Cross-cultural conflict : building relationships for effective ministry /
Duane Elmer.
- Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, �1993.
- 189 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189).
pt. 1: Understanding conflict and culture -- The amazing contours of conflict -- Cultural diversity was God's idea (and so was unity) -- Handling conflict the American way -- Conflict and cultural values -- pt. 2: Cultural diversity and conflict resolution -- Mediation and the mediator -- The one-down position and vulnerability -- Storytelling and proverbs -- Inaction, misdirection, silence and indefinite persons -- pt. 3: Implications for the gospel message -- Communicating the gospel across cultures -- Power and winning : the twin diseases -- Communication principles for conflict resolution : a case study from Joshua -- Principles for managing conflict.