{"product_id":"issues-in-contextualization","title":"Issues in Contextualization","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DESCRIPTION]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a vibrant indigenous faith in Jesus look like?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gospel is to be planted as a seed that will sprout within and be nourished by the rain and nutrients in the cultural soil of the receiving peoples. What sprouts from true gospel seed may look quite different above ground from the way it looked in the sending society, but beneath the ground, at the worldview level, the roots are to be the same and the life comes from the same source. What does a vibrant indigenous faith in Jesus look like? How do we communicate the essential meanings of the gospel in forms appropriate to a particular people at a particular time?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIssues in Contextualization\u003c\/em\u003e, Charles Kraft’s latest book, presents his own insights on this topic from decades of experience teaching and ministering around the world. Significantly, Kraft’s analysis includes an exploration of spiritual power, an aspect frequently neglected in such discussions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume is an update of Kraft’s classic work \u003cem\u003eAppropriate Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e. It contains fresh presentations of previous articles and new insights into topics such as insiders (followers of Jesus outside the religious culture of Christianity) and power encounter. [\/DESCRIPTION] [CREDIT] by: Charles H. Kraft (Author) [\/CREDIT] [PAGES] 258 [\/PAGES] [BINDING] Paperback [\/BINDING] [PUBLISHER] William Carey Library [\/PUBLISHER] [PUBLISHYEAR] 2016 [\/PUBLISHYEAR] [TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BASICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Incarnation and Insider Movements\u003cbr\u003e2. Culture, Worldview, and Contextualization\u003cbr\u003e3. Meaning Equivalence Contextualization\u003cbr\u003e4. Appropriate Contextualization\u003cbr\u003e5. Contextualization in Three Crucial\u003cbr\u003eDimensions\u003cbr\u003e6. Don’t Take Your Religion, Take Your Faith\u003cbr\u003e7. Why Isn’t Contextualization Implemented\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTYPOLOGY AND DYNAMICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. A Typology of Approaches to Contextualization\u003cbr\u003e9. Dynamics of Contextualization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Contextualization and Time: Generational Appropriateness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELATIONAL ASPECTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Appropriate Relationships\u003cbr\u003e12. Partnering with God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTEXTUALIZATION OF POWER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Spiritual Power\u003cbr\u003e14. Appropriate Contextualization of Spiritual Power\u003cbr\u003e15. Power Encounter\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: The Development OF Contextualization Theory in Euro-American Missiology\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TOC]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Carey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44713259663402,"sku":"tpg1787299580629","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (eBook)","offer_id":44713259696170,"sku":"bgz1787299580630","price":11.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/issues-in-contextualization_1.jpg?v=1787299586","url":"https:\/\/streetstylestore.shop\/products\/issues-in-contextualization","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}