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Christianity in culture : a study in dynamic biblical theologizing in cross cultural perspective / Charles H. Kraft with Marguerite G. Kraft.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2005.Edition: Revised 25th anniversary edDescription: xxxii, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1570755884 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261 22
LOC classification:
  • BR 115.C8 K64 2005
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Contents:
Contents:
Part 1. The perspective. Cases of need ; Mirrored reality -- Part 2. The cultural matrix. Human beings in culture ; Cultural forms, patterns, and processes ; Human commonality -- Part 3. God through culture. God's attitude toward culture ; Supracultural meanings via cultural forms ; Communicating within culture -- Part 4. The dynamics of revelation. receptor-oriented revelation ; God's inspired casebook ; The components of revelation ; Revealed through culture -- Part 5. The constant message in alternative forms. Dynamic-equivalence translation of the casebook ; Dynamic/meaning-equivalence transculturation of the message ; Dynamic-equivalence theologizing -- Part 6. The message affects the forms. Dynamic-equivalence "churchness" ; Christian conversion as a dynamic process ; Transforming culture with God ; Principals for transforming culture with God ; An Apostolic faith? --
Item type: Books
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-324) and indexes.

Contents:

Part 1. The perspective. Cases of need ; Mirrored reality --
Part 2. The cultural matrix. Human beings in culture ; Cultural forms, patterns, and processes ; Human commonality --
Part 3. God through culture. God's attitude toward culture ; Supracultural meanings via cultural forms ; Communicating within culture --
Part 4. The dynamics of revelation. receptor-oriented revelation ; God's inspired casebook ; The components of revelation ; Revealed through culture --
Part 5. The constant message in alternative forms. Dynamic-equivalence translation of the casebook ; Dynamic/meaning-equivalence transculturation of the message ; Dynamic-equivalence theologizing --
Part 6. The message affects the forms. Dynamic-equivalence "churchness" ; Christian conversion as a dynamic process ; Transforming culture with God ; Principals for transforming culture with God ; An Apostolic faith? --