Contextualizing the Faith
A Holistic Approach
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Missions & Missionary Work, Church
| Author: | A. Scott Moreau | ISBN: | 9781493415687 |
| Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group | Publication: | November 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Baker Academic | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. Scott Moreau |
| ISBN: | 9781493415687 |
| Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
| Publication: | November 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Baker Academic |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
