Ed Smither's Page:
Reflections on History, Theology, and Culture

Publications

Books
Augustine as Mentor: A Model for Preparing Spiritual Leaders. Nashville:
B & H Academic, 2009.

Translation of Francois Decret,
Early Christianity in North Africa. Eugene, OR: Cascade Publishing, 2009.


Book Chapters
"Reflections on Patristic Evangelism and Discipleship," in Hartog, Paul, ed., The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement (Evangelical Theological Society Monograph Series), Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2010, 27-49.


Articles
"Lessons from a Tentmaking Ascetic in the Egyptian Desert: The Case of Evagrius of Pontus," Missiology: An International Review (forthcoming).

"The Impact of Evangelical Revivals on Global Mission: The Case of North American Evangelicals in Brazil in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries," Verbum et Ecclesia (forthcoming) 

"Remembering the Story: Historical Reflection Leading to Spiritual Dialogue," Evangelical Missions Quarterly 45:3 (July 2009), 298-303.

"To Emulate and Imitate: Possidius's Life of Augustine as a Fifth-Century Discipleship Tool," Southwestern Journal of Theology 50:2 (Spring 2008), 144-166.

"Dressed for Worship: Reflections on Worship in an International, Multi-Cultural Church," Ethnodoxology Journal 4:1 (2008), 4-9.

"An Unrecognized and Unlikely Influence: The Impact of Valerius of Hippo on Augustine," Irish Theological Quarterly 72:3 (2007), 251-264.

"From New Believer to Church Leader: The Value of 'Intermediate Steps,'" Evangelical Missions Quarterly 42:3 (July 2007), 308-314.

"Storying for Urban Dwellers," International Journal of Frontier Missiology 23:2 (2006), 57-60.


Encyclopedia Entries
"Christar," "Crossworld," "Frontiers," "Interserve," and "Partners International," in Kurian, George T., Baker Handbook of Denominations and Ministries. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic (forthcoming).

"Pachomius" in Kurian, George T., Encyclopedia of Christianity and Civilization. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing (forthcoming).

"Athanasius," "Augustine of Hippo," "Church Councils,"and "Tertullian" in Caner, Ergun and Hindson, Edward, The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2008, 80-82; 90-92; 149-151; 466-470.


Book Reviews
Christopher A. Hall, Worshipping with the Church Fathers, Criswell Theological Review (forthcoming).

Timothy C. Tennent, Invitation to World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology for the 21st Century, Great Commission Research Journal (forthcoming).

Mark A. Noll, The New Shape of Global Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith, Evangelical Missions Quarterly 46:1 (January 2010), 124-125.

Eckhard Schnabel, Paul the Missionary: Realities, Strategies, and Methods, Criswell Theological Review 7:1 (Fall 2009), 104-105.

Susan R. Holman, ed., Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society, Journal of Early Christian Studies 17:4 (Winter 2009), 680-682.

Martin I. Klauber and Scott Manetsch, eds., The Great Commission: Evangelicals and the History of World Missions, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51:4 (December 2008), 878-881.

Thomas Oden, How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity, Criswell Theological Review 6:1 (Fall 2008), 119-121.

George Demacopoulos, Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church, Criswell Theological Review 6:1 (Fall 2008), 107-108.

Bryan Litfin, Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51:1 (March 2008), 174-178.

Gilbert Meilaender, The Way that Leads There: Augustinian Reflections on the Christian Life, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 50:3 (September 2007), 665-668.