Melba Padilla Maggay

Maggay was the nineth child, with a mother of Spanish-Filipino mestizo background and father of Cavite origins. She completed her A.B. in Mass Communication from the University of Philippines in 1972, a few months before Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law. She later completed a M.A. in English Literature and a PhD in Philippine Studies at the University of Philippines. During her university education, she was strongly shaped by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), later establishing the ISACC as a kind of daughter organization of IVCF.[1]

Maggay helped lead Protestant participants of the EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986, and is known for her work as a social activist.[2] She has advocated for evangelicalism to have an integral mission, that brings together evangelism and social activism.[3]

• Maggay, Melba Padilla (1987). The Gospel in Filipino Context. OMF Literature. ISBN 978-971-511-105-8.
• Maggay, Melba Padilla (1999). Filipino Religious Consciousness: Some Implications to Missions. PhilAm Books. ISBN 978-971-8743-07-2.
• Maggay, Melba Padilla (2011). Transforming Society. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-7252-2922-8.
• Maggay, Melba Padilla (2017). Global Kingdom, Global People: Living Faithfully in a Multicultural World. Langham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78368-199-0.