Andar Ismail, born in 1940 in Ban- dung, Indonesia. is author of some of the fastest-selling Christian books In his country. Prior to teaching at Sekolah Tingg Teologi Jakarta, the oldest and most ecumenical semi- nary in Indonesia, he was pastor of a six thousand member church in Jakarta. He has studied theology in Indonesia, the Netherlands, Japan. Korea and the United States. He has contributed to Ecumenical Review, Laity Exchange, Japan Christian Quarterly. Presbyterian Survey and other international publications.

The seed of the Good News of Jesus Christ has grown and is growing strongly amadat many obstacles and much hardship in the soil of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago with the world's Fourth largest population. Now Indonesia has one of the most dynamic and fustest grouing churches in the contemporary world. Unfortu nately, Chrtstura outside Indonesia rarely have the opportunity to Baten to the gospel expressed from an Indoneatan perspective. Thir hook introduces the vitality of Indonesian Christian thought. It does not being the a-b-e of Christian faith, but rather challenges comfortable Christians in the West to deeper levels of commitment in their fatth Here a solid Christalegy and a strong mixatology are wrapped in down-to-earth reflections.