03529cam a2200313 a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000180009002000150010803500240012304000540014704200140020105000220021510000340023724501190027126000420039030000330043250400640046550505230052952017910105265000460284365000370288990600450292694200340297199900170300595201930302217240827AUA.120151016133911.0120403s2011    orua     b    001 0 eng d  a  2011277089  a9781606087732  a1606087738  a(OCoLC)ocn774485628  aBTCTAbengcBTCTAdYDXCPdBTAdDTMdBTAdBWXdDLC  alccopycat00aBV2063b.R96 20111 aRynkiewich, Michael A.94562610aSoul, self, and society :ba postmodern anthropology for mission in a postcolonial world /cMichael A. Rynkiewich.  aEugene, Or. :bCascade Books,cc2011.  axv, 280 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-266) and index.0 aIntroduction: Anthropology, theology, and missiology -- Culture, ethnocentrism, and contextualization -- Language, symbols, and cross-cultural communication -- Self, society, and behavior -- Marriage, family, and kinship -- Economics, development, and mission -- Politics, power, and law -- Religion, belief, and ritual -- Caste, class, and ethnicity -- Colonialism, neocolonialism, and postcolonialism -- Migration, diaspora, and transnationalism -- Urbanization and globalization -- The anthropology of Christianity.  a"Globalization and urbanization are twin forces that are powerfully shaping economics, politics, and religion in the world today. Traditional anthropological theories are inadequate to recognize and analyze trends such as global migration, diasporas, and transnationalism. New departures in anthropology and the social sciences seeking to address these and other phenomena can help us critique and reshape the theology and practice of Christian mission. Today most societies are no longer monocultural. In such multicultural contexts any given individual may be competent in several cultures, several languages, several social networks. What does it mean to be in mission with people on the move--people who present themselves in one social identity, language, and culture within a particular setting, and then in another setting, even on the very same day, present themselves in another social identity, language, and culture? In the face of widespread, rapid movement of peoples and their increasingly fluid and multifaceted identities, will the missionary settle down somewhere or be itinerant along with the people? How are perplexing new questions in particular contexts to be addressed, such as: In what ways is the Nigerian who is founding an AIC congregation near Houston a missionary too? How will Brazilians and Koreans be trained for cross-cultural ministry? The world is changing faster than missionaries can be retrained for service. And yet ethnographic tools are still crucial to missionary practice. This important work seeks to draw on recent developments in anthropology to bring valuable perspective and tools to bear on equipping missionaries for work amidst the rapid shifting and complex shaping of peoples by the forces of today's globalized world"--Cover p. [4]. 0aMissionsxAnthropological aspects.945627 0aAnthropology of religion.945628  a7bcbcccopycatd2encipf20gy-gencatlg  2lcccBOOKhBV 2063i.R96 2011  c12882d12882  00102lcc40708BooksaAUA.1bAUA.1cGSd2014-07-21eBought by JTLg15.00hAUA015804l3oBV 2063 .R96 2011pAUA015804q2026-09-17r2026-08-20 15:20:21s2026-08-20v15.00w2014-07-21yBOOK