Contextualization and syncretism : navigating cultural currents /
editor, Gailyn Van Rheenen.
- Pasadena, Calif. : William Carey Library, c2006.
- vi, 343 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Evangelical Missiological Society series ; no. 13 .
- Evangelical Missiological Society series ; no. 13. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Defining the issues. Syncretism and contextualization : the church on a journey defining itself / Syncreticsm and social paradigms / Contextualization, syncretism, and spiritual warfare : identifying the issues / Syncretism : mission and missionary induced? / Theological reflections on syncretism. The role of context in shaping theology / The lamb and the emperor : theologies of revelation countering syncretism / Case studies : contextualization and syncretism in living contexts. To the Muslim I became a Muslim? / Suburban evangelical individualism : syncretism or contextualization? / Post-Constantinian missions : lessons from the resurgence of Paganism / Dwarves, elves, and vampires : an exploration of syncretism in metro Manila / Revelation in the Chinese characters : divine or divined? / "You must not worship in their way--" : when contextualization becomes syncretism (syncretism among Messianic Jews) / Legalism--syncretism from within : a challenge in the Romanian church / Syncretism and identity among the Bayano Kuna / Building bridges to Muslims : a test case / by Gailyn Van Rheenen. by Paul H. Hiebert. by Scott Moreau. by David J. Hesselgrave -- by Steve Strauss. by Ron Stansell -- by Dudley Woodberry. by J. Nelson Jennings. by Michael T. Cooper. by Cynthia A. Strong and David K. Strong. by How Chuang Chua. by Larry Poston. by Cristian Barbosu. by Eric J. Moeller. by Gareth Lee Cockerill.
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