02049cam a2200313 i 4500 22626 22626 1024112794 OCoLC 20191009162811.0 180414s2018 miua b 001 0 eng 2018003791 9781540960009 1540960005 (OCoLC)1024112794 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCF KAT LNT YDX OCLCO ICW EXN pcc EXNs BR115.C8 M66 2018 261 23 Moreau, A. Scott, 1955- author. 10877 Contextualizing the faith : a holistic approach / A. Scott Moreau. Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, c2018 xv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index. Setting the stage : what is contextualization? -- The social dimension : introduction, association, and kinship -- The social dimension as exchange : economics -- The social dimension as learning : education -- The social dimension as organizational : politics -- The mythic dimension -- The ethical dimension -- The artistic and technological dimension -- The ritual dimension -- The experience dimension : the supernatural -- The doctrinal dimension -- The future of contextualization. This major statement by a leading missiologist represents a lifetime of wrestling with a topic every cross-cultural leader must address: how to adapt the universal gospel to particular settings. This comprehensive yet accessible textbook organizes contextualization, which includes "everything the church is and does," into seven dimensions. Filled with examples, case studies, and diagrams and conversant with contemporary arguments and debates, it offers the author's unique take on the challenge of adapting the faith in local cultures. -- !c From publisher's description. Christianity and culture. Missions. lcc BOOK BR 115 .C8 M66 2018 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2019-09-09 AUA textbook inventory 19.61 AUA25464 3 2 BR 115 .C8 M66 2018 AUA25464 2024-11-18 10:47:31 2022-05-17 19.61 2019-09-09 BOOK