Paul Hiebert in his article "Critical Contextualization" describes three types of contextualization: Non-contextualization, Uncritical Contextualization, and Critical Contextualization. One can, however, say more. As Jackson Wu states in his book One Gospel for all Nations, "Contextualization is inevitable." That is, in effect, non-contextualization is still contextualization, just done very poorly. "David Sills drives home the …
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Missiological Implications of “Judging Not”
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the same measure you use it will be measured to you.” (Matthew 7:1-2) People with little knowledge of the Bible, often know these verses... these words of Christ. Some take the statement …
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Critical Contextualization in the Early Church
Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus. While there is disagreement as to when this epistle was written we know it was quite early. Some place it back to around 130AD. Some place it closer to 200AD. I personally think that the parts of the epistle noting the newness of Christianity does suggest that it is an …
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