David Smith was co-director of the Whitefield Institute in Oxford before taking up his present post as lecturer in Mission and World Christianity at the International Christian College in Glasgow. He previously served as a missionary in West Africa for several years. His books include Transforming the World: The Social Impact of British Evangelicalism, Crying in the Wilderness (both Paternoster Press), Mission After Christendom (D.L.T.,) and Against the Stream: Christianity and mission in an age of globalization (I.V.P.).

"'... a book full of rich insights, ruthlessly honest, compassionate and wise. I commend it warmly.' Vinoth Ramachandra, IFES (Asia)"