The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies publishes books of exceptional quality, some of which are available free for personal use. International Handbook on Ecumenical Diakonia (2021) and International Handbook on Creation Care and Eco-Diakonia (2022) are now available for free download: https://www.ocms.ac.uk/free-book-resources/.
Special issue: “The Future of Diaconal Ministry.” Currents in Theology and Mission 42, no. 3 (July 2015).
Dietrich, Stephanie, Knud Jøregensen, Kari Karsrud Korslein, and Kjell Nordstokke, eds. The Diaconal Church. Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2019.
Dietrich, Stephanie, Knud Jøregensen, Kari Karsrud Korslein, and Kjell Nordstokke, eds. Diakonia as Christian Social Practice: An Introduction. Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2014.
Lutheran World Federation. Diakonia in Context: Transformation, Reconciliation, Empowerment: An LWF Contribution to the Understanding and Practice of Diakonia. Geneva: Lutheran World Federation, 2009.
Lutheran World Federation. Mission in Context: Transformation, Reconciliation, Empowerment: an LWF Contribution to the Understanding and Practice of Mission. Geneva: Lutheran World Federation, 2004.
World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance. Called to Transformation: Ecumenical Diakonia. Geneva: WCC Publications, 2022.