of the academy, politics, and religion who died in a Nazi concentration camp for sheltering the lives of countless Jewish refugees in France. Now, a word about the subject. Across the globe, God is moving in mighty and miraculous ways in poor communities. Today’s prognosticators and statisticians announce the decline of the church in the West, but God is fomenting a powerful revival from among the disinherited. And this is not a new thing. God has done this many times over the generations. If we are to understand properly this move of God today, we should look at how the God of the Bible has historically worked in the church. I commend this edition as an excellent entrée into this great heritage of ours. Rev. Dr. Kwesi Kamau Lead Pastor of IMPACT Church, Dallas