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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"contextual theology"”.
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Towards a theology of story : an experiment in contextual theology
… set against the perspective of liberation and contextual theologies from Cone, Segundo, and Miguez Bonino amongst others. The impact of social praxis and context on communication and interpretation is examined. Its importance as a barrier to the translation of the whole dynamic of the gospel …
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ZHAO Zi-chen’s doctrine of salvation within the praxis model of contextual theology (1920-1950)
… century. From 1920 to 1950, he attempted to contextualise Christianity through dialogues with Confucianism, contemporary ideologies, and socio-political issues. Along with this process of contextualisation, he strove to fulfil his social aspiration by attempting to restore hope, social order, …
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Higher Education Chaplaincy and the Changing Role of Religion in the Public Square : a contextual theology for university chaplaincy
… By contrast this thesis aims to construct a contextual theology for chaplaincy based in an understanding of the role of religion in the public square of the secular university. Using a discourse analysis of recent policy documents and reports from government, the Higher Education Sector and …
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A critical study on Christian mission with special reference to the Presbyterian church of Mizoram
This study is an attempt to do relevant Mizo Theology of Mission in a Mizo context. The author has drawn theological hermeneutics from the interaction of the gospel and Mizo cultural elements with the aim of reconstructing Mizo Contextual Theology of Mission. Methodologically the author employed …
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From protest to development : the dynamics of change at the Western Province Council of Churches
… environment according to the principles of contextual theology; (ii) its need to adapt its mode of operation following considerable changes in the context of its work; and, (iii) the most powerful force, the influence of foreign funding agencies upon the nature of its activities.
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Rediscovering the music of the silence - what can Cesar Manrique's spirituality add to the renewal of the reformed spirituality of the United Reformed Church?
… life of the URC? Bevans’ transcendental model of contextual theology was used to examine and assess Manrique’s work in Lanzarote and three measures of Reformed theology, the Bible, prayer, and engagement with the world as the gauge of authenticity. Three things were identified as being …
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Methodism and public life in Zimbabwe : an analysis of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Zimbabwe's impact on politics from 1891-1980
… was used as a basis for evaluating the contextualisation of his teaching by Wesleyan Methodists in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean Wesleyan Methodists' political teaching and practice during the colonial era were explored using four themes: politics of land, race relationships, Federation and …
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Intersecting religion and culture: A comparative study of circumcision rites in the Old Testament and Yorùbá culture
… on Yorùbá culture. Social Identity Theory and contextual theology provide interpretive lenses for analyzing circumcision both as a social boundary-marker and as a theological construct. While the Old Testament presents circumcision as a non-negotiable covenantal requirement, the Yorùbá …
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The Mystery of Christ, the Mystery of the Church: Christocentrism in the Theological Visions of Georges Florovsky and Henri de Lubac
… visions do not account for particularity, contextual difference, and concrete historical circumstance. As leading figures in Orthodox and Catholic theological renewal, Florovsky and de Lubac are renowned for their efforts in historical retrieval. In particular, they both emphasize the …
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An Imaginative Theory of Doctrinal Development: An Attempt to Open Western Traditions to Contextual Faith
… the doctrinal tradition of Christianity to the contextuality and historicity constitutive of its present and past and accordingly requires the ongoing process of doctrinal development to honor the imaginative nature of how it has processed and defined and continues to process and define …
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Towards a Roman Catholic Soteriology for the Sinned-Against Creature: An Intercultural Dialogue between the Soteriology of Edward Schillebeeckx and Korean-American Theologies of 'Han'
… and intercultural context. I utilize the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx, Andrew Sung Park, Wonhee Anne Joh, and the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et spes, in order to advance my argument. My method for bringing these diverse theologies into dialogue is …
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The Church as a Eucharistic and Prophetic Community in India: A Theological Exploration into the Challenges and Implications of a Eucharistic Ecclesiology Based on the Early Church and the Statements of the Indian Theological Association (ITA)
<p>Theological trends change from time to time to make the faith more meaningful and relevant to the contemporary context. To an extent, the Second Vatican Council, by its commitment to two concepts, “r<em>essourcement” and “aggiornamento,” </em>succeeded in this mission in the last century. The …