Contextualization: Is it Only a New Word for Indigenization?
In 1957 an Indian Christian church leader made the startling statement that, with the exception of scattered local instances, in 150 years it has not …
Category: Volume 14 – Issue 1
Mission and Context: The Current Debate about Contextualization
The word "contextualization" was coined just over five years ago, and already it is used around the world in many different circles.
The Contextualization of Theology
For many, the term "theology" has about it an aura of' irrelevance. It conjures up in the mind the seemingly endless history of bickering between thos…
Contextualization in the Local Church
As a third year student at the Instituto Biblico Buenos Aires I had had the rare opportunity to investigate evangelical youth work at its source. But,…
Contextualization: A New Dimension for Cross-cultural Hermeneutic
I see the evangelical model of exegesis developed through history as an easier and more directly pertinent methodological influence on our contemporar…