Cross-Cultural Communication
Books
Conn, Harrie. Eternal Word and Changing Worlds. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1984.
Corduan, Winfried. A Tapestry of Faiths: The Common Threads between Christianity and World Religions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2002. (240 pages)
Dodd, Carley H. Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Communication. Blacklick, OH: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 1997 (336 pages)
Elmer, Duane. Cross-Cultural Conflict: Building Relationships for Effective Ministry. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1993. (189 pages)
Hess, J. Daniel. The Whole World Guide to Culture Learning. Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, 1994. (266 pages)
Hesselgrave, David J. Contextualization (Meaning, Methods, Models). Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 2000.
________. Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally: An Introduction to Missionary Communication, 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991. (672 pages)
Kraft, Charles H. Communication Theory for Christian Witness, rev. ed. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1991. (180 pages)
Lane, Patty. A Beginner’s Guide to Crossing Culture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2002. (206 pages)
Lingenfelter, Judith E. and Sherwood G. Lingenfelter. Teaching Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. (144 pages)
Lingenfelter, Sherwood G., and Marvin Mayers. Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1986. (125 pages)
Mouw, Richard J. Pluralisms and Horizons. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993. (183 pages)
Porter, Richard E. and Larry Samovar. Intercultural Communication. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishers, 1994.
Rogers, Everett, and Thomas M. Steinfatt. Intercultural Communication. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1999.
Smith, Donald K. Creating Understanding: A Handbook for Christian Communication across Cultural Landscapes. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. (358 pages)
Ting, Toomey. Language, Communication, and Culture. London, UK: Sage Publications, 1989.
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