Appropriate Christianity

[DESCRIPTION] Appropriate Christianity consists of 28 chapters by 18 authors approaching contextualization in three dimensions: truth, allegiance and spiritual power. Over the years, there have been quite a number of helpful discussions of the contextualization of theological truth. Though we have been helped greatly by them, it is high time we began to deal also with allegiance and spiritual power, two additional dimensions that Jesus considered of great importance. Any adequate and appropriate treatment of the contextualization of biblical Christianity needs to deal with all three of these “crucial dimensions.” For allegiance to Christ is the basis for all we do that makes us Christian, and Jesus was very much into spiritual power. If we are to be truly biblical, we must deal also with these areas. This book is not a festschrift even though it is dedicated to Dr. Dean S. Gilliland, who joined the faculty of Fuller’s School of Intercultural Studies in 1977 and has since been developing an emphasis on teaching and research concerning contextualized theology. This is a textbook aimed at expanding our understanding of contextualization and better enabling us to effectively and appropriately communicate biblical Christianity.  [/DESCRIPTION] [CREDIT] by: Charles H. Kraft (Editor) [/CREDIT] [PAGES] 658 [/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2005 [/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC] Contents Dedication Introduction Acknowledgements List of Contributors Part I Introduction 1. Why Appropriate? 2. The Development of Contextualization Theory in EuroAmerican Missiology 3. The Missionary Encounter with Culture Since the Seventeenth Century 4. The Function of Appropriate Contextualization In Mission 5. Why Isn’t Contextualization Implemented? Part II Appropriate Christianity 6. Is Christianity a Religion or Faith?  7. Contextualization in Three Crucial Dimensions 8. From Systematic and Biblical to Missional Theology 9. The Hebraic Covenant As a Model for Contextualization 10. Meaning Equivalence Contextualization 11. Dynamic of Contextualization 12. Five Perspectives of Contextually Appropriate Missional Theology 13. Toward a Contextually Appropriate Methodology in Mission Theology 14. Appropriate Hermeneutics 15. Contextualization and Time: Generational Appropriateness 16. Power-Giving Leadership: Transformation for a Missional Church Part III Proactive Missiology: The Challenge 17. How Appropriate is in the Church Growth Paradigm in Today’s Mission Contexts? 18. Variations on a Theme of Appropriate Contextualization: Music Lessons from Africa 19. Appropriate Relationships 20. Contextualizing the Relationship Dimension of the Christian Life 21. Spiritual Power: A Missiological Issue 22. Appropriate Contextualization of Spiritual Power 23. Appropriate Approaches in Muslim Contexts 24. A Typology of Approaches to Thai Folk Buddhists 25. Renewal, Revival, and Contextualization 26. Appropriate Witness to Postmodern: Re-Incarnating the Way of Jesus In 21st Century Western Culture 27. Reciprocal Contextualization Part IV Final Word 28. The Incarnation as Matrix for Appropriate Theologies by Dean S. Gilliland Vita of Dean S. Gilliland Bibliography of Dean S. Gilliland List of Students of Dean S. Gilliland References List Scripture Index Author Index General Index [/TOC]