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Contextualization in Pentecostalism: A Multicultural Perspective
Delphine Wei
This article begins with discussing contextualization, what it is and is not, and why it is an important concept to understand in the practice and theology of Christian mission. Then it suggests that Pentecostalism has a fairly good record of contextualizing its message and mission, and explains why. Pentecostalism, through its offer of the power of the Spirit to enable every believer to witness to the ends of the earth, provides a contemporary example of the contextual flexibility of Christian mission in proclamation and practice. Finally, the article looks at a well-known case study of Pentecostal contextualization in South Korea, showing both its strengths and its weaknesses.
Athol Gill (1937-1992): Incarnational Disciple
Stuart Blythe
Glen Stassen in his book, A Thicker Jesus, identifies a number of people as ‘Incarnational Disciples’. These are people who have proven faithful in times of trial. This faithfulness can be attributed at least in part to their holding a set of convictions regarding Jesus Christ, the concern of God for the world, and the necessity of resisting dominant ideologies which work against justice. In this article I argue that the late Athol Gill should be included in any such list of disciples. Gill was an Australian Baptist minister, New Testament scholar, community builder, and peace and justice activist. Central to his thinking and acting were the centrality of Jesus Christ as the model for discipleship, the importance of community, and the holistic nature of mission. In pursuing these concerns often in the face of institutional and social conservatism I show that Gill exhibited the qualities which Stassen attributes to those who should be recognised as notable examples of the Christian faith.
God’s Will Can Actually Be Done on Earth
David Ngong
This paper discusses the centrality of salvation in African Indigenous religions and Christianity.
Reuven Kimelman, “Identifying Jews and Christians in Roman Syria-Palestine,” in Eric M. Meyers, ed., Galilee through the Centuries: Confluence of Cultures (Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 1999), 301-331
Reuven Kimelman
Selected Aspects of Ellet J. Waggoner\u27s Eschatology and Their Relation to His Understanding of Righteousness by Faith, 1882-1895
1988 •
Clinton Wahlen
The Image and the Figure: Our Lady of Częstochowa in Polish Culture and Popular Religion
2010 •
Anna Niedźwiedź
""The image of Our Lady of Częstochowa is the most famous and the most venerated holy image of Polish Catholics. In contemporary Poland the image is a kind of a cultural icon, instantly recognizable and connected with popular symbolic and mythological meanings. Presented in this book is an analysis of beliefs, narratives ( great and small stories ), myths and rituals. This analysis reveals that for its devotees the image is not merely a material object and a picture – it is perceived, lived and experienced as a real person – figure of Mary – Queen and Mother. “Polish Catholicism in its contemporary form is strongly related to the notion of national identity. This strong interconnection was caused by variety of historical reasons. Throughout the entire nineteenth century it was the Catholic religion that unified the Polish society, which was at that time deprived of its own state. Those and similar processes were not unique to Poland, it was a time when new nationalisms were being born throughout Europe. Without an actual state, Polish history became the basis of preserving the national identity. In those circ*mstances the cult of Our Lady of Częstochowa was flourishing and her image became a national symbol. In her book, The Image and the Figure, Anna Niedźwiedź is describing and interpreting various forms and expressions of that cult.” Professor Czesław Robotycki, Jagiellonian University ""
The role and place of women in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania--Mbulu Synod in the light of the New Testament
1988 •
Daniel Daudi
As noted at the outset, the main purpose of this research is to relieve the confusion in the ELCT—Mbulu Synod about the role and place of women. However, in order to give a broad overview of the place of, it is important that materials on women be presented both in their positive and negative details, because the ELCT Mbulu Synod has emphasized negative examples and passages from the Bible concerning women rather than positive examples which do exist. It is accepted that the Bible is the written Word of God worthy of the closest attention and which demands our obedience. Therefore, it is important to draw out the truth which the Bible reveals rather than pouring into the Bible one*s own opinion
Selected Aspects of Ellet J. Waggoner's Eschatology and Their Relation to His Understanding of Righteousness by Faith, 1882-1895
1988 •
Clinton Wahlen
SELECTED ASPECTS OF ELLET J. WAGGONER'S ESCHATOLOGY AND THEIR RELATION TO HIS UNDERSTANDING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH, 1882-1895
From 'Give Us Friends' to 'Other Sheep I Have'": Transnational Friendship and Edinburgh 1910
Dana Robert
The paper, in contrast to most other research regarding the missionary conference in Edinburgh 1910 which mostiy concentrates on the documents, message, speeches and minutes of the event, gives a microscopic view of the hospitality which was rendered to some conference participants being sheltered in the Women's Missionary College of the United Free Church of Scotland, called St. Colm's. Starting from a conference speech by the young Indian theologian V. S. Azariah who called for friendship beyond the borders of races, classes and cultures, she tells the example of ten delegates including Azariah who by being sheltered there were able to generate the friendship among themselves during the time of the conference for which the Indian Theologian had called for. A sad end of the story was that St. Colm's was closed shortly after Robert herself had been accommodated there at the occasion of attending the centennial Conference in 2010, having been there as the keynote speaker.
Reuven Kimelman, “Polemics and Rabbinic Liturgy,” in Rivka Ulmer, ed., Discussing Cultural Influences: Text, Context, and Non-Text in Rabbinic Judaism (Lanham: University Press of America, 2006), 59-98
Reuven Kimelman
