CHRISTIAN MISSION IN THE MODERN WORLD

Though Stott’s reflection on Christianity in the modern world was published 30 years ago, his points are as focused and useful today as ever. The work is scrupulous, methodical, and extremely fair, and Simon Vance’s delivery matches Stott’s prose style wonderfully. Vance’s voice is always coolly rational. Stott takes care to distinguish between a range of theological or textual points, and each time Vance aids the listener through shifting cadence and emphasis to accent such distinctions. The only weakness--and this is minor--is that Vance doesn’t seem fully at ease with the terms from biblical languages. G.T.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 05]