This classic textbook brings together the meanings, proposals, and tasks involved in contextualization. Hesselgrave and Rommen explore the history of contextualization in the Bible and the Church while examining the proposals of prominent thinkers on this subject. They conclude with their own definition and approach to contextualization.
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Foreword by George W. Peters
Preface
Part 1 The Historical Background of Contextualization
Introduction to Part 1
1. Reflections from the Old and New Testaments
2. Reflections from the History of the Church and its Missions
3. What Is New?
Part 2 Contemporary Understanding of and Approaches to Contextualization
Introduction to Part 2
4. Europe: Jurgen Moltmann
5. Anglo-America: Bruce J. Nicholls and Charles H. Kraft
6. Asia: M.M. Thomas and Kosuke Koyama
7. Latin America: Gustavo Guierrez and Jose Miguez-Bonino
8. Africa: John S. Mbiti and Byang H. Kato
9. The Middle East: Kenneth E. Bailey and Tim Matheny
Part 3 Framework for Analysis
Introduction to Part 3
10. A Philosophical Perspective: Genres of Revelational Epistemology
11. A Theological Perspective: The Contextualization Continuum
12. An Anthropological Perspective: Language and Meaning
13. A Hermeneutical Perspective: Basic Assumptions and Patterns
14. A Communication Perspective: The Semantic Problem and the Communication Process
Part 4 Authentic and Relevant Contextualization: Some Proposals
Introduction to Part 4
15. Contextualization That Is Authentic and Relevant
16. A Contextualized Christian Worldview: A Catechism for Tribals
17. A Contextualization of the New Birth Message: an Evangelistic Tract for Chinese People
18. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith Contextualized: Commentaries on Galatians 2 for Sixteenth-Century Europe and Twentieth-Century India
19. A Contextualization for Muslims: A Debate
20. A Contextualized Sermon for Nominal Christian in Central and Northern Europe: The Lordship of Christ
Bibliography
Index of Subjects