Contextualization
Missions Faculty
Description:
An examination of the process involved with communicating a Christian worldview in a biblically faithful and culturally relevant manner. Contextualizing the messenger and the message will be considered. Special attention will be given to self-theologizing in cross-cultural contexts.
Textbooks Required:
- Stephen Bevans. Models of Contextual Theology. rev. ed., 2002.
- Moreau, A. Scott. Contextualizing the Faith: A Holistic Approach. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2018.
- Dean Flemming. Contextualization in the New Testament: Patterns for Theology and Mission. 2005.
- Wu, Jackson. One Gospel for All Nations: A Practical Approach to Biblical Contextualization. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 2015