We are pleased to introduce this third volume of the APTS

Press Monograph Series. As the author mentions in her preface,

this book is an abridged edition of her doctoral dissertation, which

she completed at the Asia Graduate School of Theology-

Philippines (www.agstphil.org) in 2011. The purpose of this series

is to give our readers broader access to academic scholarship that

would otherwise be unavailable outside of the academic

community. This is part of our ongoing commitment to

discipleship through publishing.

The other two monographs in this series, Theology in Context:

A Case Study in the Philippines, by Dr. Dave Johnson and Leave a

Legacy: Increasing Missionary Longevity, by Dr. Russ Turney, are

now available. For information on where to purchase these and

other APTS Press books, please contact us through our website,

aptspress.com.

We hope you enjoy the book.