Tag: Contextualization
CSQ Article
Communicating the Gospel with Power among China’s Animistic Peoples
Cultural Contextualization in China
Roland defines animism, recognizes the anxieties of animistic peoples, and considers three areas of importance when applying the gospel to them.
CSQ Article
Union with Christ and Contextualization in China
Theological Contextualization in China
Dr. Sun proposes that the theological concept of “union with Christ” has elements that intersect with Chinese culture and can aid in presenting the gospel.
Resource Corner
Resources for Further Reading on Contextualization
Further Reflections
Suggestions for further reading about contextualization and the Chinese church.
Book Reviews
Invisible Planets
Further Reflections
Contextualization and worldview are partners. Chinese science fiction allows us to see Chinese worldviews that are often not easily observed in everyday life.
More Help in Understanding Contextualization
More on a new resource about contextualization, honor, and shame from Jackson Wu.
Contextualization—a Training Tool
A new resource on contextualization, honor, and shame from Jackson Wu.
3 Questions: Honor, Shame, and the Gospel
A ChinaSource 3 Questions interview with Werner Mischke, author of The Global Gospel: Achieving Missional Impact in Our Multicultural World and coordinator for “Honor, Shame and the Gospel: Reframing Our Message for 21st Century Ministry,” to be held June 19-21 in Wheaton, Illinois.
Contextualization and Chinese Culture
In this podcast ChinaSource Senior Vice President Joann Pittman interviews Jackson Wu and Sam Chan. Their discussion examines the process of interpreting, communicating and applying the Bible in a particular cultural context. Effective contextualization communicates the gospel message in a way that is faithful to how God has revealed it through scripture but also in a way that hearers can understand in their own cultural setting.
5 Resources on Honor and Shame
In many ways our worldview can be thought of as our operating system—the way in which we process and organize information and make sense of the world. For westerners, our worldview is built on legal frameworks such as guilt and innocence; however, most non-western cultures process the world based on honor and shame.