Contextualization

[DESCRIPTION] 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. [/DESCRIPTION] [CREDIT] by: David J. Hesselgrave (Author), Edward Rommen (Author) [/CREDIT] [PAGES] 291 [/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2000 [/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC] 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   [/TOC]