BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Deep Discipleship: Becoming More Like Jesus in an Age of Cheap Substitutes (forthcoming)

“Dr. Carter has the mind of a scholar and the heart of a pastor. It is this rare combination that makes this study so compelling. It is both doctrinally rich and eminently practical, which makes it a valuable resource for all those who seek to follow Jesus with greater joy and faithfulness.”

~ Jeff Brinkman, Lead Pastor, Grace Christian Fellowship Valley, Spokane, WA

“Deep Discipleship is a rich journey that will place you on the path of Christlikeness.”

~ Jason McKnight, Lead Pastor, Grace Fellowship Church, Kinston, NC

Inside the Whirlwind: The Book of Job through African Eyes (Pickwick Publications, 2017)

  • Check out Jason’s Author Page on Amazon.

Inside the Whirlwind is a wonderful exploration of what a genuine encounter with African Christianity really looks like. This is contextual theology at its best.” — Timothy Tennent, President of Asbury Theological Seminary

"A Tour de Force. This is an extremely valuable resource for contextual studies." - Elias Kifon Bongmba, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology, Rice University

“A thoughtful, rewarding, and provocative book, from which Northern-world Christians can learn much.” — Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History, Baylor University

"A major intervention in contemporary scholarship on the reading, reception, and uses of the Christian Scriptures in an African context." -- Joel Cabrita, Lecturer of World Christianities, University of Cambridge

"Through this carefully researched and well written book, a great lacuna is being filled in the study of African Christianity." -- David T. Ngong, Assistant Professor of Religion and Theology, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Author of Theology as Construction of Piety: An African Perspective

PUBLICATIONS, SEMINARS, & CONFERENCES

BOOK CHAPTER IN AN EDITED VOLUME:

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  • "Preaching in the Global South” (chapter 6) in The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions: Vol. 5, The Twentieth Century: Themes and Variations in a Global Context, ed. by Mark Hutchinson, Gen. Editors Mark Noll and Tim Larsen (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018).

ENCYCLOPEDIA:

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  • Contributor to World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, edited by Todd Johnson and Gina Zurlo (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2020)

STUDY BIBLE:

Contributor of Study Notes, Africa Study Bible (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2017). Order at AMAZON.

National Blog Postings: The Blogosophere

Conferences and Seminars:

  • Seminar Paper at the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, The University of Edinburgh, School of Divinity, October 8, 2013: "The Nature of Evil in Africa: Theodicy, Cosmology, and the Book of Job amongst Fang Protestant Christians".

  • All University Commencement Service, The University of Edinburgh, Inaugurating the 2013-14 Academic Year, hosted by Greyfriars Tolbooth and Highland Kirk, September, 22, 2013: “‘How Long, O Lord?’ Lament, the Body of Christ, and the African HIV/AIDS Pandemic”.

  • Seminar Paper at the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, The University of Edinburgh, School of Divinity, February 14, 2012: “Reading the Book of Job through the Eyes of Leprosy Sufferers in Equatorial Guinea”.

  • New College Postgraduate Conference on Theology and Ethics, The University of Edinburgh, November 24, 2010: “Coping with Cultures in Issues of Sickness and Health during the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Biblical and Cultural Reflections”.

 Published Book Reviews:

  • “Old Testament and Spirituality”, Expository Times, September 2013, Vol. 124, No. 12, p. 614. Review of Christo Lombaard, The Old Testament and Christian Spirituality: Theoretical and Practical Essays from a South African Perspective (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2012), pp ix + 189.

  • “Spiritual Direction for Contemporary Congregations,” The Expository Times Vol. 124, No. 7, April 2013, pp. 357-358. Book Review of Angela H. Reed, Quest for Spiritual Community: Reclaiming Spiritual Guidance for Contemporary Congregations (New York: T&T Clark International, 2011), pp. 189.

  • “A Practical Guide on Preaching,” The Expository Times, December 2012, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 140-141. Book Review of George Lovell and Neil G. Richardson, Sustaining Preachers and Preaching: A Practical Guide, (New York: T&T Clark Continuum, 2011), pp. 264.

  • “The Church’s Missional Vocation of Christian Practices,” The Expository Times, November 2012, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 90-91. Book Review of Benjamin T. Conner, Practicing Witness: A Missional Vision of Christian Practices (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011), pp. 134.

  • “Theologies of Healing in Biblical Texts,” The Expository Times, March 2012, Vol. 123, No. 6, pp. 302-303. Book Review of Frederick J. Gaiser, Healing in the Bible: Theological Insight for Christian Ministry (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010), pp. 288.