In Part I, we looked at Christians in culture. It seems clear, I hope, that Christians should live on three levels as it relates to the surrounding culture. We should live in many ways like those around us... fitting in quite comfortably with the broader culture. We should live in many ways like what the …
Month: December 2019
Holy and Unholy Cultures?? (Part 1)
Much like there have been times in church history where people have embraced the idea of "holy language" (Hebrew, Koine Greek, Latin, Middle English) there have been periods of time and places where a similar sanctification has been placed on culture. The Jerusalem Council struggled with this during the first century. Does a Greek have …
Muslim Ministry Book
Adesegun Olayiwola gave me permission to print off a few of his books for those who might want a paper copy and not want to pay for shipping from the US. Copies are at my office in Baguio City. Cost is 200 pesos per copy.
Normalized Persecution
"I support religious freedom. I think the free exercise of religion is very important to a free society. But when I hear evangelicals say they must stand in solidarity with a particular candidate to protect their religious freedom, what I hear them saying is they want to avoid the persecution that every Christian generation except …
Top Posts for 2019
Greetings to all. 2019 has been a good year for me this year... overall. As far as this website, I have enjoyed putting up posts periodically. However, I tailed off a bit towards the end. Partly, this was because of book work (my own and others), and partly because I was working on another blogsite …
Reflective Book Review: “Principles of Leading Muslims to Christ”
I don't do book reviews very often. Frankly, I usually read through or skim through books rather than deeply read a book. And I even more rarely read a book in the manner appropriate for critique. However, the author of "Principles of Leading Muslims to Christ" was one of my students, and I did work …
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My Students in IRD
I have a much smaller class of Dialogue with Asian Religions this semester. Just 2 students. But it has been fun. They have been practicing Interreligious Dialogue with a number of groups. They have attended prayer at a mosque, and worship service at Sikh Temple, and had visits at Hindu Temple, and Daoist "church." They …
Promotions
It is good to support the good. Correct? So here are a few things to consider supporting. #1. Aurora College of Intercultural Studies. This school, in Maria Aurora, Aurora Province, Philippines, trains up young people for both intracultural and intercultural ministry. It is a small school but takes its training seriously in preparing students to …
Theology in Terms of Locality and Catholicity
I have had several conversations in recent weeks with different people on this issue. Should theology by honored in terms of being cultural or supracultural. Stephen Bevans likes to say that all theology is contextual. However, as one of my dialogue partners noted, it could be taken to mean that their is norm... or nothing …
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Ministry to Muslims Book for your Consideration
One of my former students, Adesegun Hammed Olayiwola, recently published a book on Amazon: PRINCIPLES OF LEADING MUSLIMS TO CHRIST Effective Contextualization and Dialogue for Transformation and Effective Contextualization ... for Transformation and Discipleship As a Muslim Background Believer from Africa, he provides an important perspective. I will review it in a later post, but …
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