Principles for an Evangelical Approach to Contextualization
As the church in the global south continues to grow at a rapid pace, the question of how to develop local theologies becomes more and more urgent. This book charts a path forward through exegetical, theological and cultural analysis by scholars who are wrestling with the issues in their own situations around the globe. The contents were developed under the auspices of the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission at the Oxford contextualization consultation.
This book was published in partnership with the World Evangelical Alliance.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword: Matthew Cook
Introduction: Rob Haskell
Chapter 1: Paul the Contextualizer – Dean Flemming
Chapter 2: What Shall We Name God? – Youssouf Dembele
Chapter 3: We Contextualize More Than We Realize – Craig Blomberg
Chapter 4: Ground Level Contextualization – Ruth Julian
Chapter 5: Contextual But Still Objective? – Matthew Cook
Chapter 6: Can We See the Naked Theological Truth? – Benno van den Toren
Chapter 7: Developing a Palate for Authentic Theology – Natee Tanchanpongs
Chapter 8: The Practice of Theology – OsÃas Segura-Guzmán
Chapter 9: Theologizing Locally – Paul Siu
Chapter 10: Evangelical Models of Contextualization – A. Scott Moreau
Chapter 11: Bridging Theory and Training – Patricia Harrison
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