I wrote this book with my good friend Dr Wessel Bentley.  I wrote two chapters in this book.  One on ecology and earth-keeping, and another on Biblical interpretation and postmodernism.

There are many great contributions to global Methodist Scholarship in this book!  You can find out more details about my books (and this book) here.

I also wrote this book with my friend Dr Wessel Bentley.  This was our first combined effort and it was a great success for us and for our denomination.  It was the first complete work to discuss historical, theological and practical considerations in Methodist Mission in Southern Africa.

My chapter discussed the Methodist Church's mission as an instrument of social and political justice in South Africa under Apartheid.

This is a wonderful resource for South African Methodists and interested Christians and scholars from elsewhere in the world.

The reference for the chapter I wrote in this book is: 

A world faith Forster, DA, in Shier Jones, A and Curran, L (eds.) Methodist Present Potential (2009:136-162), London: Epworth Press.

In this chapter I discuss how Methodism has taken on different shapes in different contexts across the globe, while still maintaining a common theological identity.  The example that I discuss is the appropriation of John Wesley's concept of 'social holiness' in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa's fight against Apartheid.

Here's some information from Amazon.

This book is a dialogue between the present and the past - for the sake of the future. Ten years after the publication of "Methodism and the Future" a new generation of scholars and church leaders reflect on the tradition that they have inherited.

And here's some information from the Publishers website, Epworth Press.

Methodist Present Potential is for everyone concerned with the future of Methodism given the threatened demise of the Church in the 21st century.
This book is a dialogue between the present and the past – for the sake of the future. Ten years after the publication of Methodism and the Future a new generation of scholars and church leaders reflect on the tradition that they have inherited.
The book explores the potential of Methodism's approach to: mission and evangelism, Scripture, the sacraments, race and gender, church structures and discipline, ecumenism and the world Church.

This is a great resource for Wesleyan and Methodist Christians, there is enough information to engage the more astute theological mind, and enough variety and inspiration to enliven the casual reader. You can read my original post on this book here.

 Among the contributors are: Angela Shier Jones, Luke Curran, Richard Heitzenrater, Clive Marsh, Jane Craske, Jonathan Dean, Martin Ramsden, Karen Jobson, Shirlyn Toppin, Rachel Deigh and Dion Forster.

Please feel free to engage me on the chapter!  I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts.

I wrote a chapter in this book, 'Forty-Four sermons to serve the present age'.  This book was edited by one of my close friends, and a real mentor, Dr Angela Shier-Jones.  It was my first publication in an international book with some of the great Methodist Scholars of our time.

I had the privilege of attending the book launch at Christ Church in Oxford in 2007 - what an amazing experience!  Here is the reference for my chapter:

Upon the Lord's sermon on the mount - discourse 8 (a contemporary exposition of John Wesley's sermon on stewardship and the use of money from an African Liberation Theology perspective) in Shier Jones, A and Reisman, KD (eds.) 44 Sermons to serve the present age (2007), London: Methodist Publishing house.

I wrote on stewardship and the use of money from the perspective of the global South applying a liberation theology approach to the text.  It was an opportunity to discuss issues such as justice, economics, the effects of globalisation.

 Among the authors are persons such as Angie Shier-Jones, George Freeman, JC Park, Trevor Hudson, Mvume Dandala, Paul Chilcote, Theodore Jennings, Brian Beck, Richard Heitzenrater, Leslie Griffiths and a host of others!  You can read my original post here.

I had the privelage of editing this book for Professor Jan van der Watt before it was sent for publication.  I learned a great deal from Prof Jan.  He is a remarkable scholar and a very fine man!  I was his research assistant for many years.  I still hold a post in the department of New Testament at the University of Pretoria.

This book is worth reading for any person who seeks an accessible, yet detailed, introduction to Johannine literature and theology.

I translated some of the chapters that went into the book, and edited the various chapters before it went to publication. This was the first major editing project that I did for Professor van der Watt at the University of Pretoria.  I remember that I was trying to complete my own Ph.D at the time and would spend late nights editing this book and then wake up at 4.30am to work on my own research! I'm glad those days are done.

This book is an exceptional introduction to the ethical themes in the New Testament, and as always Prof Jan's insights into John's theology and literary style are exceptional! This is a must read for any serious Biblical Ethicist.

This book, 'Not by might nor by Power' was written by my friend Diane Vermooten.  I did some 'shadow' writing in the book (mainly handling the acknowledgements, a few of the blurbs, my endorsement, and doing some editing to get the book into its final form).

This book tells the amazing story of the Global Day of Prayer - a prayer movement that began when Graham Power, a brand new Christian who had only come to know Christ less than a year earlier, felt called to challenge all of the Christians in his city of Cape Town to gather for a day of repentance and prayer.  On that day in 2001 45 000 people showed up to pray.  Since then the Global Day of Prayer has spread to every country on earth with over 350 million people participating each Pentecost Sunday!

The book is an inspiring testimony of courage, commitment, and most of all God's power and grace.

You can read my post about the book here.

I translated this series of books from Afrikaans to English for Professor van der Watt.  There are three books in this series - one for men, one for women and one for young people.  The book offers a thematic overview of the whole of the Bible, as well as some specific reflections on prominent Biblical themes. One can read through the whole message of the Bible in 40 days using this book as a devotional aid.

The book makes for a wonderful gift for friends or family members!  It is extremely well presented (it looks and feels great), and Prof Jan did a sterling job with the content.  I think my translation was fairly accurate.