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Publications

Books
Brazilian Evangelical Missions in the Arab World. Eugene, OR: Pickwick (forthcoming).

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

Augustine as Mentor: A Model for Preparing Spiritual Leaders. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2008.


Book Chapters
"Basil of Caesarea: An Early Christian Model of Urban Mission," in Casino, Terry et al., Mission in the Context of the City. EMS Monograph Series. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library (forthcoming).

(with David Alexander) "The Bauer Thesis and North African Christianity," in Hartog, Paul, ed., Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts, Eugene, OR: Pickwick (forthcoming).

"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

"Short-term Missions Serving Long-Term Efforts in Eastern Europe," Evangelical Missions Quarterly (forthcoming).

"Lessons from a Tentmaking Ascetic in the Egyptian Desert: The Case of Evagrius of
Pontus," Missiology: An International Review 39:4 (October 2011) 485-96.

"Missao Integral Applied: Brazilian Models of Holistic Mission in the Arab-Muslim World," Verbum et Ecclesia 32:1 (2011).

"A Response to Tom Steffen's The Facilitator Era," Occasional Bulletin of the Evangelical Missiological Society 24:3 (Fall 2011), 6-8.

"Bridging the 'Excluded Middle': The Case of Brazilian Evangelicals Serving Among Arab-Muslims," Global Missiology 2:8 (January 2011).

"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 31:1 (2010).

"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

Thomas C. Oden, The African Memory of Mark: Reassessing Early Church Tradition, Criswell Theological Review (forthcoming).

Peter J. Leithart, Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom, Criswell Theological Review 9:1 (Fall 2011), 111-14.

Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss, and Timothy C. Tennent, Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues, Criswell Theological Review 8:2 (Spring 2011), 112-14.

Christopher A. Hall, Worshiping with the Church Fathers, Criswell Theological Review 8:1 (Fall 2010), 119-21.

Timothy C. Tennent, Invitation to World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology for the 21st Century, Great Commission Research Journal 2:1 (Summer 2010), 142-45.

Mark A. Noll, The New Shape of Global Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith, Evangelical Missions Quarterly

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. 46:1 (January 2010), 124-125. (January 2010).



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