Three Presbyterians have released new books, just in time for some summer reading.
Rev. Dr. Kevin Livingston, associate professor of pastoral ministry at Tyndale Seminary, Toronto, offers A Missiology of the Road: Early Perspectives in David Bosch’s Theology of Mission and Evangelism. The book explores how late theologian David Bosch integrated his theology and practice in a faithful, relevant way, from the perspective of the missionary nature of the church, and Bosch’s role in the South African church’s struggle against apartheid.
Susan Mattinson has released her first “Pastor Shep” book entitled, Pastor Shep’s Picture Pageant, the Nativity story illustrated with Pastor Shep animals. Record readers might recognize the Pastor Shep characters, as Mattinson’s cartoons grace our Letters pages every month.
Born from Mattinson’s desire to provide her church with a different sort of Christmas pageant (projecting the images onto a screen while reading the narrative), the book is intended to be a church resource. “We didn’t have enough children in our church to stage a live – action pageant, yet I knew there would be children coming to the service and I wanted to connect with them,” Mattinson told the Record.
David C. Whyte, son of retired Presbyterian minister, Rev. Dr. Wally Whyte, has written a non – fiction adventure entitled, The Hummingbird from Resolute: Memoirs of a Journey to the Polar Sea.
Whyte shares “a colourful, blow – by – blow account of a rigorous 1,400 – kilometre transit of sub – arctic Canada from Yellowknife to the Arctic Ocean by paddle and portage.” Including maps, photos and historical accounts of explorers gone before him, Whyte tells a tale “for daydreamers and trip planners alike,” and includes stories “about the unexpected generosity of people encountered along the way.”
The journey had such an effect on Whyte, that it “caused the author to reconsider his life’s direction.”
All books are available through the WMS Bookroom.
