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Category: cultural anthropology
The Magi and The Preparation for the Gospel
Praeparatio Evangelica, or preparation for the Gospel, is a term used referring to the belief that God has sown seeds of the gospel message in other cultures that will only fully bear fruit with the arrival of the message of Bible. Don Richardson believes that redemptive analogies, stories or images within a culture that express …
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In Christian Ministry, Should Race Matter?
I have been teaching cultural anthropology here in the Philippines. I wrote a book for the class so that students did not have to grab chapters from several different books. As I have taught the class I have started to notice some issues. One of these is the chapter on Race. The chapter is quite …
Selective Exposure, Confirmation Bias, and Information Overload (Part 1)
You would think that we would be able to reason better in the age where we have more sources of information, better tools to evaluate information, and a broader range of available perspectives. But that does not seem to be the case. In fact, It may be the opposite. Foolish thought appears to be a …
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Good Theology Requires Good Anthropology
Just a few thoughts that were bumping around in my head today. I figured I better write them down before they fade away. I may edit this post, or replace it with a new post later. Good Theology Requires Good Anthropology (as it says above). I believe this statement is true for several reasons. All …
Cultural Landmines and “The Pineapple Story”
Otto Koning served in Irian Jaya back when it was part of the Dutch East Indies. He wrote the story, "The Pineapple Story." It was a story we covered in our Intro to Missions class years ago. The story is all over the Web, so I will let you read it yourself. One could argue …
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Missions Anthropology Thoughts
<The following is actually some guidance for my students in Cultural Anthropology class. But others can read it if they want.> Cultural Anthropology has been called Missions Anthropology by some, and when Cultural Anthropology is used by missionaries for solutions to ministry questions, the term Missions Anthropology is quite appropriate. One of the goals of …
The Shaman’s Doorway
I don't really do reviews because a review really requires a type of reading and analysis that I don't really like doing---- and I don't want to be one of those who gives positive reviews for books that support my opinions, and bad reviews for books that don/t. However, this is an interesting book to …
What About Physical Anthropology?
So I have started teaching Cultural Anthropology again. In my intro to the class, I like to start with Anthropology as a general term to describe "The Study of Man." And then I like to add my little note that in Old English, "Wer" meant adult male, "Wif" meant adult female and "Man" or "Mann" …
A Bad Test Question on Worldview
My daughter was preparing for her NCLEX (Nursing exam for the US). In a preparation app for the test (so I don't know if this question ever showed up in an actual NCLEX) was: A nurse caring for a (sic) Asian-American client plans care considering the client's view of illness. Which of the following appropriately …