Acts Courageous Witness In A Hostile World [Hardcover]

Description: Most commentaries on Acts are written by Western scholars for a Western audience. This book comes out of more than forty years of teaching in the Majority World. It is aimed at the new breed of emerging missionaries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The apostles in Acts faced a hostile world. Yet in that context, the Holy Spirit gave them incredible courage. The scenes of Peter, Stephen, and Paul facing angry mobs and the fury of the Jewish Sanhedrin are being played out in India, China, and Eritrea today. Acts teaches us how to have a courageous witness in a hostile world. Further, this work addresses the powerful forces that assault the worldwide church--particularly the racism that splits the church all over the world. Acts: Courageous Witness in a Hostile World will thrill you as you see how God's Spirit overcomes every obstacle and keeps the church on track, even when we think all is lost. Read this book for yourself and become courageous. Endorsements: I am not aware of a more practical, accessible, or teachable commentary on the book of Acts. While this commentary will be of value to any mission-focused pastor or teacher in the West, it is the Majority World evangelists, church leaders, and missionaries whose ministry is carried out in daunting hostility who will find here a treasure trove of insight and encouragement. --Jonathan J. Bonk, Executive Director, Overseas Ministries Study Center Many missiological treatises have been written, but I find Acts: Courageous Witness in a Hostile World in a different class. I highly recommend it as a necessary resource book for every mission leader, trainer, counselor, and missionary. It should be appreciated for its uniqueness and appropriated for its incisiveness. --Reuben Ezemadu, Continental Coordinator, Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI) Howard Brant has lived the book of Acts as few have--immersed on the cutting edge of the global church. His perspective is that of a relSÊ