The following quote comes from Harvie Conn (Eternal Word and Changing Worlds: Theology, Anthropology, and Mission in Trilogue, Academie Books, 1984, pp. 245-246) ...these Western creeds emasculate confessionally what is existentially the great task of Third World minority churches in non-Christian cultures: a missionary passion to disciple and heal the world's 'ethne.' The church in …
Month: November 2015
Skandalon and Good Contextual Theology
Previously, I had done a presentation on Contextual Theology (it is on Slideshare) where I had followed Stephen Bevan's 11 benchmarks of good contextual theology. My own consolidation of Bevan's benchmarks is HERE. He noted that the list was tentative and most certainly incomplete. I like the list, but would like to add one more. …
Race and Faith
The following are some items from the Address by South African Allan Boesak, cleric and anti-apartheid activist, at the 1981 World Alliance of Reformed Churches. I am just picking up a few bits and pieces of it. First of all, racism is an ideology of racial domination that incorporates beliefs in a particular race's cultural …
New Evangelism?
A new evangelism, expressed in terms of contemporary experience, must begin with finding a new motive for mission. The imperatives of earlier centuries, particularly of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century, are no longer valid or compelling. Dr. Michael Green states ("Evangelism in the Early Church", 1970) there was a three-fold …
The “Foul Lines” of Contextual Theology
All Theology is Contextual. So when I speak of the "foul lines" of contextual theology, I mean the "foul lines" of ALL theology. The use of the term "foul lines" as it pertains to contextual theology, comes from Stephen Bevans, who in turn draws it from Justo Gonzales. I will be returning to Bevans later. …
Amazon Author Page
Got around to putting together a little Amazon Author Page. I suppose I have to start putting more books into the page. You can CLICK HERE
Necessity of Theology and Ethics in Pastoral Care
Source: Necessity of Theology and Ethics in Pastoral Care
Manatees, Mermaids, and “Pante ta Ethne”
When I was a small child back in the late 60s/early 70s, I saw a nature show on manatees. In that show, the speculation was brought forth that mythological beings, mermaids, might have been inspired by sailors seeing manatees. When I was in college, I saw another special on manatees and dugongs and it said …