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Publications

These are my main academic publications.  I have also published other material, e.g. for the think-tank Ekklesia.

Books

2006

2005

Articles

2010

in print 'Indigenisation and contextualisation - the example of Anglican and Presbyterian churches in the Holy Land', in Christianity and Jerusalem: Theology and Politics in the Holy Land, ed. Anthony O'Mahony, Gracewing Publishers, London/Leominister

2009

forthcoming 'Re-imagining 'metropole' and 'periphery' in mission history', in a conference collection to be published by Brill, eds. Hilde Nielssen/Karina Skeie

2009

'The role of western missionary health-care in the early stages of the Middle East conflict', in The social dimension of mission in the Middle East (19th and 20th century), ed. Roland Löffler

2008

'Die Gottesfrage als Kern des Glaubens - Veränderungen im Denken W H Temple Gairdners', in Christliche Gotteslehre im Orient seit dem Aufkommen des Islams bis zur Gegenwart, ed. Martin Tamcke, Beirut: Orient-Institut/Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, 189-202

2007

'Independent women missionaries in the Scottish school in Jaffa, 1918-1936: identifying subaltern narratives', in Interpreting relief and welfare activities in the Middle East. 1800-2005, eds. Nefissa Naguib/Inger Marie Okkenhaug, series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia, Leiden: Brill, 107-128

2006

'Imperialism and evangelism: Scottish missionary methods in late 19th and early 20th century Palestine', in Holy Land Studies, vol 5, no. 2, November 2006, 105-186

2006

'Communicating home: Scottish missionary publications in the 19th and early 20th centuries', in the edited collection Christian witness... (see above), 81-98

2005

'Anglican and Presbyterian Presence and Theology in the Holy Land', in The International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, special issue on "Christianity and Jerusalem: Religion, Politics and Theology in the Modern Holy Land", editor: Anthony O'Mahony, vol. 5, no. 3, 2005, 182-199

2004

'Perceptions and Realities of the Holy Land', review article in Holy Land Studies, vol 3, no. 1, May 2004, 113-117

2002

'Where were you? Reflections on the current crisis in the Middle East', in Coracle, issue 3/60, June 2002, 10-11

2002

'The Free Church of Scotland in 19th-century Lebanon', in Chronos. Revue d'Histoire de l'Université Balamand, Balamand, vol. 5, 2002, 51-106

2001

'Representation and misrepresentation in 19th century Lebanon - Scottish and American missionaries in conflict', in Orientalische Christen zwischen Repression und Migration: Beiträge zur jüngeren Geschichte und Gegenwartslage, ed. Martin Tamcke, series: Studien zur Orientalischen Kirchengeschichte, Hamburg: LIT Verlag, 167-183

1999

'Doing Theology on the Ground: an interview with Naim Ateek', in Coracle, issue 3/46, July 1999, 6-7

Encyclopaedia entries

2008

Article: 'Middle East', in Encyclopedia of Missions and Missionaries, ed. Jonathan Bonk, Religion and Society series, first edition, 1 volume, Berkshire/Routledge, Massachusetts

2008

Article: 'Turkey', in Encyclopedia of Christianity, Vol. 5, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans

Reviews

2009

2009

2008

2006

2006

Inger Marie Okkenhaug/Ingvild Flaskerud (eds.): Gender, Religion and Change in the Middle East: Two Hundred Years of History, in Holy Land Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, May 2006, 124-125

2005

John K. Cooley, An Alliance Against Babylon: The U.S., Israel, and Iraq, in Holy Land Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, November 2005, 108-109

1999

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading. (Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865-1946)

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My address

My work address:
School of Languages, Cultures and Religions
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA

Phone: +44-1786 46 75 32
Fax: +44-1786 46 60 88
E-Mail: michael.marten@stir.ac.uk
Web: SLCR staff page
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