Abstract
The editorial team of Missiology has put together another eclectic assortment of articles that promises to make for good summer reading (unless you’re one of our friends residing south of the equator, then it makes for good winter reading). First, we offer two very different case studies: (1) a study of Turkish Roma churches in Bulgaria by Richard Hibbert and Evelyn Hibbert (coincidentally among the winter readers of this July issue), and (2) a study on contextualized worship arts in Mozambique by Mega Meyer (perhaps another winter reader). Then, Mark Teasdale introduces a conversation on “Quality of Life and Mission.” Leanne Dzubinski raises issues surrounding women in missions organizations “taking on power.” David Dunnetz offers this issue’s second article related to music and mission in “Mission in evolving cultures: Constructively managing music-related conflict in cross-cultural church-planting contexts.” The last two articles are of a more theological-philosophical nature. Michael Niebaur presents “A critical assessment and reevaluation of church planting utilizing Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue.” And last but not least is Siebert Riecker’s piece on “Missions in the Hebrew Bible revisited: Four theological trails instead of one confining concept.” Following these seven articles, David Fenrick and his team assist the missiological community by reviewing a good number of books relevant to our discipline. We trust you will find this issue of Missiology stimulating as well as practical.