a holistic approach Moreau, A. Scott 1955- creator author. text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, MI Baker Academic c2018 2018 monographic eng

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xv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. 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. 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. A. Scott Moreau. Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index. Christianity and culture Missions BR115.C8 M66 2018 261 9781540960009 1540960005 2018003791 DLC 180414 20191009162811.0 1024112794 eng