Paradigm Shifts in Christian Witness : Insights from Anthropology, Communication, and Spiritual Power: Essays in Honor of Charles H. Kraft
by Van Engen, Charles E.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-02-29
Publisher(s): Orbis Books
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Summary
If there is one book you are going to read to understand the deep currents affecting Christian life and witness today, this is it. Paradigm Shifts in Christian Witness enlists the world's foremost observers of global Christianity in the task of discerning in short, incisive essays the most important patterns and paradigm shifts as the Christian movement matures beyond both colonialism and post-colonialism as a world faith translated into every culture on earth. It also celebrates the life and work of Charles A. kraft, one of the foremost cultural anthropologists, a man whose insights have helped a generation of cross-cultural missioners and church workers understand the processes involved in mission and the growth of world Christianity.
Table of Contents
| Notes on Contributors | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Foreword | p. xix |
| Sketching the Life of Charles H. Kraft | p. xxi |
| Introduction | p. xxxi |
| Cultural Anthropology | |
| Anthropology and Mission: An Uneasy Journey toward Mutual Understanding | p. 3 |
| Anthropology, Missions, and Epistemological Shifts | p. 13 |
| Anthropology and Missiology: Reflections on the Relationship | p. 23 |
| A New Heaven and a New Earth?: The Future of Missiological Anthropology | p. 33 |
| Communication | |
| Reflections on Cultures, Language Learning, and Communication | p. 47 |
| Go and Communicate Good News | p. 57 |
| Negotiating the Gospel Cross-Culturally: The Contributions of Intercultural Communication to Missiology | p. 66 |
| Communication Theory in Missiology: Where to from Here? | p. 76 |
| Spiritual Power | |
| Missiology and Spiritual Power | p. 91 |
| Power and Blessing: Keys for Relevance to a Religion as Lived | p. 98 |
| Deep-Level Healing Prayer in Cross-Cultural Ministry: Models, Examples, and Lessons | p. 106 |
| Spiritual Conflict: A Challenge for the Church in the West with a View to the Future | p. 116 |
| Summing Up | |
| An Overview of the Work of Charles H. Kraft | p. 129 |
| The Published Works of Charles H. Kraft | p. 137 |
| Bibliography of Works Cited | p. 147 |
| Index | p. 161 |
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