
Apostolic Function
In 21st Century Missions
Alan R. Johnson(Author)
William Carey Publishing
Published on 1. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-87808-011-3 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate Christianity consists of 28 chapters by 18 authors approaching contextualization in three dimensions: truth, allegiance and spiritual power.
Over the years, there have been quite a number of helpful discussions of the contextualization of theological truth. Though we have been helped greatly by them, it is high time we began to deal also with allegiance and spiritual power, two additional dimensions that Jesus considered of great importance. Any adequate and appropriate treatment of the contextualization of biblical Christianity needs to deal with all three of these "crucial dimensions." For allegiance to Christ is the basis for all we do that makes us Christian, and Jesus was very much into spiritual power. If we are to be truly biblical, we must deal also with these areas.
This book is not a festschrift even though it is dedicated to Dr. Dean S. Gilliland, who joined the faculty of Fuller's School of Intercultural Studies in 1977 and has since been developing an emphasis on teaching and research concerning contextualized theology. This is a new textbook aimed at expanding our understanding of contextualization and better enabling us to e¿ectively and appropriately communicate biblical Christianity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87808-011-3 (9780878080113)
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About the author:
Alan Johnson is a retired computer engineer having previously worked in the data storage industry for over 40 years, specializing in software defined storage technologies such as Ceph, Gluster, Lustre and others. He holds both Batchelor's and Master's degrees from Dublin City University in Ireland.