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Materiality of Religious Books: A Brief Sketch of Sometimes Disregarded Aspects of Book Culture
Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM), volume 7, issue 1 (2021), pp. 13-32
"Engagement with Christian manuscripts – Eastern and Western – and with ancient and rare printed books makes evident a growing interest in material and codicological aspects of our book heritage. In other words, it evinces an emerging curiosity about the non-textual realities of books – at lea
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Expressing Theology: A Guide to Writing Theology That Readers Want to Read
Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers (2015), 182 pp.
"Have you ever picked up a volume of theology, read the first page, and decided you would rather scrub the bathroom floor than read another page? Theology does not need to be abstract, dull, boring, tedious, dense, inconsequential, trivial, remote, immaterial, or unimportant. Theology should not lea
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Kompendium Christliche Publizistik
Erlangen: Christliche Publizistik Verlag (CPV) (2014), 324 pp.
Missionary Printing
"As Europeans began to travel to all corners of the earth beginning in the 15th century, they were determined not only to conquer new lands but also to spread their faith. From Johann Gutenberg they had learned the power of the printed word, and were determined to use this revolutionary new technolo
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Bíblias no mercado: O poder dos consumidores e a competição entre os editores – o caso da Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil
Rever: Revista de Estudos da Religião, volume 12, issue 2 (2012), pp. 35-61
"As primeiras cópias da Bíblia Sagrada chegaram ao Brasil no início do século XIX. Os missionários protestantes estabelecidos posteriormente somente implementaram a sua distribuição. Mas, até o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial, as bíblias eram impressas no exterior e sua distribuição depen
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Politics and Book Publishing in the Pacific Islands
Wollongong: University of Wollongong, Doctoral Thesis (2008), xii, 407 pp.
"This dissertation discusses interactions between politics and book publishing by missions and colonial governments in areas of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia over approximately 200 years [...] From its inception, book publishing in the Pacific Islands has been a significant instrument of ideo
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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
Deep Insights
Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.
Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication
Downers Grove, Illin.: IVP Academic (2008), 347 pp.
A Community of Teaching and Learning, Research and Publishing
In: African Scholarly Publishing Essays
Oxford; Uppsala: African Books Collective; International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP); Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2006), pp. 83-90
"Klaus Fiedler tells the story of the ‘Kachere Books series’ developed at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Fiedler believes Africa has a lot to offer for academic publishing in Africa,“forget about the handicaps and look at the oppor
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Exotische Typen: Buchdruck im Orient - Orient im Buchdruck
Berlin: Staatsbibliothek (2006), 215 pp.
Your Guide to Marketing Books in the Christian Marketplace
Charlotte, North Carol.: Crest (2006), 192 pp.
Buch und christliche Verkündigung in den Medien der Dritten Welt
Mission, Kommunikation, Medien
Frankfurt am Main: Lembeck (2000), 165 pp.
Mission Presses in Natal
In: The Love of Books. Proceedings of the Seventh South African Conference of Bibliophiles Held at the South African Library, Cape Town, 8-10 May 1996
Cape Town: South African Library (1997), pp. 77-84
"A historical account of the development of mission presses in Natal and their prodigious output. Discusses the activities of the American Board of Mission presses, and those of the Anglican, Catholic and Lutheran presses." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 200
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Agenda for Development: The Future of Third World Christian Publishing
London: SPCK Publishing (1996), xv, 472 pp.
"An extensive discussion of the role of Christian publishers in book provision, and Christian publishing and book distribution in the countries of the South. It examines pertinent issues under three major areas of activity: (1) general Christian publishing, covering, for example, the problems of cre
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The Entertainment Programme of Ndanda Mission Press: Its Contribution to Swahili Literature in Tanzania
Matatu: Journal of African Culture and Society, issue 13-14 (1995), pp. 339-352
"Assesses the “entertainment” programme of this Christian publisher’s books in Kiswahili, and its contribution in promoting writing in African languages. Includes a bibliography of the Press's Kiswahili publications." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 200
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The area of learning is fast approaching a grand climax
Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Library, volume 48, issue 2 (1993), pp. 57-61
"Describes the activities of the first Wesleyan mission press in South Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1722)
The Lovedale Press During the Directorship of R. H. W. Shepherd, 1930-1955
English in Africa, volume 19, issue 2 (1992), pp. 69-84
"A critical appraisal of the history and achievements of the Lovedale Press in South Africa under the directorship of R.H.W. Shepherd." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2148)
