Foreword by George W. Peters

Preface

Part 1 The Historical Background of Contextualization

Introduction to Part 1

1. Reflections from the Old and New Testaments

2. Reflections from the History of the Church and its Missions

3. What Is New?

Part 2 Contemporary Understanding of and Approaches to Contextualization

Introduction to Part 2

4. Europe: Jurgen Moltmann

5. Anglo-America: Bruce J. Nicholls and Charles H. Kraft

6. Asia: M.M. Thomas and Kosuke Koyama

7. Latin America: Gustavo Guierrez and Jose Miguez-Bonino

8. Africa: John S. Mbiti and Byang H. Kato

9. The Middle East: Kenneth E. Bailey and Tim Matheny

Part 3 Framework for Analysis

Introduction to Part 3

10. A Philosophical Perspective: Genres of Revelational Epistemology

11. A Theological Perspective: The Contextualization Continuum

12. An Anthropological Perspective: Language and Meaning

13. A Hermeneutical Perspective: Basic Assumptions and Patterns

14. A Communication Perspective: The Semantic Problem and the Communication Process

Part 4 Authentic and Relevant Contextualization: Some Proposals

Introduction to Part 4

15. Contextualization That Is Authentic and Relevant

16. A Contextualized Christian Worldview: A Catechism for Tribals

17. A Contextualization of the New Birth Message: an Evangelistic Tract for Chinese People

18. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith Contextualized: Commentaries on Galatians 2 for Sixteenth-Century Europe and Twentieth-Century India

19. A Contextualization for Muslims: A Debate

20. A Contextualized Sermon for Nominal Christian in Central and Northern Europe: The Lordship of Christ

Bibliography

Index of Subjects