Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. Setting the stage. The rise of global theologies / Andrew Walls -- The significance of the translation principle / Lamin Sanneh -- The challenge of global hermeneutics / Gene L. Green -- Part 2. Non-Western theologies. Doing theology on Christ's road / Samuel Escobar -- Songs of hope out of a crying land : an overview of contemporary Latin American theology / Ruth Padilla DeBorst -- Christian Chinese theology : theological ethics of becoming human and holy / Khiok-Khng Yeo -- Some insights into Indian Christian theology / Ken Gnanakan -- African theology / James Kombo -- Middle Eastern theology in evangelical perspective / Martin Accad -- Part 3. North American theologies. New old perspectives : theological observations relfecting indigenous worldviews / Terry LeBlanc -- "Outside the gate" : evangelicalism and Latino Protestant theology / Juan Martínez -- Asian American evangelical theology / Amos Yong -- African American theology : retrospect and prospect / Vincent Bacote -- Part 4. Next steps. Some implications of global theology for church, ministry and mission / Mark Labberton -- Learning and teaching global theologies / Jeffrey P. Greenman.