When we consider the missionary task, one potential danger (which happened so often during the colonial days and still happens in some areas today) is that the recipients of the gospel elevate the missionary, the missionary's culture, or even the missionary's theology to an exalted status. Because the missionary is often sent from a place …
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Article on Localization of Theology
I wrote an article on the localization of theology for the Philippine Journal of Religious Studies (2024 edition). 07 Muddy FootprintsDownload
Excerpt from my Chapter on Localization of Theology
The following is an excerpt of a chapter that I am writing for a compilation of works that relate the Filipino theology. Along with writing one chapter, I am co-editor. Hopefully it will be available by the end of the year. It is a bit unusual in that close to half of the book is …
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Flavors of Localized Theology. Part 1
The following is s from a chapter I am writing on Localizing Theology. I decided to talk about "Flavors" of Localized Theology versus "Theories" or "Models" of Localized Theology (I will use "LW" forward). The reason is that if one speaks of Models of something, there is the temptation of people to assume that one …
Internationalization and Localization of Theology, Part 4
The final step of localizing a video game for a new market is Quality Control. The steps of Internationalization and Localization are meant to make a game that feels natural in a new market. I noted in the last post, the goal is not to make the game feel local, but rather to make the …
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Internationalization and Localization of Theology. Part 1
I am not a video game person. I am pretty much limited to "Match 3" games. I was addicted to Bards Tale back in the 1980s. However, I have been talking to my daughter who is very interested in video games. She is interested in playing them, but also has a considerable interest in their …
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